How do you cut a steel plate with molybdenum wire?

If someone asks, do you know how to cut a steel plate with molybdenum wire? Most people would probably answer, "Yes! Isn't it just wire cutting? It's as easy as cutting tofu with a wire." In this way, we still know a little. But ask, some people may say, is the molybdenum wire as a "line", directly saw the steel plate.

In fact, this is not the case. Wire cutting molybdenum wire full name "EDM wire cutting". Speaking of wire cutting, certainly not without a wire cutter. It will help you to process the steel plate into the shape you want. So, in fact, wire cutting is a kind of machine tool electrical processing, mainly can process some mold ah, micro-structure of the product and complex shape of the product, and so on. Of course, it can only be used to cut conductive materials!

Wire-cutting molybdenum wire is also categorized. According to the walking wire speed to points, wire cutting has a slow walking wire, medium walking wire and fast walking wire points. The slow-wire is made of copper, while the medium-wire and the fast-wire are made of molybdenum. Then, the precision of the slow walking wire is higher than that of the fast walking wire and the medium walking wire. What's more, molybdenum wire can be recovered and recycled. However, copper wire has to be scrapped after one walk.

Molybdenum Wire

Wire cutting is the use of continuous moving molybdenum wire (or copper wire) as an electrode, the steel plate for pulse spark discharge etching part of the steel plate, cutting and molding. Generally speaking, molybdenum wire (or copper wire) electrified connected to the negative pole, the steel plate connected to the positive pole, connected to the pulse power supply, and then constantly walking, discharge steel plate, so that the steel plate instantly produce thousands of degrees of high temperature, melting or gasification of the discharged portion of the completion of the steel plate cutting.

The main component of molybdenum wire is molybdenum, with a content of more than 99%, which is a hard metal with a high melting point, silver-white color, and a hardness of up to 2,620 degrees Celsius. Therefore, even if it is burned red, molybdenum wire can maintain a certain hardness. Moreover, molybdenum wire has better ductility, electrical conductivity, tensile strength and impact resistance. In addition, molybdenum wire is chemically stable and is not corroded by hydrochloric acid or alkalis. Therefore, molybdenum wires can be used as electrode wires for wire cutting.

Molybdenum is a rare and strategic metal. Molybdenum can be used in the defense industry and is also closely related to our lives. Molybdenum is used as an additive in the production of alloy steels, which in turn are used in the manufacture of components for military weapons such as aerospace vehicles, warships and tanks. Molybdenum is a plant nutrient, and a certain amount of molybdenum powder is incorporated into fertilizers for better plant growth.