PROCESS OPTIMIZATION OF ELECTRO-SPARK DEPOSITION USING LASER POWDER BED FUSION PROCESSED AlSi10Mg TOOL ELECTRODE THROUGH BOX-BEHNKEN DESIGN

R. Rajeshshyam, R. Raj Mohan, R. Venkatraman and P. Vivek Kumar
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R. Rajeshshyam: School of Mechanical Engineering, SASTRA Deemed to be University, Thanjavur 613401, India
R. Raj Mohan: School of Mechanical Engineering, SASTRA Deemed to be University, Thanjavur 613401, India
R. Venkatraman: School of Mechanical Engineering, SASTRA Deemed to be University, Thanjavur 613401, India
P. Vivek Kumar: ��Department of Mechanical Engineering, Bannari Amman Institute of Technology, Sathyamangalam, Erode 638401, India

Surface Review and Letters (SRL), 2024, vol. 31, issue 05, 1-11

Abstract: Several researchers have recently expressed interest in additively manufactured electrodes for machining and surface modification applications. The additively manufactured AlSi10Mg tool electrode is one of the promising candidate materials for non-conventional processes. This research investigates the process parameters of laser powder bed fusion (L-PBF) processed AlSi10Mg tool electrodes for the electro-spark deposition process (ESD). The selected deposition parameters, namely, peak current (Pc), pulse-on time (Pon) and deposition time (DT) with various levels and experimentation, are based on the box-behnken design (BBD) of the response surface methodology. The deposition was carried out to analyze the output responses of material deposition rate (MDR), additive tool wear rate (ATWR) and surface roughness (SR). The multi-objective optimization was performed to minimize the ATWR and SR and maximize the MDR. The optimized ESD parameters of Pc = 6 A, Pon = 20μs, and DT = 5 min were found with predicted responses of MDR = 0.019 mg/min, ATWR = 0.095 mg/min and SR = 3.86 μm. The deposited surface witnessed the formation of debris, microcracks, and a solidified surface with a dark region and accumulated worn debris that has an elongated and flat shape. The workpiece substrate was exposed to a significant amount of additive tool electrode material (Si, Al, O, Mg, S), and different intermetallic (Al26 Si) 0.148, Al2O3, and Al2S3 formations have been recognized. This finding corroborates the efficient usage of L-PBF AlSi10Mg electrodes for ESD processes.

Keywords: AlSi10Mg electrode; electric spark deposition; material deposition; additive tool wear; surface characterization (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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