C011 Effect of Discharge Duration and Pulse Frequency on Surface Characteristics of Textured Surface using Whirling Electrical Discharge Texturing

Vitchuda LERTPHOKANONT, Masahiro OI, Takayuki SATO, Minoru OTA, Kai EGASHIRA, Keishi YAMAGUCHI, Masayoshi YAMADA, Yasuo TOMITA
2013 Proceedings of International Conference on Leading Edge Manufacturing in 21st century LEM21  
In this research, discharge duration and pulse frequency were studied to determine the optimum conditions for creating a single crater. In addition, the relationships between pulse frequency and the surface characteristics of a whirling electrical discharge texturing (WEDT) processed were determined. It was confirmed that the texture-area ratio and the total removal volume of craters, but not crater diameter or crater depth, can be controlled by adjusting pulse frequency. Moreover, after
more » ... surface characteristics decreased owing to the removal of protrusions. With honing, the surface roughness of the textured surface expectedly led to a reduced friction coefficient.
doi:10.1299/jsmelem.2013.7.353 fatcat:umhvaf4s7vdxtloi7bhjz2soea