MICRON RANGE COMPLEX STRUCTURE IN MICRO-ELECTROCHEMICAL MACHINING- A REVIEW

Ramandeep Singh, Navdeep Singh

Abstract: The major problem in the micro-manufacturing is concerned with achieving the good dimensional accurate products with the better surface finish, high MRR, no tool wear, absence of stress and no heat-affected zone. Micro-machining proved itself as a promising solution of this major problem. In recent days, industries are regularly looking for fabricating the micro-components which can be able to perform their complex functions in the sensitive areas of electronics, automotive, biomedical and optics. Now a day for miniature components micro-machining plays a very important role, its techniques are excellent to machine any complex shapes with good accuracy and bright surface finish. Material with any value of the hardness can be machined easily with all the offered advantages of micro-machining in the electrochemical micro-machining process (EMM). In this article; review of different methodologies and effect of machining parameters were studied along with different electrolytes; which plays a significant role in electro chemical micro-machining. The objective of this study is to know about the optimum micro-machining parameters for the EMM process and it is also much important to find out the research gap through the different studies. In this study, it has been found out MRR and overcut are depends upon the voltage, electrolyte concentration, IEG, pulse ON/OFF time, pulse duration, pulse frequency, RPM of the tool and flow rate of electrolyte. The proper selections of parameters in EMM are essentials for achieving the overall improvement in the micro-machining operation.

Keywords: Micro-Manufacturing, Micro-Machining, Electrochemical Machining (ECM), Electrochemical MicroMachining (EMM).

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15623/ijret.2016.0508038