Tutorial 6
Advanced Machining Process
1. What is the reason for using unconventional or advanced machining processes?
a. Complex surfaces
b. High accuracy and surface finish
c. High strength alloys
d. All of the above
2. Which of the following materials is/are used for Electrical Discharge Machining (EDM) process?
a. Brass
b. Copper
c. Graphite
d. All of the above
3. In Electrical Discharge Machining (EDM) process the metal removal is carried out by
a. electrolysis
b. melting and vaporisation
c. fracture of work material due to impact of grains
d. none of the above
4. In which process the material is removed due to the action of abrasive grains?
a. Electro-Chemical Grinding (ECG)
b. Ultrasonic Machining (USM)
c. Laser Beam Machining (LBM)
d. Electrical Discharge Machining (EDM)
5. Which of the following is NOT considered an advanced machining process?
a) Electrical Discharge Machining (EDM)
b) Abrasive Water Jet Machining (AWJM)
c) Turning
d) Laser Beam Machining (LBM)
6. Which of the following processes utilizes a high-velocity jet of abrasive particles mixed with water
for material removal?
A) Electrical Discharge Machining (EDM)
B) Abrasive Water Jet Machining (AWJM)
C) Ultrasonic Machining (USM)
D) Electrochemical Machining (ECM)
7. In which advanced machining process does material removal occur due to the localized melting and
vaporization caused by a highly focused laser beam?
A) Electrochemical Machining (ECM)
B) Abrasive Water Jet Machining (AWJM)
C) Laser Beam Machining (LBM)
D) Electrical Discharge Machining (EDM)
8. What is the primary mechanism of material removal in Electrical Discharge Machining (EDM)?
A) Abrasive wear
B) Chemical dissolution
C) Melting and vaporization
D) Mechanical cutting
9. Which advanced machining process utilizes a rapidly vibrating tool to produce ultrasonic vibrations
in the abrasive slurry to remove material?
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A) Laser Beam Machining (LBM)
B) Abrasive Jet Machining (AJM)
C) Electrochemical Machining (ECM)
D) Ultrasonic Machining (USM)
10. In Abrasive Jet Machining (AJM), the abrasive particles are propelled by:
A) High-pressure water jet
B) Electric current
C) Compressed air or gas
D) Laser beam
11. Differentiate the conventional and unconventional machining processes in terms of principles
12. Define the recommend specific advanced machining processes for:
(a) cutting a glass plate into two pieces
(b) Making a hole in a mild steel workpiece
13. Why has electrical-discharge machining become so widely used in industry?
14. Describe your thoughts on using laser beam machining for non-metallic materials.
15. Which of the advanced machining processes would cause thermal damage?
16. What is the purpose of the abrasives in electrochemical grinding?
17. What is deburring process? Are deburring operations necessary?
18. Compare THREE (3) similarities and TWO (2) differences of these 2 processes of Electron
beam machining (EBM) and Laser beam machining (LBM)