An in-depth study of the method of wire electrochemical discharge machining was carried out for fabricating microstructures on non-conductive brittle materials such as quartz glass and ceramics. First
the method of wire electrochemical discharge machining with a rotating spiral tool was proposed and the slit width model was established. Next
the experimental process was studied
and the influence of many key machining parameters such as the voltage
pulse frequency
duty ratio
and spindle speed on the machining accuracy was discussed in detail. The experimental results indicate that the slit width increases with an increase in the applied voltage and duty ratio and decreases with an increase in the frequency
spindle speed
and feed rate. A micro-slit array with a slit width of 135
μ
m and complex closed microstructures and micrographic structures with an aspect ratio of 6:1 were successfully machined by optimizing the parameters for quartz glass. Therefore
this method may prove to be an effective new technology for machining high-aspect-ratio microstructures on non-conductive
hard
and brittle materials.
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