In an electrical discharge machine, the top end of a vertically extending electrode is supported by an electrode holder so as to be able to be raised and lowered, the circumferential surface of the bottom end of said electrode is supported by an electrode guide that is disposed so as to be able to move vertically with respect to the electrode holder, and the position of said electrode guide is detected by a position detection unit. This electrical discharge machine is provided with a work-tank raising/lowering device. During electrical discharge machining, said work-tank raising/lowering device raises/lowers a work tank, in accordance with the electrode-guide position (Hg) detected by the position detection unit, so as to set the distance from a prescribed part of the work tank to the electrode-guide position (Hg) equal to a prescribed value (Ha).

An electric discharge machining apparatus includes a tool electrode that performs electric discharge machining to a workpiece, a housing in which the tool electrode is inserted, a compressed gas supplying device for supplying compressed gas into a mist generating region which is provided between an inner wall of the housing and the tool electrode, a first flow path through which the compressed gas flows and connecting the compressed gas supplying device with the mist generating region, a pressurized working fluid supplying device for supplying pressurized working fluid into the mist generating region, and a second flow path through which the pressurized working fluid flows and connecting the pressurized working fluid supplying device with the mist generating region.

An electric discharge machining apparatus includes a tool electrode that performs electric discharge machining to a workpiece, a tubular extended guide in which the tool electrode is inserted, a long nozzle in which the tool electrode is inserted with a tip protruded, and provided along an outer wall surface of the extended guide so as to provide mist generating space between the extended guide and the long nozzle, a compressed gas supplying device supplying compressed gas into the mist generating space, and a pressurized working fluid supplying device supplying pressurized working fluid into working fluid filling space between the tool electrode and the extended guide.

A dirty fluid tank of a machining fluid supply tank has a capacity smaller than a machining tank and is arranged lower than the machining tank. An intermediate tank has a capacity smaller than the dirty fluid tank, selectively communicates with the dirty fluid tank. A clear fluid tank has a capacity smaller than the intermediate tank, is arranged above the dirty fluid tank and the intermediate tank. The sum of capacities of the dirty fluid tank and the intermediate tank is larger than the capacity of the machining tank. A pipe includes a drain pipeline of the machining tank, a first pipeline for purifying the electric discharge machining fluid and sending the electric discharge machining fluid to the clear fluid tank, and a second pipeline for sending the electric discharge machining fluid from the clear fluid tank to the machining tank.

A heterogeneous composite consisting of near-nano ceramic clusters dispersed within a ductile matrix. The composite is formed through the high temperature compaction of a starting powder consisting of a core of ceramic nanoparticles held together with metallic binder. This core is clad with a ductile metal such that when the final powder is consolidated, the ductile metal forms a tough, near-zero contiguity matrix. The material is consolidated using any means that will maintain its heterogeneous structure.

A heterogeneous composite consisting of near-nano ceramic clusters dispersed within a ductile matrix. The composite is formed through the high temperature compaction of a starting powder consisting of a core of ceramic nanoparticles held together with metallic binder. This core is clad with a ductile metal such that when the final powder is consolidated, the ductile metal forms a tough, near-zero contiguity matrix. The material is consolidated using any means that will maintain its heterogeneous structure.

An additive manufactured workpiece includes one or more cavities having an inner surface. A dielectric interface is formed in the cavity, and conforms to the inner surface. The additive manufactured workpiece further includes an in-situ electrode in the cavities. The dielectric interface is interposed between the in-situ electrode and the inner surface of the workpiece.

A method of improving an internal surface topography of a manufactured workpiece includes filling a workpiece with an electrically conductive magnetorheological (MR) fluid. The workpiece includes at least one internal feature having an inner surface with at least one irregularity. The method further includes converting the MR fluid into a rigid MR material, applying a voltage to the rigid MR material, and ablating the inner surface in response to the voltage to remove the at least one irregularity.

A method of improving an internal surface topography of a manufactured workpiece includes filling a workpiece with an electrically conductive magnetorheological (MR) fluid. The workpiece includes at least one internal feature having an inner surface with at least one irregularity. The method further includes converting the MR fluid into a rigid MR material, applying a voltage to the rigid MR material, and ablating the inner surface in response to the voltage to remove the at least one irregularity.

The disclosure provides a wire electric discharge machine which has a simple configuration and can make a wire electrode fed to a machining position rotate around an axis. The wire electric discharge machine for machining a workpiece includes an upper wire guide and a lower wire guide, which stretch a wire electrode therebetween, and a rotator. A position of the rotator is changed, whereby the wire electrode is rotated around an axis.