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Proceedings of the World Congress on Engineering 2010 Vol II WCE 2010, June 30 - July 2, 2010, London, U.K. Recent Developments in Wire Electrodes for High Performance WEDM Jatinder Kapoor*, Dr. Sehijpal Singh**, Dr. Jaimal Singh Khamba*** Abstract—Wire electrical discharge machining (WEDM) is an important technology, which demands high-speed cutting II. WIRE ELECTRICAL DISCHARGE MACHINING and high-precision machining to realize productivity and improved accuracy for manufacturing of press stamping dies, prototype parts etc. Manufacturing advances in Electrical Fig.1 shows a model for WEDM (Wire Electrical discharge machining (EDM) wires have directly contributed to discharge machining). The electric discharge is caused to increased cutting speed and dimensional accuracy. This paper occur intermittently (in a pulse-like manner) between an focuses on evolution of EDM wire from copper to brass and electrode wire and a work piece through a processing liquid from brass to various coated wire, which has helped make wire so as to fuse-cutting the work piece in a desired EDM machining, the method of choice for high-speed configuration. A pulse voltage is applied between the wire production applications, as well as applications requiring improved contour accuracy and improved surface finishes. electrode and workpiece in the processing fluid to melt the Some of the characteristics of high performance wire electrodes surface of the workpiece by the thermal energy of an arc have been presented, which significantly increase the wire discharge, while at the same time removing machining dust electrical discharge machining productivity. through a vaporizing explosion and recirculation of the