This paper presents the experimental investigation on tool wear rate (TWR) in power mixed electrical discharge machining (PMEDM) of aluminium 6061 alloy reinforced with 10% silicon carbide particles (AA6061/10%SiC p Composite). Composite material is fabricated by mechanical stir casting process and further characterized by SEM and EDS.Tungsten powder with concentration of 4gm/ltr is mixed in the dielectric fluid. To know the influence of powder suspension in dielectric fluid on TWR, comparative study is done on the basis of experiments performed using basic EDM and powder mixed EDM process.Experiments have been designed as per central composite rotatable design (CCRD) using response surface methodology (RSM) approach. Four process parameters namely peak current, pulse on time, pulse off time and gap voltage have been considered for TWR investigation. Individual and interactive influence of various parameters on TWR is explained with the help of analysis of variance and three dimensional graphs. Using RSM approach, results have been further optimized. PMEDM approach provides 51.12% reduction in tool wear rate for machining of AA6061/10%SiC p composite.