Nowadays, there are lack of definitive international standards, surface parameters and techniques for the characterisation of the surface generation of optical microstructures with the articulation to their quality specifications in practical applications. This paper presents a study of factors affecting the surface generation in FTS machining of optical microstructures. The surface quality and...

Haynes 25 alloy (also known as L-605 alloy) is cobalt based super alloy which has widely applications such as aerospace industry, turbine and furnace parts, power generators and heat exchangers and petroleum refining components due to its excellent characteristics. However, the workability of this alloy is more difficult compared to normal steels or even stainless. In present work, an experimen...

Rotary ultrasonic machining (RUM) is a relatively low cost and environmentally benign process for machining of advanced ceramics. Much effort has been made to theoretically and experimentally investigate material removal rate, surface roughness, and tool wear in RUM. However, there is no report on systematic study of edge chipping in RUM drilling of ceramics. This paper presents the results of ...

High-power, nanosecond-pulse Q-switch laser processing has become commonplace in both existing and emerging high-tech industries. As these industries grow and mature, there is increased need for low-cost, high-quality manufacturing techniques. This translates to a need for increasingly precise and efficient laser processing capabilities. In this work, Newport/Spectra-Physics’ latest Q-switch di...

ABSRACT High speed machining is a relatively new production technology that allows higher productivity, excellent surface finish and good dimensional accuracy in the manufacturing process. Therefore these technologies have considerable advantages over traditional machining technologies. Instead of conventional machining chain that consists of roughing in soft state + semi fininshing + hardening...

machines using ball end mill cutters; the determination of the optimum tool and the minimization of the machining times for each surface. In the proposed methodology, the accessibility problem is first analyzed and then the optimal tool is selected from a database of tools. Next, and depending on the machining method, we select automatically the optimum sweeping method and the associated machin...

A machining operation is basically termed a material removal process, where material is removed in the form of chips. In a machining operation, the output parameter is achieved by controlling various input parameters. This paper discusses the effects of various input parameters in abrasive Jet machining (AJM) on the output parameter(Metal Removal Rate [MRR).This paper presents an extensive revi...

This research proposes an optimized magnetic abrasive machining process that uses an ultra-high-speed system to perform precision machining on a workpiece. The system can process several microns of material, either for machining surface roughness or for machining a workpiece for a precise micro-diameter. The stainless steel workpieces have been machined using an ultra-high-speed magnetic abrasi...

Silicon micromachined terahertz passive components such as silicon washers, waveguide blocks for W-band (75-110 GHz) power amplifiers, and waveguides for 325-500 GHz band have been designed, microfabricated, and characterized. Based on these results, an integrated 600 GHz silicon micromachined RadiometerOn-a-Chip (ROC) has been demonstrated for the first time. It reduced in mass by an order of ...

In this paper, we develop a methodology to determine flow stress at the machining regimes and friction characteristics at the tool-chip interface from the results of orthogonal cutting tests. We utilize metal cutting analysis originally developed by late Oxley and present some improvements. We also evaluate several temperature models in calculating the average temperatures at primary and second...