Impact Analysis of Electrode material on Electrical Discharge Machining Polycrystalline Diamond Processing

The electrode material plays a very important role in the electric discharge machining, affects the electrical discharge machining efficiency and machining surface quality. Experiment testing and materials analysis as the primary method, affect layer thickness and workpiece surface roughness value as evaluation indexes. PCD cutting tool samples were electrical discharge machined using copper electrodes and graphite electrodes respectively. After machining, the PCD cutting tool samples' surfaces were analyzed by X ray diffraction, the surfaces appearances were observed under the scanning electron microscope, and the surface roughness values were measured by roughness measuring instrument. PCD samples' surface effect layer thickness values and surface roughness values, affect layer distribution structure was statically analyzed in typical EDM process conditions with different electrode materials. Summary electrode material effect on PCD cutting tools in EDM processing. Provides an important experimental basis for designing technics of precision and highly efficient electrical discharge machining PCD cutting tools.