Investigation on the influence of the dielectrics on the material removal characteristics of EDM

(BQ) A systematical and comprehensive investigation of the material removal characteristics of the electrical discharge machining (EDM) process using various dielectrics as the working fluids was conducted in this work. Five dielectrics, including gaseous dielectrics, air and oxygen, and liquid dielectrics, de-ionized water, kerosene and water-in-oil (W/O) emulsion were used as the working fluids.