Wire Electrochemical Machining

Information

• NSF Award
• 9260290

Owner

• Advanced Mechanical Technology, Inc.

• Award Id

  9260290

• Award Effective Date

  1/1/1993 - 32 years ago

• Award Expiration Date

  9/30/1993 - 31 years ago

• Award Amount

  $ 49,979.00

• Award Instrument

  Standard Grant

The project concerns evaluation of a new machining technique which combines elements of wire Electro Discharge Machining (EDM) and Electro Chemical Machining (ECM). The metal removal process involves the anodic dissolution of the workpiece in close proximity to a moving wire. A prototype single-axis wire ECM machine will be built to prove the concept, in addition to detailed theoretical analysis. Such a machine, if it is successfully built and tested, would have the advantages of wire EDM without its adverse heat treatment effects on the machined surface. Also, in such a machine, high fluid pressures would not be needed, reducing machine and tooling stresses and avoiding one of the main disadvantages of conventional ECM.

• Program Officer

  Ritchie B. Coryell

• Min Amd Letter Date

  12/21/1992 - 32 years ago

• Max Amd Letter Date

  12/21/1992 - 32 years ago

• ARRA Amount

• Name

  Advanced Mechanical Technology Inc

• City

  Watertown

• State

  MA

• Country

  United States

• Address

  176 Waltham Street

• Postal Code

  021724800

• Phone Number

  6179266700

• First Name

  Forest

• Last Name

  Carignan

• Start Date

  1/1/1993 12:00:00 AM

• Name

  Materials Research

• Code

  106000

• Name

  Engineering-Metallurgy & Material

• Code

  57