DU Li-qun, LI Cheng-bin, LI Yong-hui, YU Tong-min. Application of ultrasonic stress relief technology to microinjection mold fabrication[J]. Editorial Office of Optics and Precision Engineering, 2012,20(6): 1250-1256
DU Li-qun, LI Cheng-bin, LI Yong-hui, YU Tong-min. Application of ultrasonic stress relief technology to microinjection mold fabrication[J]. Editorial Office of Optics and Precision Engineering, 2012,20(6): 1250-1256 DOI: 10.3788/OPE.20122006.1250.
Application of ultrasonic stress relief technology to microinjection mold fabrication
In the UV-LIGA fabrication process of a microinjection metal mold
the large internal stress of a SU-8 layer can result in SU-8 mould defects such as micro cracks
distortion or even exfoliation. In order to avoid these defects
the ultrasonic stress relief technology was introduced into the microinjection process. First
the SU-8 mould was obtained by coating
soft baking
ultraviolet exposure and post-exposure baking
and it was treated by the ultrasonic stress relief equipment before developing. Then the backless plate growing method was adopted to directly fabricate the nickel micro-electroforming pattern on a 38CrNiMnMo mould steel substrate and the SU-8 layer defects emerged in the process such as the distortion and exfoliation in the SU-8 spin coating on a non-circular substrate
the air bubbles in photoresist layer and the adhesion of plating layer with the substrate were eliminated or improved. Finally
the microinjection mold with a channel width of 80 μm and a height of 35 μm was fabricated. The results show that by using the ultrasonic stress relief technology
the SU-8 mould defects caused by large internal stress in SU-8 layer are overcome
the capacity of manufacturing microinjection mold via UV-LIGA technology is enhanced
and the success rate of microinjection mold fabrication is greatly improved.
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