1、 Analysis and measures of electrode wire loss
In NC WEDM, the loss or broken wire of electrode wire seriously affects its continuous automatic operation, especially in high-speed WEDM, due to the repeated use of electrode wire in the processing, with the increase of electrode wire loss, the cutting seam becomes narrower and narrower, which will not only increase the size error of the machining surface; and once the wire breakage occurs in the processing, the processing must be carried out Restart, which not only costs more man hours, but also affects the quality of the machined surface. The causes and measures of electrode wire loss or breakage are as follows:
1) When the electrode wire moves rapidly (8-10 M / s), it will rub with the guide wheel and the conductive block, causing the wear of the guide wheel and the conductive block. When the conductive block is used for a long time, the V-groove bottom of the guide wheel is pulled out of the groove by the electrode wire. When the conductive block is used for a long time, the side contacting the electrode wire is also pulled out of the groove. As a result, the friction resistance of the guide wire is increased and the electrode wire is broken due to hindered movement.
2) When the weight of the cutting material is large, it is easy to deflect and shift at the end of the processing, which will cause the electrode wire to be broken. For this reason, a piece of ground permanent magnetic steel can be added to the plane of the workpiece and the cutting material, so as to keep the cutting material in a fixed position during the cutting process.
3) When the internal stress of workpiece material is too large, the relative equilibrium state of internal stress in workpiece material will be destroyed, which will easily cause the cutting gap to narrow and the electrode wire will be jammed. Therefore, the following measures can be taken:
a. The improvement of heat treatment process is mainly to improve the tempering process in order to reduce the internal stress of the workpiece;
b. Before heat treatment, process holes or slots are added to the cut part to reduce the residual stress released during WEDM.
4) In WEDM, when the workpiece material is eroded and cut into shape, the electrode wire will also be corroded by discharge, that is, the electrode wire will be lost. When the electrode wire is used for a long time, the wire diameter becomes smaller and full of micro discharge pits, the tensile strength decreases, and finally fracture occurs. Generally speaking, when the diameter of the measured wire is 0.03 ~ 0.05mm less than that of the new wire, the new wire should be replaced in time.
5) The electrode wire should be evenly and neatly wound on the wire storage cylinder. The unbalanced inertia will be produced when the inner and outer circles of the silk storage cylinder are different, which will lead to the breakage of the electrode wire. Therefore, the dynamic balance must be corrected.
6) When the electrode wire is folded and threading, the electrode wire is partially broken. At the discount place, the tensile strength and the ability to bear the thermal load decrease, which is easy to fracture. In order to avoid the discount of electrode wire, first of all, the electrode wire with good linearity and high tensile strength should be selected; secondly, careful and standard operation should be carried out during wire feeding and threading.