An efficient long-service-life stranded
electrode wire for an EDM wire is characterized by being formed by stranding at least two
electrode wire bodies. Concave cavity grooves and convex discharging joint points are formed on the surfaces of the stranded
electrode wire bodies. The concave cavity grooves are not only containing spaces for a working solution but also discharging spaces for inter-
electrode corrosion removal products. In addition, feeding of the working solution and the discharging of the
corrosion removal products are respectively performed in a spiral mode, and then the inter-electrode
cooling effect and the deionization ability are improved. The discharging joint points can form regular discharging, and a discharging pulse interval can be indirectly prolonged. As the surfaces of the electrode wire bodies are provided with the concave parts which serve as the
chip containing spaces, the working solution can be fed into inter-electrode in a promoted mode; meanwhile the discharging of the inter-
electrode corrosion removal products is accelerated, so that the inter-electrode discharging conditions are improved; due to the regular convex points on the surfaces of the stranded electrode wire bodies, the discharging rule is easier to control. Accordingly,
machining efficiency can be enhanced, and surface quality can be improved. Besides, the volume of the
chip containing spaces of the stranded electrode wire bodies can be controlled according to the
diameter of the electrode wire bodies and the
pitch of the stranded wire bodies.