This study adopts the application of the electrodischarge machining (EDM) hole-drilling method to the measurement of residual stress in AISI D2 cold work tool steel, AISI H13 hot work tool steel, and AISI 1045 medium carbon steel. A calibration procedure based on the thermal conductivity of the material is conducted to compensate for the additional compressive stress induced in the workpiece by the EDM hole-drilling operation. Since the formation of this white layer influences the magnitude of the induced stress, the scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, and nanoindentation techniques are used to examine the microstructure and hardness of the white layer resolidified on the EDMed surface. The experimental results reveal that combination of the hole-drilling strain-gage method (ASTM standard E837) with an EDM drilling process provides the effective means of determining the residual stress in materials with high hardness and good wear resistance.
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e-mail: htlee@mail.ncku.edu.tw
e-mail: mayer@gfe.rwth-aachen.de
e-mail: fchsu@mail.mirdc.org.tw
e-mail: rehbach@gfe.rwth-aachen.de
e-mail: weirich@gfe.rwth-aachen.de
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July 2006
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Application of EDM Hole-Drilling Method to the Measurement of Residual Stress in Tool and Carbon Steels
Hwa-Teng Lee,
Hwa-Teng Lee
Professor
Department of Mechanical Engineering,
e-mail: htlee@mail.ncku.edu.tw
National Cheng Kung University
, No. 1, Dashiue Road, 70101 Tainan City, Taiwan
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Joachim Mayer,
Joachim Mayer
Professor
Central Facility for Electron Microscopy (GFE),
e-mail: mayer@gfe.rwth-aachen.de
RWTH-Aachen University
, Ahornstr. 55, D-52074 Aachen, Germany
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Fu-Chuan Hsu,
e-mail: fchsu@mail.mirdc.org.tw
Fu-Chuan Hsu
Metal Industries Research & Development Centre (MIRDC)
, Micro/Meso Mechanical Manufacturing R&D Department, Mold and Precision Machining Technology Section, 1001 Kaonan Highway, 81101 Kaohsiung City, Taiwan
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Werner P. Rehbach,
Werner P. Rehbach
Central Facility for Electron Microscopy (GFE),
e-mail: rehbach@gfe.rwth-aachen.de
RWTH-Aachen University
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Thomas Weirich,
Thomas Weirich
Central Facility for Electron Microscopy (GFE),
e-mail: weirich@gfe.rwth-aachen.de
RWTH-Aachen University
, Ahornstr. 55, D-52074 Aachen, Germany
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Arbi Dimyati,
Arbi Dimyati
Central Facility for Electron Microscopy (GFE),
e-mail: arbi̱dimyati@gfe.rwth-aachen.de
RWTH-Aachen University
, Ahornstr. 55, D-52074 Aachen, Germany
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Tzu-Yao Tai
Tzu-Yao Tai
Assistant Professor
Department of Mechanical Engineering,
e-mail: tytai@mail.stut.edu.tw
Southern Taiwan University of Technology (STUT)
, No. 1, Nan-Tai Street, 71005 Yungkang City, Taiwan
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Hwa-Teng Lee
Professor
Department of Mechanical Engineering,
National Cheng Kung University
, No. 1, Dashiue Road, 70101 Tainan City, Taiwane-mail: htlee@mail.ncku.edu.tw
Joachim Mayer
Professor
Central Facility for Electron Microscopy (GFE),
RWTH-Aachen University
, Ahornstr. 55, D-52074 Aachen, Germanye-mail: mayer@gfe.rwth-aachen.de
Fu-Chuan Hsu
Metal Industries Research & Development Centre (MIRDC)
, Micro/Meso Mechanical Manufacturing R&D Department, Mold and Precision Machining Technology Section, 1001 Kaonan Highway, 81101 Kaohsiung City, Taiwane-mail: fchsu@mail.mirdc.org.tw
Werner P. Rehbach
Central Facility for Electron Microscopy (GFE),
RWTH-Aachen University
, Ahornstr. 55, D-52074 Aachen, Germanye-mail: rehbach@gfe.rwth-aachen.de
Thomas Weirich
Central Facility for Electron Microscopy (GFE),
RWTH-Aachen University
, Ahornstr. 55, D-52074 Aachen, Germanye-mail: weirich@gfe.rwth-aachen.de
Arbi Dimyati
Central Facility for Electron Microscopy (GFE),
RWTH-Aachen University
, Ahornstr. 55, D-52074 Aachen, Germanye-mail: arbi̱dimyati@gfe.rwth-aachen.de
Tzu-Yao Tai
Assistant Professor
Department of Mechanical Engineering,
Southern Taiwan University of Technology (STUT)
, No. 1, Nan-Tai Street, 71005 Yungkang City, Taiwane-mail: tytai@mail.stut.edu.tw
J. Eng. Mater. Technol. Jul 2006, 128(3): 468-475 (8 pages)
Published Online: March 5, 2006
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Received:
February 15, 2005
Revised:
March 5, 2006
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Lee, H., Mayer, J., Hsu, F., Rehbach, W. P., Weirich, T., Dimyati, A., and Tai, T. (March 5, 2006). "Application of EDM Hole-Drilling Method to the Measurement of Residual Stress in Tool and Carbon Steels." ASME. J. Eng. Mater. Technol. July 2006; 128(3): 468–475. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.2204953
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