Optimal control parameters of machining in CNC Wire-Cut EDM for Titanium

The objective of this project is to study the effect of machining parameters of wire electrical discharge machining (WEDM) on TITANIUM, which are now widely used in many medical, aerospace applications due to their high technical benefits. Conventional method of machining the material will damages the work piece due to chipping, presence of burrs and cracking. Wire cut Electrical discharge machining (WEDM) techniques have been already tried with other materials, which is difficult to cut to prove the feasibility of machining the titanium. Hence as steps a head wire electrical discharge machining process is to be used to machine the material (titanium) and the effect of various control parameters on the response parameters were studied. As a part of the project, titanium is machined in wire cut EDM machine and the optimal combination of control parameters were found to get higher metal removal rate and surface finish using Taguchi method.