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The developed vibratory platform functions on an eccentric weight principle and generates a low frequency vibration in the range of 0\u2013100 Hz. The performance of EDM was evaluated in terms of the average surface roughness (Ra), material removal rate (MRR), and tool wear rate (TWR) whilst varying the input machining parameters viz. the pulse-on-time (Ton), peak current (Ip), vibration frequency (VF), and tool rotational speed (TRS). The peak current was found to be the most significant parameter and contributed by 78.16%, 65.86%, and 59.52% to the Ra, MRR, and TWR, respectively. The low frequency work piece vibration contributed to an enhanced surface finish owing to an improved flushing at the discharge gap and debris removal. However, VF range below 100 Hz was not found to be suitable for the satisfactory improvement of the MRR and reduction of the TWR in an electrical discharge drilling operation at selected machining conditions.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/ma14206192","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2021,10,19]],"date-time":"2021-10-19T22:52:47Z","timestamp":1634683967000},"page":"6192","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":5,"title":["Development and Investigation of an Inexpensive Low Frequency Vibration Platform for Enhancing the Performance of Electrical Discharge Machining Process"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"14","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-6615-4956","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Abhimanyu Singh","family":"Mertiya","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Mechanical-Mechatronics Engineering, The LNM Institute of Information Technology, Jaipur 302031, India"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-2012-4724","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Aman","family":"Upadhyay","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Mechanical-Mechatronics Engineering, The LNM Institute of Information Technology, Jaipur 302031, India"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Kaustubh","family":"Nirwan","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Mechanical-Mechatronics Engineering, The LNM Institute of Information Technology, Jaipur 302031, India"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Pravin Pandit","family":"Harane","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Mechanical-Mechatronics Engineering, The LNM Institute of Information Technology, Jaipur 302031, India"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-1193-5253","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Ahmad Majdi","family":"Abdul-Rani","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Mechanical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Petronas, Seri Iskandar 32610, Malaysia"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-4926-2189","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Catalin Iulian","family":"Pruncu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Design, Manufacturing & Engineering Management, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow G1 1XJ, UK"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-9341-1962","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Deepak Rajendra","family":"Unune","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Mechanical-Mechatronics Engineering, The LNM Institute of Information Technology, Jaipur 302031, India"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2021,10,18]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"37","DOI":"10.1016\/S0921-5093(03)00272-7","article-title":"Effect of electrical discharge machining on surface characteristics and machining damage of AISI D2 tool steel","volume":"358","author":"Guu","year":"2003","journal-title":"Mater. 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