In recent years, advanced materials with unique metallurgical properties such as super alloys, composites and ceramics have been developed to meet the demands of extreme applications. While these materials are harder, tougher, less heat sensitive and more resistant to corrosion and fatigue, they are also difficult to machine. Advanced materials are being widely used these days not only in the a...

Silicon (Si) micromachining techniques have recently witnessed significant advancement, attributable to the high surge in demand for microelectromechanical and microelectronic devices. Micromachining are widely used cut or pattern Si, order obtain high-quality surface finishes fabrication of three-dimensional (3D) microstructures In this work, capabilities competencies non-traditional Si techni...

With increased application of mechanical micromachining for creating small features with complex geometries on a broad range of materials, the need for understanding the mechanics of machining at the micro-scale has been recognized. During mechanical micromachining of metals, the tool-workpiece interaction occurs entirely within either a single crystal or a few crystals of the workpiece materia...