Effect of Outflow Mode on Machined Micro-dimple in the Through-mask Electrochemical Micromachining with Filled Inter-electrode Gap

DOI

10.2991/mme-16.2017.36How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Through-mask electrochemical micromachining, Flexible porous material, Outflow mode of electrolyte, Micro-dimple arrays.

Abstract

To analyse the effect of outflow modes during making micro-dimples using the modified through-mask electrochemical machining with filled inter-electrode gap, some investigations were carried out numerically and experimentally. The studies showed that, the reflux discharging mode (RDM), which allows most of the electrolyte and electrolytic products to flow out through the holes arranged inside the cathode, can produce fairly more homogeneous flow field and smoother mass transfer during machining, compared with the conventional mode in which the electrolyte and electrolytic products can be discharged only from the inter-electrode gap. Micro-dimples generated on the basis of RDM show a flat bottom feature without island defect and smooth surfaces as well as good dimension uniformity.

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© 2017, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Chen-Hao Zhao
AU  - Ping-Mei Ming
AU  - Wei-Hai Zhou
AU  - Xin-Min Zhang
AU  - Ge Qin
AU  - Chen-Xu Luo
PY  - 2016/12
DA  - 2016/12
TI  - Effect of Outflow Mode on Machined Micro-dimple in the Through-mask Electrochemical Micromachining with Filled Inter-electrode Gap
BT  - Proceedings of the 3rd Annual International Conference on Mechanics and Mechanical Engineering (MME 2016)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 261
EP  - 267
SN  - 2352-5401
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/mme-16.2017.36
DO  - 10.2991/mme-16.2017.36
ID  - Zhao2016/12
ER  -