Application of copper-silicon carbide composite tools fabricated through an innovative microwave sintering process for electro-discharge machining
Recent advancements in manufacturing industries have expanded the applications of composite tools for achieving superior machining performance. In this work, copper-silicon carbide composite tools of different compositions are fabricated using microwave sintering process and employed as tools during electro-discharge machining (EDM) of 304 stainless steel workpiece material. The performance of the composite tools is evaluated based on machining parameters such as material removal rate, tool wear rate, surface roughness of the machined surfaces and surface crack density of the machined surfaces. Surface irregularities are analysed using field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM) images of the machined surfaces, while energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX) is used to examine changes in the surface composition of the workpiece after machining.
Authors
- Neeraj Kumar Bhoi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7805-3335)
- Paulo Peças (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9765-9164)
- Harpreet Singh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2100-2430)
- Marco Leite (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0319-4475)
- Pratap Chandra Padhi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9639-0263)
- Siba Sankar Mahapatra (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9733-4685)
- Anshuman Kumar Sahu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7164-3199)
- Parth Patel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-8077-2367)
- Santosh Kumar Sahoo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8978-833X)
Institutions
- Banasthali University (IN)
- Central Institute of Plastics Engineering and Technology (IN)
- University of Lisbon (PT)
- National Institute of Technology Rourkela (IN)
- Graphic Era University (IN)
- Dr. B. R. Ambedkar National Institute of Technology Jalandhar (IN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part L Journal of Materials Design and Applications
- Published
- 2025-04-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1177/14644207251330640
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Advanced Machining and Optimization Techniques
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.73