Design and development of a micro polycrystalline diamond ball end mill for micro/nano freeform machining of hard and brittle materials

Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering

Volumn 19, Issue 11, 2009, Pages

  Cheng, X ^a   Wang, Z G ^a   Nakamoto, K ^b   Yamazaki, K ^a  

^a University of California   (United States)

^b Sodick Future Technologies Co   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BALL END MILL; BEST CHOICE; CLEARANCE ANGLE; CUBIC BORON NITRIDE (CBN); DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT; END MILL; FREE-FORM SURFACE MACHINING; FREEFORM GEOMETRY; FREEFORMS; HARD AND BRITTLE MATERIALS; HARD MATERIAL; MACHINING ACCURACY; MICRO-END MILLS; MICRO-MECHANICAL; MICROELECTROMECHANICAL SYSTEMS; POLYCRYSTALLINE DIAMONDS; TOOL LIFE; WIRE ELECTRICAL DISCHARGE MACHINING;

BALL MILLING; BORON; BORON NITRIDE; BRITTLENESS; CUBIC BORON NITRIDE; ELECTRIC DISCHARGE MACHINING; ELECTRIC DISCHARGES; MICROELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES; MILLING (MACHINING); NITRIDES; OPTICAL SYSTEMS; POLYCRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; SEMICONDUCTING SILICON COMPOUNDS; SILICON WAFERS; SPHERES; THREE DIMENSIONAL; TOOLS; TUNGSTEN; TUNGSTEN CARBIDE;

BALL MILLS;

EID: 70350666532     PISSN: 09601317     EISSN: 13616439     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0960-1317/19/11/115022     Document Type: Article

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