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1、 英语翻译Options for micro-holemakingAs in the macroscale-machining world, holemaking is one of the most if not the mostfrequently performed operations for micromachining. Many options exist for how those holes are created. Each has its advantages and limitations, depending on the required hole diameter
2、 and depth, workpiece material and equipment requirements. This article covers holemaking with through-coolant drills and those without coolant holes, plunge milling, microdrilling using sinker EDMs and laser drilling. Helpful Holes Getting coolant to the drill tip while the tool is cutting helps re
3、duce the amount of heat at the tool/workpiece interface and evacuate chips regardless of hole diameter. But through-coolant capability is especially helpful when deep-hole microdrilling because the tools are delicate and prone to failure when experiencing recutting of chips, chip packing and too muc
4、h exposure to carbides worst enemyheat.When applying flood coolant, the drill itself blocks access to the cutting action. “Somewhere about 3 to 5 diameters deep, the coolant has trouble getting down to the tip,” said Jeff Davis, vice president of engineering for Harvey Tool Co., Rowley, Mass. “It be
5、comes wise to use a coolant-fed drill at that point.” To prevent those tiny coolant holes from becoming clogged with debris, Davis also recommends a 5m or finer coolant filter. Another recommendation is to machine a pilot, or guide, hole to prevent the tool from wandering on top of the workpiece and
6、 aid in producing a straight hole. When applying a pilot drill, its important to select one with an included angle on its point thats equal to or larger than the included angle on the through-coolant drill that follows. The pilot drills diameter should also be slightly larger. For example, if the pi
7、lot drill has a 120 included angle and a smaller diameter than a through-coolant drill with a 140 included angle, “then youre catching the coolant-fed drills corners and knocking those corners off,” Davis said, which damages the drill. Lubricious ChillTo further aid chip evacuation, Davis recommends
8、 applying an oil-based metalworking fluid instead of a waterbased coolant because oil provides greater lubricity. But if a shop prefers using coolant, the fluid should include EP (extreme pressure) additives to increase lubricity and minimize foaming. “If youve got a lot of foam,” Davis noted, “the
9、chips arent being pulled out the way they are supposed to be.” He added that another way to enhance a tools slipperiness while extending its life is with a coating, such as titanium aluminum nitride. TiAlN has a high hardness and is an effective coating for reducing heats impact when drilling diffic
10、ult-to-machine materials, like stainless steel. David Burton, general manager of Performance Micro Tool, Janesville, Wis., disagrees with the idea of coating microtools on the smaller end of the spectrum. “Coatings on tools below 0.020 typically have a effect on every machining aspect, from the qual
11、ity of the initial cut to tool life,” he said. Thats because coatings are not thin enough and negatively alter the rake and relief angles when applied to tiny tools. However, work continues on the development of thinner coatings, and Burton indicated that Performance Micro Tool, which produces micro
12、endmills and microrouters and resells microdrills, is working on a project with others to create a submicron-thickness coating. “Were probably 6 months to 1 year from testing it in the market,” Burton said. The microdrills Performance offers are basically circuit-board drills, which are also effecti
13、ve for cutting metal. All the tools are without through-coolant capability. “I had a customer drill a 0.004-dia. hole in stainless steel, and he was amazed he could do it with a circuit-board drill,” Burton noted, adding that pecking and running at a high spindle speed increase the drills effectiven
14、ess. The requirements for how fast microtools should rotate depend on the type of CNC machines a shop uses and the tool diameter, with higher speeds needed as the diameter decreases. (Note: The equation for cutting speed is sfm = tool diameter 0.26 spindle speed.) Although relatively low, 5,000 rpm
15、has been used successfully by Burtons customers. “We recommend that our customers find the highest rpm at the lowest possible vibrationthe sweet spot,” he said. In addition to minimizing vibration, a constant and adequate chip load is required to penetrate the workpiece while exerting low cutting fo
16、rces and to allow the rake to remove the appropriate amount of material. If the drill takes too light of a chip load, the rake face wears quickly, becoming negative, and tool life suffers. This approach is often tempting when drilling with delicate tools. “If the customer decides he wants to baby the tool, he takes a lighter chip load,” Burton said, “and, typically, the cutting edge wears much quicker and creates a radius wher
