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A study of cathode agitation in ultrasonic-aided microelectroforming

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In this study, a composite processing technique that combines ultrasonic vibration and electroforming process was utilised to investigate the machining performance of copper electroforming. Supersonic agitation mechanisms were mounted on a cathode and electrolyte separately to evaluate the processing performance of electroforming. Results revealed that a copper deposit speed can be raised by cathode agitation of ultrasonic-aided electroforming. Processed copper surface of cathode agitation is better than no agitation. An array multi-mould microstructure is fabricated by cathode agitation of ultrasonic-aided copper electroforming .

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  1. Department of Mechanical Manufacturing Engineering, National Huwei University of Science and Technology, 64 Wenhua Road, Huwei Town, Yunlin, Taiwan, 632

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Weng, FT. A study of cathode agitation in ultrasonic-aided microelectroforming. Int J Adv Manuf Technol 25, 909–912 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00170-003-1918-1

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