Linear grinding of microbores using diamond-adhered wire

Materials and Manufacturing Processes

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 271-276

  Ramesh, K ^a,e   Lewis, W G ^b   Yin, L ^c   Zhou, F F ^d  

^a Alignment Tool   (Singapore)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES   (Trinidad and Tobago)

^c TIANJIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d SINGAPORE INSTITUTE OF MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY   (Singapore)

^e Camelot Systems (S) Pte Ltd   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Diamond; Ferrule; Linear grinding; Microbore; Micromachine; Micromachining; Miniature; Nanometric surface finish; Polishing

Indexed keywords

ABRASIVES; CHEMICAL POLISHING; FLUIDICS; MICROMACHINING; SINTERING; WIRE;

FERRULE; MICROBORES; MICROFLUIDICS; MICROMACHINES; SURFACE FINISHES;

DIAMOND CUTTING TOOLS;

EID: 33847233308     PISSN: 10426914     EISSN: 15322475     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10426910601134112     Document Type: Article

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