Table 3.
Elemental analysis of polished surface vs. WEDM surface of Z40T composite.
| Element | Polished Surface | WEDM Surface | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cut 1 | Cut 2 | Cut 3 | ||||||
| Wt.% | Atm.% | Wt.% | Atm.% | Wt.% | Atm.% | Wt.% | Atm.% | |
| N | 16.35 | 20.47 | 2.57 | 5.10 | 2.950 | 5.26 | 2.78 | 4.95 |
| O | 27.24 | 44.21 | 27.14 | 44.47 | 27.84 | 45.698 | 27.43 | 45.42 |
| Ti | 17.16 | 11.86 | 17.62 | 12.10 | 17.48 | 11.98 | 17.53 | 12.06 |
| Y | 1.21 | 0.49 | 2.03 | 0.62 | 2.14 | 0.82 | 2.09 | 0.78 |
| Zr | 38.04 | 22.97 | 38.58 | 23.72 | 38.17 | 23.47 | 38.36 | 23.58 |
| Cu | n.a. | n.a. | 4.24 | 3.62 | 3.89 | 3.24 | 4.15 | 3.34 |
| Zn | n.a. | n.a. | 1.65 | 1.15 | 2.08 | 1.44 | 2.02 | 1.09 |
| Al | n.a. | n.a. | 0.28 | 0.31 | 0.23 | 0.29 | 0.26 | 0.35 |
| C | n.a. | n.a. | 5.89 | 8.91 | 5.22 | 7.52 | 5.38 | 8.43 |