Process monitoring of electrochemical micromachining

Journal of Materials Processing Technology

Volumn 76, Issue 1-3, 1998, Pages 165-169

  De Silva, A K M ^a   McGeough, J A ^b  

^a GLASGOW CALEDONIAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

ECM; Gap monitoring; Micro machining

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC SPARKS; ELECTROCHEMICAL ELECTRODES; PROCESS CONTROL;

ELECTROCHEMICAL MICROMACHINING; GAP FLUSHING; INTERELECTRODE GAPS; NARROW ELECTROLYTIC GAPS; PROCESS MONITORING; RADIOFREQUENCY EMISSIONS;

MICROMACHINING;

EID: 0032046042     PISSN: 09240136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0924-0136(97)00334-8     Document Type: Article

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