Characterization of residual stresses by WEDM-assisted dissectioning

Abstract

Within the scope of this contribution a wire electric discharge machining assisted dissectioning method is presented, which combines high precision cutting, minimum generation of additional residual stresses during the cutting process and high precision measurement of the resulting distortion. As an example a forged component made of the titanium alloy Ti6Al4V is investigated in a multiple cut procedure. A finite element based mechanical model for the estimation of the residual stress distribution in the component from the distortion data is introduced and discussed.