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Relationship Between Wall Thickness and Erosion Depth of Thin Walled Electroformed EDM Electrodes Produced from RP Models

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Publication date08/2000
Host publication11th International Solid Freeform Fabrication Symposium (SFF 2000)
PublisherUniversity of Texas at Austin
Pages469-477
Number of pages9
ISBN (print)1053-2153
<mark>Original language</mark>English

Abstract

Metal filled thin walled electroformed EDM electrodes, fabricated using RP models, have been shown to be an effective route to producing die sink electrodes. However, due to the nature of electroforming, there are certain limits to the maximum depth of erosion of cavities that can be achieved, this being related to the electrode wall thickness. This initial study examines the relationship between the electrode wall thickness and depth of erosion.