Determination of an Optimum Parametric Combination Using a Surface Roughness Prediction Model for EDM of Al₂O₃/SiC_w/TiC Ceramic Composite

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• *On leave from Department of Chemical Engineering, Institute of Technology, Nirma University of Science and Technology, Ahmedabad, India.
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