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. 2020 Feb 10;11(2):179. doi: 10.3390/mi11020179

Table 1.

Input factors for the experiment.

Factors Parameters Values
Constant factors: Voltage (V) 120
Machining time (s) 600
Material and diameter of electrode tool (μm) Tungsten, ϕ = 381
Dielectric liquid Exxol80 (hydrocarbon)
Electrode tool rotation (rpm)* 250
Pulse duty cycle D (%) D=tonton+toff·100% 50
Threshold current It (A) 0.3
Disrupting factors: Uneven dielectric liquid flow
Variable process parameters: Pulse-on time ton (μs) 1; 10
Pulse-off time toff (μs) 1; 10
Pulse period (μs) 2; 20
Pulse frequency (kHz) 500; 50
Working current Iw (A) 0.9, 1.35, 1.8