EDM PROCESS PARAMETER OPTIMIZATION FOR EFFICIENT MACHINING OF INCONEL-718

Ankit Singh, Ranjan Kumar Ghadai, Kanak Kalita, Prasenjit Chatterjee, Dragan Pamučar

DOI Number
10.22190/FUME200406035S
First page
473
Last page
490

Abstract


In the present work, multi-response optimization of electro-discharge machining (EDM) process is carried out based on an experimental analysis of machining superalloy Inconel-718. The study aims at optimizing and determining an optimal set of process variables, namely discharge current (), pulse-on duration () and dielectric fluid-pressure () for achieving optimal machining performance in EDM. Nine independent experiments based on L9 orthogonal array are carried out by using tungsten as the electrode. The productivity performance of the EDM process is measured in terms of material removal rate (MRR) and its cost parameter is measured in terms of tool wear rate (TWR) and electrode wear rate (EWR). The TOPSIS is used in conjunction with five different criterion weight allocation strategies— (namely, mean weight (MW), standard deviation (SDV), entropy, analytic hierarchy process (AHP) and Fuzzy). While MW, SDV and entropy are based on the objective evaluation of the decision-maker (DM), the AHP can model the DM’s subjective evaluation. On the other hand, the uncertainty in the DM’s evaluation is analyzed by using the fuzzy weighing approach.

Keywords

EDM, Parameter Optimization, MCDM, TOPSIS, Criteria Weight

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