几种最新加工微阵列方法的比较

分别介绍了使用LIGA技术、微细电火花线切割技术(μ-WEDM)、微磨技术、组合式加工技术加工微阵列的最新方法.使用移动LIGA技术加工微针阵列、微细电火花技术加工复杂的三维微阵列电极、微磨技术加工微锥塔阵列、和UV-LIGA技术与微细电火花技术组合加工微阵列电极的工艺方法.主要论述各种方法加工高深宽比阵列结构的原理及其优缺点以及加工中的效率、成本等问题.     

旋转电极电解电火花切割玻璃微结构试验研究

针对高深宽比非导电硬脆材料(如石英玻璃和陶瓷)微结构的加工需求,对微细电解电火花切割加工方法进行了深入研究。首先,提出了使用旋转螺旋微工具电极的电化学放电切割方法,并对切割缝宽模型进行了讨论;其次,对旋转螺旋电极电解电火花切割加工工艺进行了深入的试验研究,试验研究了加工电压、脉冲频率、占空比和主轴转速这些关键工艺参数对切割加工精度的影响。实验结果表明,缝宽随着施加电压和占空比的增加而增加,随着频率、主轴转速和进给速率的增加而减小。最后,通过优化后的参数成功加工出缝宽为135μm的微缝阵列、复杂的封闭微结构以及深宽比达6∶1的微图形结构。由此表明该方法是一种可有效加工高深宽比绝缘硬脆材料微结构的新工艺。     

活动屏蔽膜板高深宽比微细电铸技术研究

针对金属微结构器件制造难的问题,提出了活动屏蔽膜板高深宽比微细电铸技术,通过屏蔽膜板动态地限制电沉积的区域,可以用低深宽比的膜板图形加工出高深宽比的金属微结构,并且免除了去胶等难题。在对活动屏蔽膜板微细电铸电场及传质进行分析的基础上,开展试验研究,获得了特征尺寸为500μm,深宽比分别为3和5的微静电梳状驱动器梳齿及微圆柱电极阵列。     

一种新型卧式微电火花机床的设计与实验研究

针对微电极制作的效率问题,提出了一种快速在线微电极加工成形的方法,设计了一种新型卧式微电火花机床。该机床由金刚石砂轮超精密在线电极磨削、线电极电火花在线电极磨削共同完成微米级电极的高效精密制作,该机床组成部分还包括基于CCD的在线光学尺寸检测与测量系统、精密运动与进给系统、纳秒级独立式脉冲放电电源与放电状态检测反馈系统组成。在该机床上进行了微电极制作、微小孔加工以及微电火花铣削等实验,加工出直径为15μm微细轴和直径为50μm微小孔。     

微细电火花加工机床关键技术

研制开发两台高精度、高性能,具有自主知识产权的微细电火花加工机床,并对微细电火花加工机床的几个特有关键技术进行了深入研究.基于压电陶瓷的宏微伺服进给系统能实现分辨率为3.42 nm的微进给,并且能实现振动式进给,以改善微细电火花加工的间隙状态,提高微细电火花的加工效率和加工质量.结合块电极反拷与线电极反拷的微细工具电极反拷系统,可高效高精度地现场制作微细电极,电极直径最小可达4 μm.基于多传感器信息融合技术的放电间隙状态监测技术,能很好地解决微细电火花加工间隙状态的监测与识别问题.RC脉冲电源不存在维持电压现象,这一最新发现为降低单脉冲放电能量难题提供一个新的解决途径,使得基于RC方法开发的超微能脉冲电源的单脉冲放电能量最小降至皮焦级,为微细电火花加工奠定了良好的基础.最后的微细电火花加工试验表明,所开发的微细电火花加工机床性能稳定,且加工质量良好,尤其适合加工孔径为50～200 μm的微细孔.     

