ELECTROCHEMICAL MACHINING (ECM) WITH ALTERNATING CURRENT

Abstract

Electrochemistry has had several practical uses in industry for a long time; but one of the more recent applications is the machining of metals. Direct current ECM has been applied in industry for the last two decades. However, ECM with alternating current is still in the early stage of research and development. This paper shows that ECM with normal a.c supply is feasible and practicable if special tools are used. ECM with d.c. is first introduced to provide a better insight for the machining with a.c.

Faculty of Engineering, University of Dar es Salaam