EDM ELECTRODE WITH ENRICHED SURFACE REGION

An electrode includes a metallic electrode body that has a surface region that is enriched in at least one of aluminum or chromium. The aluminum and/or chromium that is vaporized from the surface region suppresses vaporization loss of aluminum or chromium from the machined surface of the metallic wo...

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Hauptverfasser: Liu, Xuan, LoRicco, Nicholas M
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Zusammenfassung:An electrode includes a metallic electrode body that has a surface region that is enriched in at least one of aluminum or chromium. The aluminum and/or chromium that is vaporized from the surface region suppresses vaporization loss of aluminum or chromium from the machined surface of the metallic workpiece during electric discharge machining.