Initial Considerations in the Study of the Manufacturing Process by Electrochemical Machining

Electrochemical machining relies on the electrolysis phenomenon, this being characterized by the chemical reaction between the workpiece material and an electrolyte solution. Both the electrode and the workpiece materials are connected into an electric circuit, charged by a direct current electric energy source. The workpiece is used to get some complex forms of cavities into parts of electrically conductive materials or other hard conductive materials, which could not be processed efficiently by the other means. This paper presents the results of some research related to the development of an equipment concept that could highlight the variation of some output parameters of the process in function of the value of the input factors in the process. It has opted to create a device for studying electrochemical erosion, where different substances, with a direct current source with variable adjustment. Taking into account the experimental results when using different materials for the workpiece, different materials for the tool electrode, many working electrolyte type substances, and changing the values of the electrical parameters, results necessary for a relevant conclusion could be obtained.