Improving the material removal rate in spark-assisted chemical engraving (SACE) gravity-feed micro-hole drilling by tool vibration

Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering

Volumn 16, Issue 11, 2006, Pages

  Wuthrich R ^a,b   Despont, B ^a   Maillard, P ^a   Bleuler, H ^a  

^a EPFL   (Switzerland)

^b Gina Cody School of Engineering and Computer Science   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASPECT RATIO; DRILLING; ELECTRIC DISCHARGES; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; GLASS MANUFACTURE; MACHINE VIBRATIONS;

ELECTROCHEMICAL DISCHARGES; GRAVITY FEED MICRO-HOLE DRILLING; MATERIAL REMOVAL RATE; SPARK ASSISTED CHEMICAL ENGRAVING (SACE);

MICROMACHINING;

EID: 33750597221     PISSN: 09601317     EISSN: 13616439     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0960-1317/16/11/N03     Document Type: Article

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