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Advanced Electrochemical Discharge Machining and Process Optimization for Hybrid Metal Matrix Composites

Management Systems in Production Engineering
Volume 34 (2026): Issue 1 (March 2026)
By: Safa M. Lafta and  Abbas F. Ibrahim  
Open Access
|Feb 2026

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/mspe-2026-0012 | Journal eISSN: 2450-5781 | Journal ISSN: 2299-0461
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Language: English
Page range: 120 - 126
Submitted on: May 1, 2025
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Accepted on: Jan 1, 2026
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Published on: Feb 16, 2026
Published by: STE Group sp. z.o.o.
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year
Keywords:
Electrochemical Discharge Machining (ECDM),
Hybrid Metal Matrix Composite (HMMCs),
Material Removal Rate (MRR),
process optimization
Related subjects:
Business and economics,
Business management,
Management accounting, financial controlling, cost calculation, investment,
Engineering,
Mechanical engineering,
Production technology,
Tools and methods,
Process engineering and industrial engineering

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