Abstract

Micro-hole drilling by EDM and production of fine rods for the tool electrode or other purpose have become very important in industry. This paper suggests a new method for production of very fine rods by ultrasonic-assisted chemical machining and describes the machining characteristics of micro-hole drilling by EDM. For fine rods, copper wires of initial diameter of 250.mum are used and successfully machined into a diameter of less than 30.mum with good repeatability. The ultrasonic agitation not only accelerated the material removal rate uniformly, but also produced smooth surfaces of fine rods. To drill the micro-hole, kerosene and pure water is used as a dielectric. From the experiment, water is superior to kerosene with respect to surface roughness of inlet and outlet of hole and machined surface as well as electrode wear. However, due to the electrochemical reaction of water, small pits are remained on the workpiece surface.

본 연구에서는 초음파 화학 가공(ultrasonicassisted chemical mahining)을 이용하여 100$\mu\textrm{m}$이하의 전극봉을 제작하였고 제작한 전극을 이용하여 미세구멍을 방전 가공함으로써 가공특성을 파악하고, 방전액을 각각 등유(kerosene)와 물로하여 구멍의 표면을 비교, 분석하였으며 전극의 지름, 가공물의 두께에 대한 오버컷과 경사도(tap- er) 그리고 전극의 마멸을 조사하였다.

Keywords

• Micro-Hole Drilling;
• Ultrasonic-Assisted Chemical Machining;
• Electro-Discharge Machining;
• Electrode;
• Taper;
• Electrode Wear;
• Electro-Chemical Racation

• 미세구멍가공;
• 초음파화학가공;
• 방전가공;
• 전극봉;
• 경사도;
• 전극마멸;
• 전기화학적반응;