Inconel-625 is a nickel-alloy based material with superior properties such as high fatigue strength, high hardness, and oxidation resistance. These properties make it suitable for applications in marine, aerospace, and power generation industries. Due to its high hardness, the material is difficult to machine by conventional machining methods such as turning, milling or grinding. For this reason, an alternative method known as Wire Electrical Discharge Machining (WEDM) can be adopted for such materials. In this paper, WEDM is optimized through Taguchi optimization technique. Inconel-625 plates of 10 mm thickness were used as specimen in experimental work. It was found out that, the minimum surface roughness (SR) can be achieved for pulse-on time ( t on ), wire feed rate ( f w ) and gap voltage ( v g ) of 0.4 µ s, 8 mm/min and 68 V, respectively. It was also observed that for maximum material removal rate (MRR), the pulse-on time, wire feed rate and gap voltage should be 0.6 µ s, 10 mm/min, and 56 V, respectively. Finally, for improved material removal rate and surface roughness, it was observed that the pulse-on time, wire feed rate, and gap voltage should be 0.5 µ s, 8 mm/min, and 62 V, respectively.
scite is a Brooklyn-based organization that helps researchers better discover and understand research articles through Smart Citations–citations that display the context of the citation and describe whether the article provides supporting or contrasting evidence. scite is used by students and researchers from around the world and is funded in part by the National Science Foundation and the National Institute on Drug Abuse of the National Institutes of Health.
customersupport@researchsolutions.com
10624 S. Eastern Ave., Ste. A-614
Henderson, NV 89052, USA
This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.
Copyright © 2025 scite LLC. All rights reserved.
Made with 💙 for researchers
Part of the Research Solutions Family.