Incoloy 825 alloy is often used in calorifiers, propeller shafts, and tank vehicles owing to the improved resistance to aqueous corrosion. The electrochemical micromachining process can be utilized to machine such an engineering material owing to higher precision and lower tool wear. In the present study, an investigation was performed to enhance the process of creating micro-holes using silver-coated copper tool electrodes. The sodium nitrate electrolyte was used under different levels of input parameters such as voltage, electrolyte concentration, frequency, and duty cycle with a view to improving material removal rate, conicity, overcut, and circularity. It was found that silver-coated copper tool electrode had a high material removal rate (MRR), better overcut, conicity, and circularity compared to uncoated copper tools in most cases, due to its high corrosive resistance and electrical conductivity. From SEM and EDS analysis, it was observed that better surface topography of the micro-holes is obtained with silver-coated copper tool electrode while machining Incoloy 825 alloy in the micromachining process.

Influence of Silver-Coated Tool Electrode on Electrochemical Micromachining of Incoloy 825 / Thangamani, G.; Thangaraj, M.; Anand, P. I.; Jayakumar, M.; Karkalos, N. E.; Papazoglou, E. L.; Karmiris-Obratanski, P.. - In: COATINGS. - ISSN 2079-6412. - 13:5(2023). [10.3390/coatings13050963]

Influence of Silver-Coated Tool Electrode on Electrochemical Micromachining of Incoloy 825

Thangamani G.;
2023

Abstract

Incoloy 825 alloy is often used in calorifiers, propeller shafts, and tank vehicles owing to the improved resistance to aqueous corrosion. The electrochemical micromachining process can be utilized to machine such an engineering material owing to higher precision and lower tool wear. In the present study, an investigation was performed to enhance the process of creating micro-holes using silver-coated copper tool electrodes. The sodium nitrate electrolyte was used under different levels of input parameters such as voltage, electrolyte concentration, frequency, and duty cycle with a view to improving material removal rate, conicity, overcut, and circularity. It was found that silver-coated copper tool electrode had a high material removal rate (MRR), better overcut, conicity, and circularity compared to uncoated copper tools in most cases, due to its high corrosive resistance and electrical conductivity. From SEM and EDS analysis, it was observed that better surface topography of the micro-holes is obtained with silver-coated copper tool electrode while machining Incoloy 825 alloy in the micromachining process.
2023
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