Electric Discharge Hybrid-Machining Processes

This book provides a comprehensive coverage of various hybrid electric discharge machining (EDM) processes along with working principle, process capabilities, applications, advantages, limitations, current research trend, and future scopes for research of each of the processes. It also includes processes used in industries and up for adaptation.

Basil Kuriachen

1. Introduction 2. Dry Electric Discharge Machining 3. Electrochemical Spark Machining (ECSM) 4. Sequential EDM-ECM Process 5. Electric Discharge Arc Machining 6. Electric Discharge Turning 7. Electric Discharge Grinding 8. Electric Discharge assisted Milling 9. Vibration assisted EDM 10. Magnetic Field assisted EDM 11. Laser assisted EDM 12. Powder assisted EDM 13. Modelling and Optimization of Hybrid EDM processes 14. Hybrid micro-EDM 15. Application of EDM-based Hybrid and Sequential Processes in Micro Manufacturing 16. Epilogue