Material removal operations play a pivotal role in the manufacture of key components,
required for engineering systems to operate safely and efficiently under ever more advanced …

Electro-discharge machining (EDM) removes electrically conductive materials by high
frequency spark discharges between the tool electrode and the workpiece in the presence of …

Wire electrical discharge machining (WEDM) is an important technology, which demands
high-speed cutting and high-precision machining to realize productivity and improved …

Thanks to the favourable combination of outstanding mechanical, thermal and chemical
properties, engineering ceramics find widespread applications in the modern industry …

WC-based composites are extremely resistant to wear and corrosion; they are used in
numerous mechanical applications (eg, pumps, valves, mechanical seals, flow control …

The incompetent tribological behavior of Ti6Al4V (Ti64) poses an imperative need to
develop new techniques or improve existing processes for surface characteristic …

Cermets are materials, usually made of hard ceramic particles embedded in metal matrix,
widely used in different technological fields typically produced by powder metallurgy …

Three different techniques for measuring wear in brake pads are compared: a gravimetric
method (electronic balance), a linear measuring touch probe method, and a three …

The aim of this paper was to investigate the effect of rare earth oxide (REO) nanoparticles on
the bending strength and wear behavior of Fe-Cr-CB hardfacing alloys. Fe-based hardfacing …

The unconventional wire electric discharge machining (WEDM) technology represents a
vital manufacturing technology in different industrial branches. This technology is essential …