Investigations on the use of different electrolytes in modified electrochemical machining

Investigations on the use of different electrolytes in modified electrochemical machining | Research Square window.SnipcartSettings = { analytics: { enabled: false } }; (function() { var accessVector = localStorage.getItem('access_vector') || ''; window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; if (accessVector) { window.dataLayer.push({ user: { profile: { profileInfo: { snid: accessVector } } } }); } })(); (function(w,d,s,l,i){w[l]=w[l]||[];w[l].push({'gtm.start':new Date().getTime(),event:'gtm.js'});var f=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0],j=d.createElement(s),dl=l!='dataLayer'?'&l='+l:'';j.async=true;j.src='https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtm.js?id='+i+dl;f.parentNode.insertBefore(j,f);})(window,document,'script','dataLayer','GTM-K279D39R'); Browse Preprints In Review Journals COVID-19 Preprints AJE Video Bytes Research Tools Research Promotion AJE Professional Editing AJE Rubriq About Preprint Platform In Review Editorial Policies Our Team Advisory Board Help Center Sign In Submit a Preprint Cite Share Download PDF Research Article Investigations on the use of different electrolytes in modified electrochemical machining Gurwinder Singh, Rupinder Singh, PS Rao, Vinay Kumar This is a preprint; it has not been peer reviewed by a journal. https://doi.org/ 10.21203/rs.3.rs-2898956/v1 This work is licensed under a CC BY 4.0 License Status: Posted Version 1 posted You are reading this latest preprint version Abstract An inter-electrode gap (IEG) is a crucial factor in the stability, efficiency, and surface quality of the conventional electrochemical machining (C-ECM) process. In C-ECM, the accountable tool replica is generated (with the preserved equilibrium gap between the tool and the workpiece (W/P)), which limits the effective use of this technique as a tool room process. Some studies highlighted that the slit between the tool and the W/P in modified electrochemical machining (M-ECM) alters the tool duplication situation and helps in maintaining the IEG of C-ECM. But less has been reported on the use of different electrolytes, and the effect of slit thickness to maintain IEG in M-ECM. This study highlights the investigations performed (in terms of material removal rate (MRR), surface roughness (Ra), porosity (%), and other surface characteristics) on the use of different slit thicknesses in M-ECM with NaNO 3 and NaCl as electrolytes. This study suggests that a 1.5mm slit thickness (of acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS) thermoplastic having a 6×6mm profile) resulted in the highest MRR, minimum Ra in M-ECM irrespective of electrolyte used (due to more flow of charge). The results were supported by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS) analysis. Modified electrochemical machining electrolytes inter-electrode gap slit thickness material removal rate surface roughness Full Text Cite Share Download PDF Status: Posted Version 1 posted You are reading this latest preprint version Research Square lets you share your work early, gain feedback from the community, and start making changes to your manuscript prior to peer review in a journal. As a division of Research Square Company, we’re committed to making research communication faster, fairer, and more useful. We do this by developing innovative software and high quality services for the global research community. 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