The present paper aims to describe the development of a FEM model for the simulation of a die-sinking micro-EDM process. A commercial FEM code specific for the simulation of thermo-mechanical forming processes was used. The developed model was based on the capacity of the code to simulate the removal process or the separation of the material through the mesh element deletion. The electrical discharges were simulated through a proper heat flux and the material melting temperature was set as a trigger for the element deletion. The heat flux was related to the EDM process parameters by means of mathematical models selected from the literature. In the first part of the present work, a model based on a single discharge analysis was developed; then, the model was extended to a sink EDM process characterised by repeated discharges. The model was validated in terms of machining time, top diameter and MRR by the execution of experimental tests.
(2020). FEM model development for the simulation of a micro-drilling EDM process [journal article - articolo]. In INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL, ADVANCED MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10446/151471
FEM model development for the simulation of a micro-drilling EDM process
Quarto, Mariangela;D'Urso, Gianluca;Giardini, Claudio;Maccarini, Giancarlo
2020-01-01
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The present paper aims to describe the development of a FEM model for the simulation of a die-sinking micro-EDM process. A commercial FEM code specific for the simulation of thermo-mechanical forming processes was used. The developed model was based on the capacity of the code to simulate the removal process or the separation of the material through the mesh element deletion. The electrical discharges were simulated through a proper heat flux and the material melting temperature was set as a trigger for the element deletion. The heat flux was related to the EDM process parameters by means of mathematical models selected from the literature. In the first part of the present work, a model based on a single discharge analysis was developed; then, the model was extended to a sink EDM process characterised by repeated discharges. The model was validated in terms of machining time, top diameter and MRR by the execution of experimental tests.File | Dimensione del file | Formato | |
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