1、ElectricalDischargeMachining(EDM)AdvancedManufacturingTechnologyWhatIsEDM?EDMisamachiningmethodprimarilyusedforhardmetalsorthosethatwouldbeimpossibletomachinewithtraditionaltechniques.Onecriticallimitation,however,isthatEDMonlyworkswithmaterialsthatareelectricallyconductive.EDMor Electric
2、al Discharge Machining,isespeciallywell-suitedforcuttingintricatecontoursordelicatecavitiesthatwouldbedifficulttoproducewithagrinder,anendmillorothercuttingtools.MetalsthatcanbemachinedwithEDMincludehastalloy,hardenedtool-steel,titanium,carbide,inconelandkovar.EDMissometimescalled"spark m