A wire electrical discharge machine includes: a gap voltage detector for detecting a voltage across an electrode gap; a first voltage control unit for applying a first voltage to the electrode gap; a discharge determiner for determining whether or not the electrode gap is in a discharging state during application of the first voltage; and a second voltage control unit for supplying a machining current through the electrode gap when the electrode gap is in a discharging state. After a supply of the machining current to the electrode gap, even when a discharge is induced by the next application of the first voltage to the electrode gap, the second voltage control unit prohibits application of a second voltage to the electrode gap.

A wire electrical discharge machine includes: a gap voltage detector for detecting a voltage across an electrode gap; a first voltage control unit for applying a first voltage to the electrode gap; a discharge determiner for determining whether or not the electrode gap is in a discharging state during application of the first voltage; and a second voltage control unit for supplying a machining current through the electrode gap when the electrode gap is in a discharging state. After a supply of the machining current to the electrode gap, even when a discharge is induced by the next application of the first voltage to the electrode gap, the second voltage control unit prohibits application of a second voltage to the electrode gap.

A conductive electrode wire for use in an electric discharge machine (EDM) is provided, comprising a core wire comprised of one single metal or an alloy of multiple metals with a coating deposited by the electro-plasma process, wherein such coatings are alloys of zinc and nickel. A process for treating a surface of an electrically conductive workpiece, such as a core wire, is also provided.

A conductive electrode wire for use in an electric discharge machine (EDM) is provided, comprising a core wire comprised of one single metal or an alloy of multiple metals with a coating deposited by the electro-plasma process, wherein such coatings are alloys of zinc and nickel. A process for treating a surface of an electrically conductive workpiece, such as a core wire, is also provided.

An electrical discharge machining apparatus comprises a carrier and an electrical discharge machining (EDM) unit. The carrier is provided with a jig comprising a carrier plate for carrying a to-be-machined object, and the to-be-machined object is defined with a machining target area. The electrical discharge machining (EDM) unit applies a discharge energy to the machining target area through a discharge electrode with a non-uniform electric field distribution, so that the electric field is concentrated on a traveling direction. The carrier plate has an adhesive layer capable of adhering and fixing the to-be-machined object, capable of avoiding jitter of the to-be-machined object during an electrical discharge machining procedure, and capable of avoiding burrs before an end of the electrical discharge machining procedure, and making the machining target area to be located above the carrier plate to be capable of preventing the jig from hindering the electrical discharge machining procedure.

A method for preparing a cross-dimension micro-nano structure array includes: S1. providing a workpiece immersed in the electrolyte as the first electrode, providing a trimming wire electrode as the second electrode and setting it above the workpiece, providing an interference beam adjuster and outputting multi-beam laser interference to irradiate the surface of the workpiece; S2. The power supply between the first electrode and the second electrode forms a loop, and drives the trimming wire electrode to reciprocate relative to the workpiece, and the workpiece undergoes electrochemical dissolution or electrochemical deposition at the corresponding position of the trimming wire electrode, and form a micro-nano structure array without a mask, and solves the problem of low output power of the existing ultrashort pulse power supply, improves the processing accuracy of the micro-nano structure array, does not require electrolyte for high-speed flow, and improves system safety and reduce the cost.

An electrode wire for electrical discharge machining included: a core made of first metal; and an alloy layer which is formed at an outer circumference of the core due to inter-dispersion of the core and second metal with which an outer surface of the core is plated. The alloy layer includes a portion formed by α phase+β′ phase and β′ phase grains. The alloy layer has cracks formed at a surface thereof. According to such a configuration described above, there can be provided an electrode wire for electrical discharge machining which has an even surface, improves a machining speed and the surface roughness of a workpiece, and minimizes generation of fine debris of the electrode wire.

An electrode wire includes a brass core, a Cu—Zn alloy layer coated on the brass core, and a surface layer. The surface layer includes CuO, ZnO, Cu.sub.2(OH).sub.2CO.sub.3, and a Cu—Zn intermetallic compound. The surface layer is in the shape of particles or sheets spaced apart on the Cu—Zn alloy layer; and the Cu—Zn alloy layer is exposed with respect to spaces between the particles or sheets.

An electrode wire includes a brass core, a Cu—Zn alloy layer coated on the brass core, and a surface layer. The surface layer includes CuO, ZnO, Cu.sub.2(OH).sub.2CO.sub.3, and a Cu—Zn intermetallic compound. The surface layer is in the shape of particles or sheets spaced apart on the Cu—Zn alloy layer; and the Cu—Zn alloy layer is exposed with respect to spaces between the particles or sheets.

The present invention relates to a wire electrode for spark-erosion cutting having a core (2), which contains a metal or a metal alloy, and a covering layer (3), surrounding the core (2), which comprises regions the morphology of which corresponds to block-like particles, which are spatially separated, at least over a portion of their circumference, from each other and/or the core material by cracks, characterized in that, viewed in a wire cross section perpendicular or parallel to the wire longitudinal axis, the portion amounting to more than 50% of the surface area of a region with the morphology of a block-like particle contains a copper-zinc alloy with a zinc concentration of 58.5-67 wt.-%, wherein, in a view perpendicular to the wire surface, the proportion of the surface formed by the block-like particles is more than 20% and less than 50% of the entire surface of the wire electrode and the block-like particles the surface area of which in each case lies in the range of 25-250 μm.sup.2 in total make up a proportion of more than 50% of the surface area of all block-like particles.