电解线切割加工技术试验研究

分析了应用电解线切割加工工艺在厚不锈钢板上加工高深宽比结构的可行性。为解决加工高深宽比结构时的排屑问题,在分析该工艺特点的基础上,采用了轴向冲液的方法。在自行搭建的加工系统中,进行了不同加工参数的一系列试验,以研究加工电压、电极丝进给速度、电解液浓度和冲液速度对该工艺的影响。最后,对电解线切割加工参数进行优化,加工出了缝宽为160μm、深宽比高达30的微型花键。     

活动屏蔽膜板高深宽比微细电铸技术研究

针对金属微结构器件制造难的问题,提出了活动屏蔽膜板高深宽比微细电铸技术,通过屏蔽膜板动态地限制电沉积的区域,可以用低深宽比的膜板图形加工出高深宽比的金属微结构,并且免除了去胶等难题。在对活动屏蔽膜板微细电铸电场及传质进行分析的基础上,开展试验研究,获得了特征尺寸为500μm,深宽比分别为3和5的微静电梳状驱动器梳齿及微圆柱电极阵列。
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大面积微细结构的电火花高效加工

采用深度光刻与电铸技术相结合较好地解决了大深宽比的电火花工具电极的制造问题。在此基础上,利用优化的微细电火花加工工艺,可以实现大面积微细结构的高效、精细制造。     

SiCp／Al复合材料的电火花加工实验研究

通过电火花加工SiCp/Al复合材料的实验研究,探索了电流、脉宽、脉间等参数对电火花加工速度和电极损耗的影响,总结出含体积分数为56%的SiCP/Al复合材料电火花加工的合理加工参数.实验表明:当电极直径为φ18 mm时,电流为16 A、脉宽为250～350 μs、脉间为100 μs时,可以进行复合材料的高效加工,对实际生产具有一定指导意义.     

开槽宽度对遮蔽模板辅助电解线切割加工微沟槽的影响

针对微沟槽结构难以高效低成本加工的问题,提出一种遮蔽模板辅助电解线切割加工新工艺。利用开有槽道的绝缘模板遮蔽工件非加工表面,对加工区域进行电场屏蔽和流场改善,实现场域离散式电解线切割加工,有效提高微沟槽的尺寸精度和加工稳定性,又比一般掩膜电解加工的深宽比更高。仿真分析了不同开槽宽度的影响,设计了专用夹具,进行了工艺实验。结果表明:使用直径0.3 mm的电极丝进行电解线切割加工,当开槽宽度W≤1 mm时,遮蔽模板可有效改善沟槽精度和表面质量。利用开槽宽度为1 mm的遮蔽模板和0.3 mm直径的电极丝,成功地在不锈钢工件表面加工出了宽981 μm,深1 058 μm的微沟槽。     

磨粒辅助EDM与ECM复合加工技术

微机电系统(Micro electromechanical systems,MEMS)的快速发展与产品微型化的发展趋势对微细结构表面(包括微孔、微槽和微棱柱/锥等)的加工质量提出了更高的要求,为了提高微细结构表面的加工质量,提出一种磨粒辅助放电加工(Electrodischarge machining,EDM)与电化学加工(Electro chemical machining,ECM)复合加工新方法,通过建立微加工模型分析了该方法的加工机理,搭建了微加工试验平台,并进行了工艺参数优化研究,采用直径500μm和75μm的钨电极在SUS 304不锈钢上分别进行了微盲孔和微通孔加工试验研究,结果表明,在所用的EDM、EDM与ECM复合加工和磨粒辅助EDM与ECM复合加工三种方法中,磨粒辅助EDM与ECM复合加工方法获得的表面粗糙度(Ra15 nm)最高,因此该方法是微细结构表面高效和高质量加工的最佳方法之一。     

微细电火花加工中电极材料的蚀除机理研究

在微细电火花加工过程中 ,由于放电时间极短 ,使得其阴阳两极的电极材料蚀除过程产生较大的差异。本文应用传热学和电场的基本理论 ,分别对微细电火花加工阴阳两极的材料蚀除机理进行了理论研究 ,得出了在窄脉宽微细电火花加工中 ,尽量缩短脉宽可提高阳极材料的去除效率 ,同时又不会明显增加阴极材料损耗的结论。为微细电火花加工脉冲电源设计及加工工艺的改进提供了理论依据     

Precision machining of micro tool electrodes in micro EDM for drilling array micro holes

