A type of machining which uoes not use a mechanical means such

as physical contact with a giinuei, cutting blaue, bioach, etc. to

accomplish the iemoval of mateiial fiom the woikpiece. Netal
iemoval uoes not occui uue to the plastic uefoimation n u
foimation of u chips. Conventional machining involves the uiiect
contact of tool anu woik -piece, wheieas unconventional
machining uoes not iequiie the uiiect contact of tool anu woi
piece. Conventional machining has many uisauvantages like tool
weai which aie not piesent in Non-conventional machining.

need for ucm:
uCM ls needed where appllcaLlon of LradlLlonal machlnlng becomes
dlfflculL and Llme consumlng due Lo several reasons such as
Plgh SLrengLh of work plece uCM ls necessary where Lhe maLerlal has
very hlgh hardness and sLrengLh Lhan Lhe cuLLlng Lool
roducLlon of complex surfaces when complex shapes ln 3 dlmenslons
such as lnLernal and exLernal proflles are Lo be produced
roducLlon of surfaces wlLh hlgher accuracles when surfaces wlLh
hlgher accuracles and surface flnlsh are requlred lL wlll Lake very long
Llme for convenLlonal machlnlng processes Lo obLaln Lhe flnal flnlsh and
wlll be very uneconomlcal
roducLlon of surfaces wlLh dlfflculL geomeLrles Where Lhe geomeLry
of Lhe surface Lo be produced ls compllcaLed such as long holes wlLh
lengLh Lo dlameLer raLlo approachlng 100
ln processes where LemperaLure rlse or resldual sLress ln Lhe work
plece are undeslrable
@he work plece ls Loo flexlble or slender Lo supporL Lhe cuLLlng or
grlndlng forces

ulffer
O ConvenLlonal machlnlng lnvolves Lhe dlrecL conLacL of Lool and
work plece whereas unconvenLlonal machlnlng does noL requlre
Lhe dlrecL conLacL of Lool and work plece
O ConvenLlonal machlnlng has many dlsadvanLages llke Lool wear
whlch are noL presenL ln nonconvenLlonal machlnlng




Advan
Plgh accuracy and surface flnlsh
O no dlrecL conLacL of Lool and work plece so Lhere ls less/no wear
O no mechanlcal sLress ln Lhe process
O @ool llfe ls more
O quleLer operaLlon
@lme of machlnlng ls less Lhan convenLlonal machlnlng processes

ulsadv
O hlgh cosL Lo seL up
O complex seLup
O skllled operaLor ls requlred