Modeling of wire-cut electrical discharge machining process by finite element method
https://doi.org/10.25206/1813-8225-2025-194-41-48
EDN: UMOBKZ
Abstract
The paper proposes a methodology for modeling of wire-cut electrical discharge machining processes by finite element method. The authors describe the main approaches to calculating thermal fields by analyzing the recast layer and phase transformations occurring during material processing. Moreover, the article considers the feasibility of using the model to predict the depth of the recast layer and the topography of the processed surface. The proposed methodology allows estimating the influence of machining parameters on the quality of titanium and zirconium alloy blanks. The methodology can be applied in aviation and space industry, medicine, shipbuilding and other industries where high precision machining of complex parts is required.
About the Authors
N. V. Bobkov
Omsk State Technical University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Bobkov Nikolay Vladimirovich - Senior Lecturer at the Mechanical Engineering Technology Department, Omsk State Technical University (OmSTU), SPIN-code: 5351-7755. AuthorID (RSCI): 819427. AuthorID (Scopus): 57194829384 ResearcherID: S-1503-2016.
Omsk
A. A. Fedorov
Omsk State Technical University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Fedorov Alexey Arkadyevich - Candidate of Technical Sciences, Associate Professor at the Mechanical Engineering Technology Department, OmSTU, Omsk. SPIN-code: 4626-9660. AuthorID (RSCI): 610896. AuthorID (Scopus): 57193509299 ResearcherID: A-7188-2014.
Omsk
N. S. Artemenko
Omsk State Technical University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Artemenko Nikita Sergeyevich - Postgraduate, Research Engineer at the “Modern Manufacturing Technologies” Research and Production Center, OmSTU.
Omsk
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Bobkov N.V., Fedorov A.A., Artemenko N.S. Modeling of wire-cut electrical discharge machining process by finite element method. Omsk Scientific Bulletin. 2025;(2):41-48. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.25206/1813-8225-2025-194-41-48. EDN: UMOBKZ
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