Short Title: Int. J. Mech. Eng. Robot. Res.
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Professor of School of Engineering, Design and Built Environment, Western Sydney University, Australia. His research interests cover Industry 4.0, Additive Manufacturing, Advanced Engineering Materials and Structures (Metals and Composites), Multi-scale Modelling of Materials and Structures, Metal Forming and Metal Surface Treatment.
2024-10-25
2024-09-24
Manuscript received November 16, 2023; revised December 11, 2023; accepted December 13, 2023; published May 9, 2024.
Abstract—Powder Mixed Electro-Discharge Machining (PMEDM) is a non-traditional machining process. This method is used more and more to machine complex surfaces, parts made from materials with high hardness. Three indispensable components in PMEDM are powder, dielectric fluid and electrode. These components have a great influence on the efficiency of the machining process. This study was conducted to choose the best types for all three components mentioned above. The numbers of powder types, dielectric fluid types and electrode material types considered were ten, three and seven, respectively. The weight of each criterion in each product category was calculated using the two methods Rank Order Centroid (ROC) and Rank Sum (RS). In each case, the two methods were used to rank the alternatives are Faire Un Choix Adéquat (FUCA) (in French) and Measurement of Alternatives and Ranking according to COmpromise Solution (MARCOS). The optimal option will be found from the results of ranking the alternatives. The results of ranking the alternatives were also subjected to sensitivity analysis by using Sperman coefficient. This study discovered that the best option found when using the FUCA method is also the best option found when using the MARCOS method, and the best option that was found does not depend on the used weighting method.Keywords—Powder Mixed Electro-Discharge Machining (PMEDM), powder, dielectric fluid, electrode, Multi-Criteria Decision Making (MCDM), Faire Un Choix Adéquat (FUCA), Measurement of Alternatives and Ranking according to COmpromise Solution (MARCOS), weightCite: Nguyen Van Thien and Nguyen Hong Son, "Material Selection for PMEDM Process," International Journal of Mechanical Engineering and Robotics Research, Vol. 13, No. 3, pp. 315-324, 2024.Copyright © 2024 by the authors. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0), which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided that the article is properly cited, the use is non-commercial and no modifications or adaptations are made.
