In this paper, a study was carried out to investigate the surface roughness and material removal rate of low carbon NiTi shape memory alloy (SMA) machined by Wire Electro Spark Erosion (WESE) technique. Experiments are designed considering three parameters viz, spark ON time (SON), OFF (SOFF), voltage (V) at levels each. The increased from 2.1686 μm 2.6869 with an increase in both SON time, SOF...

In the past decade, formulation of spark-desensitized nanothermites has considerably advanced, making them safe to handle. When ignited, these materials reveal impressive properties such as high temperatures (>1000 °C), intense heat releases (>kJ/cm3), and sometimes gas generation. Unfortunately, energetic systems are systematically characterized by an extreme sensitivity electrostatic di...