模具专业英语 教学课件 作者 王浩钢 14456第19章.pptVIP

Lesson 19  Non-conventional Machining Spark machining 　　This is one of the more recent additions to mould making methods and, strictly speaking, it should come under the machine tool section. 　　However, as the principle of operation is different from that of all other basic machine tools it is preferable to discuss this technique separately. 　　Spark machining is a process in which steel, or other metals, can be machined by the application of an electrical discharge spark. The spark is localized and metal is progressively removed in small quantities over a period of time. ① 　　First consider the spark erosion machine. The workpiece, which in our case is a mould insert blank, is mounted on a platen and submerged in a tank containing a dielectric fluid (normally paraffin). 　　The tank is mounted on the machine base. The tool, which has the required complementary form of the cavity (i.e. similar to a hob), is mounted in a chuck which is attached to a vertical rack. 　　A servomotor (not shown) actuates the rack via the pinion. Thus the tool can be moved in the vertical direction with respect to the workpiece. 　　Both the tool and the workpiece are connected to an electrical supply, and the tool becomes a negative electrode and the workpiece a positive electrode.② 　　Hardened steel can be machined by this technique so that intricately shaped hardened cavities (which might be impracticable by conventional machine-tool methods because of possible distortion during hardening) can be formed. 　　Spark machining finds many applications in the repairing and modifications of hardened cavities and cores. 　　For instance, a small pocket can be machined into the mould plate and a suitable insert fitted, which saves the necessity of softening the mould plate which the possibility of distortion, etc. 　　The major limitation of the process is that several tools are required to produce one cavity. If the cavity form is complex, the cost of machining these tools may make the use