Micro electro discharge machining (micro EDM) is suitable for machining micro holes on metal alloy materials, and the micro holes can be machined even to several microns by use of wire electro discharge grinding (WEDG) of micro electrodes. However, considering practicability of micro holes <Φ100 μm in batch processing, the controllable accuracy of holes’ diameter, the consistency accuracy of repeated machining and the processing efficiency are required to be systematically improved. On the basis of conventional WEDG method, a tangential feed WEDG (TF-WEDG) method combined with on-line measurement using a charge coupled device (CCD) was proposed for improving on-line machining accuracy of micro electrodes. In TF-WEDG, removal resolution of micro-electrode diameter (the minimum thickness to be removed from micro electrode) is greatly improved by feeding the electrode along the tangential direction of wire-guide arc, and the resolution is further improved by employing negative polarity machining. Taking advantage of the high removal resolution, the precise diameter of micro-electrode can be achieved by the tangential feed of electrode to a certain position after diameter feedback of on-line measurement. Furthermore, a hybrid process was presented by combining the TF-WEDG method and a self-drilled holes method to improve the machining efficiency of micro electrodes. A cyclic alternating process of micro-electrode repeated machining and micro holes’ drilling was implemented for array micro holes with high consistency accuracy. Micro-EDM experiments were carried out for verifying the proposed methods and processes, and the experimental results show that the repeated machining accuracy of micro electrodes was less than 2 μm and the consistency accuracy of array micro holes was ±1.1 μm.     

Micro Electrical Discharge Machining Deposition in Air for Fabrication of Micro Spiral Structures

Micro electrical discharge machining(EDM) deposition process is a new micro machining method for fabrication of metal micro structures. In this process, the high level of tool electrode wear is used to achieve the metal material deposition. Up to now, the studies of micro EDM deposition process focused mainly on the researches of deposition process, namely the effects of discharge parameters in deposition process on the deposition rate or deposition quality. The research of the formation of micro structures with different discharge energy density still lacks. With proper conditions and only by the z-axis feeding in vertical direction, a novel shape of micro spiral structure can be deposited, with 0.11 mm in wire diameter, 0.20 mm in outside diameter, and 3.78 mm in height. Then some new deposition strategies including angular deposition and against the gravity deposition were also successful. In order to find the forming mechanism of the spiral structures, the numerical simulation of the transient temperature distribution on the discharge point was conducted by using the finite-element method(FEM). The results show that there are two major factors lead to the forming of the spiral structures. One is the different material removal form of tool electrode according with the discharge energy density, the other is the influenced degree of the movement of the removed material particles in the discharge gap. The more the energy density in single discharge is, the smaller the mass of the removed material particles is, and the easier the movements of which will be changed to form an order tendency. The fine texture characteristics of the deposited micro spiral structures were analyzed by the energy spectrum analysis and the metaliographic analysis. It shows that the components of the deposited material are almost the same as those of the tool electrode. Moreover the deposited material has the brass metallic luster in the longitudinal profile and has compact bonding with the base material. This research is useful to understand the micro-process of micro EDM deposition better and helpful to increase the controllability of the new EDM method for fabrication of micro structures.     

多工位组合电极电火花成形微凹槽结构

针对具有复杂微尺度凹槽结构的高硬度模具钢型腔难以加工的难题,提出了一种多工位组合电极电火花成形的新方法。以某种聚合物微流控芯片模具型腔为研究对象,选用NAK80模具钢为型腔材料,铜钨合金(W75%)为相应的微凸起结构电极材料并经由高速铣削加工。为降低加工难度及保障加工质量,对复杂微凸起结构进行分解,形成2组4工位组合电极;采用周铣、端铣交替进行的工艺使微凸起上表面的毛刺连续发生塑性变形从而减小和去除微凸起结构顶端的加工毛刺。最后,利用制备好的多工位组合电极,采用变换工位代替更换电极的加工方式,通过精密电火花成形,依次完成粗、半精与精加工。结果表明:加工的凹槽侧壁与底面垂直度较好,宽度、高度误差在3μm以内,根部圆角在15μm以内,可以满足成型聚合物微流控芯片的使用要求。     

Vibration assisted electrochemical micromachining of high aspect ratio micro features

