Wire cutting electrical discharge machining (WEDM) is a non-traditional technique by which the required profile is acquired using spark energy. Concerning wire cutting, precision machining is necessary to achieve high product quality. White layer thickness (WLT) is one of the most important factors for evaluating surface quality. Furthermore, WLT is among the most critical constraints in cutting parameters selection in WEDM. In this research, the adaptive neuro-fuzzy inference system (ANFIS) was used to predict the WLT in WEDM using a coated wire electrode. Experimental runs were conducted to validate the ANFIS model. The predicted data were compared with measured values, and the average prediction error for WLT was 2.61%. Based on the ANFIS model, minimum WLT is achieved at the lowest levels of peak current and pulse on-time with high level of pulse off-time.
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The International Journal of Surface Engineering and Coatings
Volume 94, 2016 - Issue 4: MITC special issue - Coatings for Tribology
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White layer thickness prediction in wire-EDM using CuZn-coated wire electrode – ANFIS modelling
I. Maher Faculty of Engineering, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Centre of Advanced Manufacturing and Material Processing (AMMP), University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; Faculty of Engineering, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Kafrelsheikh University, Kafrelsheikh 33516, EgyptCorrespondenceibrahemmaher@eng.kfs.edu.eg
, A. A. D. Sarhan Faculty of Engineering, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Centre of Advanced Manufacturing and Material Processing (AMMP), University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; Faculty of Engineering, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Assiut University, Assiut 71516, Egypt, H. Marashi Faculty of Engineering, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Centre of Advanced Manufacturing and Material Processing (AMMP), University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, M. M. Barzani Faculty of Engineering, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Centre of Advanced Manufacturing and Material Processing (AMMP), University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia & M. Hamdi Faculty of Engineering, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Centre of Advanced Manufacturing and Material Processing (AMMP), University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
I. Maher Faculty of Engineering, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Centre of Advanced Manufacturing and Material Processing (AMMP), University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; Faculty of Engineering, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Kafrelsheikh University, Kafrelsheikh 33516, EgyptCorrespondenceibrahemmaher@eng.kfs.edu.eg
, A. A. D. Sarhan Faculty of Engineering, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Centre of Advanced Manufacturing and Material Processing (AMMP), University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; Faculty of Engineering, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Assiut University, Assiut 71516, Egypt, H. Marashi Faculty of Engineering, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Centre of Advanced Manufacturing and Material Processing (AMMP), University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, M. M. Barzani Faculty of Engineering, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Centre of Advanced Manufacturing and Material Processing (AMMP), University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia & M. Hamdi Faculty of Engineering, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Centre of Advanced Manufacturing and Material Processing (AMMP), University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
, A. A. D. Sarhan Faculty of Engineering, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Centre of Advanced Manufacturing and Material Processing (AMMP), University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; Faculty of Engineering, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Assiut University, Assiut 71516, Egypt, H. Marashi Faculty of Engineering, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Centre of Advanced Manufacturing and Material Processing (AMMP), University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, M. M. Barzani Faculty of Engineering, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Centre of Advanced Manufacturing and Material Processing (AMMP), University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia & M. Hamdi Faculty of Engineering, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Centre of Advanced Manufacturing and Material Processing (AMMP), University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Pages 204-210
Received 24 Aug 2015
Accepted 10 Nov 2015
Published online: 13 Jul 2016
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