Available online at www.sciencedirect.com ScienceDirect Materials Today: Proceedings 4 (2017) 12054–12060 www.materialstoday.com/proceedings 2214-7853 © 2017 Published by Elsevier Ltd. Selection and Peer-review under responsibility of INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON NANOTECHNOLOGY (ICNANO-2016). ICNANO 2016 Synthesis and Characterization of Silver Nano Particles for EDM Applications Shivaji V Banne a* , M. S. Patil b . R. M. Kulkarni c , S. J. Patil b aQuality Engineering and Software Technology (QuEST) Belagavi-591245 Karnataka India bMechanicalDepartment KLS Gogte Institute of Techology, Belagavi-590008 Karnataka India cChemistry Department KLS Gogte Institute of Techology, Belagavi -590008 Karnataka India Abstract Over the past few decades, nano particles research of noble metals such as silver exhibited as an intense area of scientific interest due to their significantly distinct applications in biomedical, optical and electronic fields from their bulk counterparts because of their smaller particle size, higher surface area and various other effects. These silver nano particles can be synthesized by various methods: Reduction either by using Citrate or Sodium Borohydride, Ion Implantation and Biogenic Synthesis. Amongst these, Sodium Borohydride is used in excess for reduction of silver nitrate and stabilize the silver nano particles. Sodium Borohydride being a strong reducing agent may lead to secondary reaction. An ice bath facilitates to slow down the reaction rate and eliminates secondary reactions. If agglomeration of nano particles occurs, PVP is added during reaction. To characterize the nano particles Ultraviolet Visual Spectroscopy, Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) and X-Ray Diffraction (XRD) can be employed. Borohydride reduction method produces 30-100 nm particles. © 2017 Published by Elsevier Ltd. Selection and Peer-review under responsibility of INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON NANOTECHNOLOGY (ICNANO- 2016). Keywords: Nano particle synthesis, Silver Nano particles, SEM, XRD, UV-Vis. Introduction 1. Conventional monolithic materials are broadly classified into three categories: metals, ceramics and polymers. Human evolution and civilization are closely related to the utilization of the said materials. In the Stone Age man primarily relied on ceramics to make tools and weapons and on natural polymers. The usage of metals started with * Corresponding Author Email: gitmesvb@gmail.com