The most used processes for generation of high aspect ratio microchannels are Nd: YAG laser technology on silica substrate and ultra violate lithography (UV-LIGA) process on metals. There are a few micromachining technologies such as micro mechanical milling, micro electro discharge machining (EDM) and electrochemical micromachining (EMM) for production of high-aspect-ratio micro features on highly stressed and anticorrosive metal like stainless steel. This paper discusses the micro fabrication of high aspect ratio micro features at the intended location on high strength stainless steel sheet of very small thickness to high thickness with highest average aspect ratio 14.33 achieved during microchannel generation by EMM with the help of coated microtool. Mathematical model relating aspect ratio with various parameters and machining conditions is derived to explore the ways to increase the aspect ratio of micro features. Experimental investigations were carried out to know the effect of vibration of microtool, frequency of pulsed voltage, microtool tip shape, thickness of work piece and non-conducting layer coated microtool on high aspect ratio micro features. Vibration of microtool with very small amplitude improved the stability of micromachining due to improved flow of electrolyte.     

Approaches for improvement of EDM cutting performance of SiC with foil electrode

Electrical discharge machining by foil electrode serves as an alternative method for SiC slicing. This technology uses a highly tensioned thin foil as the tool electrode. The main advantages over wire EDM are that the foil thickness can be made smaller than the wire diameter, vibrations can be avoided by applying high tension, and higher current can be supplied since there is less risk of tool breakage. However, due to the large side surface area of the foil electrode, there is a high occurrence probability of side surface discharges and high concentration of debris, which affects kerf width accuracy and machining stability. In the aim to overcome both problems, this study proposes two foil electrode designs: a foil electrode in which holes are machined and the insulation of the side surface areas by a resin coating layer of 5 μm thickness. The influences of both foil electrodes were tested with three different slicing strategies: no strategy, applying jump motion of the tool electrode, and applying reciprocating motion. From machining experiments and comparative studies of the discharge delay time, it was found that with both foil tools, the occurrence probability of side surface discharges can be reduced. In addition, the chip pocketing effect of the holes enhance the flushing conditions, resulting in a higher cutting speed.     

Three-dimensional shaping by dot-matrix electrical discharge machining

This paper deals with a new prototyping method called dot-matrix electrical discharge machining (EDM) with scanning motion. The machining process by the dot-matrix method is similar to printing motion with a dot-impact printer. This method can be applied not only to EDM but also electrochemical machining and forming. A prototype of the machining unit for the dot-matrix method has six feeding devices for thin wire electrodes. The electrodes of 300 μm in diameter are arranged with the pitches of 760 μm. To obtain a smooth surface, a planetary motion in the x-y-plane is added to the feeding of the machining unit in the z-direction, the same area is machined repeatedly, or the machining unit is moved with fine feed. By compensating for the wear of the electrode during the scanning EDM, various shapes with the accuracy of micrometers order can be obtained without a formed tool electrode.     

微细电火花成形加工设备关键技术研究

基于微细电火花加工的要求,对微细电火花成形加工设备中的关键技术进行研究,成功研制了一套高精度的微细放电加工设备产品,包括一台微细电火花加工机床和一台精密脉冲电源。优化机床关键零/部件的结构后,机床的变形小,运动精度高;电源放电稳定,控制精确。经加工试验表明,该设备加工效果较好,加工精度和稳定性较高,加工出的窄槽工件的尺寸精度可达到5μm,加工直径为300μm的小孔,其圆度误差达到3μm,可满足微细电火花加工的要求。     

微细电解加工用中空电极的制备

为了改进加工间隙内电解产物的排出条件和加速电解液的更新,提出了一种嵌套式微细中空电极的精确可控焊接制备工艺。仿真分析了电极的过流特性,优化了电极长度,并进行了性能测试及加工实验。通过穿丝、黏结、嵌套尺寸及位置调整和焊接工序,制备出加工段内径为65μm、外径为130μm、长3.25mm左右,后段便于装夹和连通的嵌套式中空电极。在供液压力为1.15 MPa时,其出口流速可达10m/s左右。利用制备的中空电极,开展微细孔电解加工实验,在0.5mm厚不锈钢片上加工出最小入口孔径约为157μm,出口孔径约为133μm的微细孔,并将其延伸应用于微结构加工中,铣削出了长554μm、宽160μm、深224μm的微细T型槽。实验结果表明:制备的微细中空电极有效提高了加工间隙内电解液的流动特性,且连/导通可靠、装夹方便,适用于高深宽比微结构的电解加工。