Ultrasonic vibration assisted electro-discharge machining of microholes in Nitinol

Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 693-700

  Huang, H ^a   Zhang, H ^b   Zhou, L ^c   Zheng, H Y ^a  

^a SINGAPORE INSTITUTE OF MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY   (Singapore)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^c IBARAKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRODES; MICROMACHINING; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SHAPE MEMORY EFFECT; ULTRASONIC WAVES; VIBRATIONS (MECHANICAL);

MICROELECTRODISCHARGE MACHINING; MICROHOLES; NITINOL; ULTRASONIC VIBRATION;

MICROELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES;

EID: 0141495455     PISSN: 09601317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0960-1317/13/5/322     Document Type: Article

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