January 01, 2025 book-chapter Aachen paper

Electrical Discharge Machining (EDM)

Springer eBooks, pp. 5–155

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-662-70580-3_2 OpenAlex

Authors 2

Thomas Bergs corresponding Aachen

RWTH Aachen University

Affiliation as printed

RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany
Fritz Klocke Aachen

RWTH Aachen University

Affiliation as printed

RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany

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