Recent advancement in manufacturing industries has given rise to miniaturized and light weight products with increasing high engineering applications. The miniaturized products demand innovative manufacturing methods. Microelectric discharge machining (micro-EDM) is one of the most powerful technologies capable of fabricating microstructures/parts. Experiments have been conducted on the machining of EN24 die steel with different electrodes such as tungsten, copper, copper tungsten, and silver tungsten in micro-EDM setup. The process performance was estimated based on material removal rate (MRR), circularity, overcut, and heat-affected zones (HAZ) of micromachined holes. Further, the outcome of various machining parameters such as gap voltage, capacitance, threshold, and feed rate of the electrode has also been investigated. The results revealed that the Cu as electrode achieved maximum MRR followed by AgW, CuW, and W, respectively.
The good adhesion and interfacial interaction between the nanomaterial and the matrix show that the low content polymer nanocomposite has better tribological and mechanical properties such as strength, modulus, fracture toughness, and fatigue properties. This phenomenon has attracted the attention of many researchers in this field for the past two decades. Nanomaterials are available in many forms, such as nanotubes, nanoclays, nanofibers, nanoparticles, and graphene depending on the shape. This article summarizes the mechanical test results of different nanocomposite materials under various operating conditions. In addition, the current research clearly describes various decisive factors that affect material properties, such as the dispersion of nanoparticles, clay tactoids, processing conditions, agglomeration, and distribution status. The tribological properties and fatigue resistance of nanocomposites are also discussed in this study. In addition, the article also discusses the related issues of incorporating nanomaterials into the matrix.
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