Abstract
Electrochemical micromachining (EMM) is proposed as an effective micro machining technology to fabricate complex micro structures on hard-to-cut materials and various recent patents have been discussed in this paper. First, an EMM system that meets the requirements of the EMM process is built. Second, sets of comparative experiments are performed on super alloy plates to study the influence of main electrochemical machining parameters, such as electrical parameters, electrode diameters and electrolyte concentrations on the side gaps. Finally, after the preliminary experiments, some 2D and 3D complex micro structures with physical dimension of several ten micrometers are successfully fabricated on the nickel base superalloy plates, thereby demonstrating that EMM is a very promising micro-fabrication technology.
Keywords: Complex micro shapes, electrochemical etching, electrochemical micromachining system, high precision, micro electrode, nanosecond pulse, superalloy.
Recent Patents on Mechanical Engineering
Title:Experimental Study of Complex Structures Machining with an Electrochemical Micromachining System
Volume: 7 Issue: 2
Author(s): Yong Liu and Shaofu Huang
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Keywords: Complex micro shapes, electrochemical etching, electrochemical micromachining system, high precision, micro electrode, nanosecond pulse, superalloy.
Abstract: Electrochemical micromachining (EMM) is proposed as an effective micro machining technology to fabricate complex micro structures on hard-to-cut materials and various recent patents have been discussed in this paper. First, an EMM system that meets the requirements of the EMM process is built. Second, sets of comparative experiments are performed on super alloy plates to study the influence of main electrochemical machining parameters, such as electrical parameters, electrode diameters and electrolyte concentrations on the side gaps. Finally, after the preliminary experiments, some 2D and 3D complex micro structures with physical dimension of several ten micrometers are successfully fabricated on the nickel base superalloy plates, thereby demonstrating that EMM is a very promising micro-fabrication technology.
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Liu Yong and Huang Shaofu, Experimental Study of Complex Structures Machining with an Electrochemical Micromachining System, Recent Patents on Mechanical Engineering 2014; 7 (2) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/2212797607666140606221713
DOI https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/2212797607666140606221713 |
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Publisher Name Bentham Science Publisher |
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