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Micro-electrical Discharge Machining Processes

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Micro-wire-electro-discharge machining (micro-WEDM) is a widely used non-conventional micromachining process to fabricate three-dimensional (3D) complex micro-features in difficult-to-machine materials. This chapter offers a concise overview on the micro-WEDM process. A brief overview on the process mechanism, system components, parameters and variants of micro-WEDM has been provided in the chapter. In addition, some of the innovative applications and advanced research studies on the micro-WEDM have been discussed in brief. Finally, current challenges that limit the wide application of micro-WEDM in industries, as well as opportunities for future research, have been discussed at the end of the chapter.

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  1. Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, Miami University, Oxford, OH, 45056, USA

    Taylor Daniel, Chong Liu, Junyu Mou & Muhammad P. Jahan

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  1. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Aliah University, Kolkata, India

    Golam Kibria

  2. Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, Miami University, Oxford, OH, USA

    Muhammad P. Jahan

  3. Department of Production Engineering, Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India

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Daniel, T., Liu, C., Mou, J., Jahan, M.P. (2019). Micro-Wire-EDM. In: Kibria, G., Jahan, M., Bhattacharyya, B. (eds) Micro-electrical Discharge Machining Processes. Materials Forming, Machining and Tribology. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-3074-2_4

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