1.

Which one he following statements is true for Electrical Discharge machining

(EDM)?
i. The material removal takes place due to the melting and evaporation of the
workpiece material.
ii. Any electrical conductor can be machined by this method.
iii. Some light oil like transformer oil or kerosene oil is used as dielectric.
(a) Only i
(b) i & ii
(c) i, ii & iii
(d) ii & iii

Ans. (c)

2. During EDM, the temperature developed at the point of spark is of the order of
(a) 2,000°C
(b) 6,000°C
(c) 10,000°C
(d) 14,000°C

Ans. (c)

3. Which one of the following statements is not true in case of EDM?

(a) Erosion takes place both on work piece and tool.
(b) Gap between tool and work piece is controlled by servo mechanism.
(c) The electrode (tool) is made of graphite or copper.
(d) The size of impression on the work piece surface is exactly same as that of
electrode (tool).

Ans. (d)

4. The EDM process is (select the correct answer)

(a) Burr free
(b) Not useful for hard metals
(c) Direct contact machining
(d) Capable of producing sharp corners

Ans. (a)

5. Location of spark generated during EDM is

(a) Random
(b) governed by dielectric strength
(c) governed by the surface finish of the tool and work piece both
(d) none of these.

Ans. (c)
6. Feed to the electrode during EDM is given
(a) to maintain constant velocity of dielectric flow in the IEG
(b) to maintain constant IEG
 (c) to maintain constant current density
(d) none of these

Ans. (b)
7. If the flushing system of the EDM machine is inefficient the machining cycle time will
be
(a) Longer
(b) Shorter
(c) no effect
(d) no definite trend

Ans. (a)
8. Preferable tool properties in EDM are
(a) High electrical conductivity, low thermal conductivity
(b) low electrical conductivity, High thermal conductivity
(c) High electrical conductivity, High thermal conductivity
(d) low electrical conductivity, low thermal conductivity

Ans. (c)
9. During calculation of MRR in EDM, supply voltage was used as 60V in place of the
actual supply voltage of 40V. What is the ratio of actual and calculated MRR? Assume
that the condition for maximum power delivery to the discharging circuit is satisfied.
(a) 1.5
(b) 0.44
(c) 2.25
(d) None

Ans. (b)

10. In EDM the metal removal is carried out by

(a) fracture of work material due to impact of grains
(b) electrolysis
(c) melting and vaporization
(d) none of the above

Ans. (c)

11. The spark gap in EDM process is maintained such that

(a) the gap voltage is around 99% of supply voltage
(b) the gap voltage is around 70% of supply voltage
 (c) the gap voltage is around 50% of supply voltage
(d) the gap voltage is around 10% of supply voltage

Ans. (b)

12. Deionized water is used as dielectric in

(a) wire-EDM
(b) electric discharge grinding
(c) electric discharge diamond grinding

Ans. (a)

13. Ineffective flushing results in

(a) High MRR
(b) Poor surface finish
(c) Low MRR
(d) High surface finish

Ans. (b), (c)

14. Arcs are undesirable in EDM due to

(a) Tool damage
(b) Workpiece damage
(c) None of the above

Ans. (a), (b)

15. Undesirable characteristic of graphite electrode is

(a) Higher TWR
(b) Poor surface finish
(c) Brittleness
(d) All of the above

Ans. (c)

16. Relative electrode wear (REW) during EDM is

(a) <100%
(b) >100%
(c) 100%
 (d) none of these,

Ans. (a)

17. Stratified wires are used so that they can

(a) withstand more mechanical forces
(b) carry more heat energy
(c) both of these
(d) none of these

Ans. (c)

18. Wear of tool during EDM process would result in

(a) deeper hole
(b) lesser diameter hole
(c) both
(d) none.

Ans. (b)

19. EDM is not suitable for machining of

(a) Very hard metals,
(b) Glass,
(c) Plastics,
(d) Fragile metallic components.

Ans. (b), (c)

20. Electrode refeed system in EDM is used to compensate wear in

(a) Length
(b) Diameter
(c) Both
(d) none.

Ans. (a)