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Fabrication of micro-features and micro-tools using electrochemical micromachining

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Electrochemical micromachining (ECMM) is an advanced machining process for the machining of electrically conducting materials. In the present work, an experimental setup has been designed and fabricated to machine micro-holes and micro-channels. Machining of these features is done using a sewing needle with 47 μm tip diameter as a tool. The effects of process parameters such as voltage, electrolyte concentration, pulse duty cycle, and feed rate on the machined hole diameter have been studied, and a mathematical model is developed. The fabrication of micro-tools is done on a different setup. A straight tool having a diameter of 80 μm is fabricated from a 1,000-μm steel wire using the ECMM process. Variations of wire diameter and the material removal rate with time are studied. Micro-feature measurements and photographic analysis are done using a digital microscope.

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  1. Mechanical Engineering Department, Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, 208016, India

    V. K. Jain, Subodh Kalia & Ajay Sidpara

  2. Department of Physics, Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, 208016, India

    V. N. Kulkarni

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Jain, V.K., Kalia, S., Sidpara, A. et al. Fabrication of micro-features and micro-tools using electrochemical micromachining. Int J Adv Manuf Technol 61, 1175–1183 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00170-012-4088-1

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