Micromachining of Metals, Alloys and Ceramics by Picosecond Laser Ablation

2008 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wenqian Hu ◽  
Galen B. King ◽  
Yung C. Shin
Keyword(s):  
Electron Microscope ◽  
Laser Ablation ◽  
Picosecond Laser ◽  
Ablation Rate ◽  
Optical Microscope ◽  
Recast Layer ◽  
Laser Machining ◽  
Percussion Drilling ◽  
Scanning Electron

Microhole drilling and microstructure machining with a picosecond (ps) Nd:YVO4 laser (pulse duration of 10 ps) in metals, alloys and ceramics are reported. Blind and through microholes were drilled by percussion drilling as well as trepanning drilling. The diameters of the holes were in the range from 20 μm to 1000 μm. Microfeatures were machined and the flexibility of ps laser machining was demonstrated. The quality of drilled holes, e.g., recast layer, microcrack and conicity, and that of the microstructures, were investigated by optical microscope, surface profilometer, or scanning electron microscope (SEM). Ps laser ablation rate was investigated by experiments as well as a simplified laser ablation model.

Micromachining of Metals, Alloys, and Ceramics by Picosecond Laser Ablation

2010 ◽  
Vol 132 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Wenqian Hu ◽  
Yung C. Shin ◽  
Galen B. King
Keyword(s):  
Electron Microscope ◽  
Laser Ablation ◽  
Picosecond Laser ◽  
Ablation Rate ◽  
Optical Microscope ◽  
Recast Layer ◽  
Laser Machining ◽  
Percussion Drilling ◽  
Scanning Electron

Microhole drilling and microstructure machining with a picosecond (ps) Nd:YVO4 laser (pulse duration of 10 ps) in metals, alloys, and ceramics are reported. Blind and through microholes are drilled by percussion drilling as well as trepanning drilling, where the diameters of the holes are in the range of 20–1000 μm. Microfeatures are also machined and the flexibility of ps laser machining is demonstrated. The quality of drilled holes, e.g., recast layer, microcrack, and conicity, and that of the microstructures, are investigated by an optical microscope, a surface profilometer, or a scanning electron microscope. Ps laser ablation rate is studied by experiments and a simplified laser ablation model.

Observability of Very Thick Specimen by Using Transmission Scanning Electron Microscope

1971 ◽  
Vol 29 ◽  
pp. 26-27
Author(s):  
K. Shibatomi ◽  
T. Yamanoto ◽  
H. Koike
Keyword(s):  
Electron Microscope ◽  
Image Quality ◽  
Scanning Electron Microscope ◽  
Chromatic Aberration ◽  
Image Contrast ◽  
Objective Lens ◽  
Thick Specimen ◽  
Transmission Electron ◽  
Scanning Electron

In the observation of a thick specimen by means of a transmission electron microscope, the intensity of electrons passing through the objective lens aperture is greatly reduced. So that the image is almost invisible. In addition to this fact, it have been reported that a chromatic aberration causes the deterioration of the image contrast rather than that of the resolution. The scanning electron microscope is, however, capable of electrically amplifying the signal of the decreasing intensity, and also free from a chromatic aberration so that the deterioration of the image contrast due to the aberration can be prevented. The electrical improvement of the image quality can be carried out by using the fascionating features of the SEM, that is, the amplification of a weak in-put signal forming the image and the descriminating action of the heigh level signal of the background. This paper reports some of the experimental results about the thickness dependence of the observability and quality of the image in the case of the transmission SEM.

Organoclay-reinforced polyethersulfone-modified epoxy-based hybrid nanocomposites

2011 ◽  
Vol 23 (7) ◽  
pp. 526-534 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yang Wang ◽  
Boming Zhang ◽  
Jinrui Ye
Keyword(s):  
Electron Microscopy ◽  
Fracture Toughness ◽  
Electron Microscope ◽  
Optical Microscope ◽  
Mechanical Analysis ◽  
Hybrid Nanocomposites ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
Transmission Electron ◽  
Modified Epoxy ◽  
Scanning Electron

Hybrid nanocomposites were successfully prepared by the incorporation of polyethersulfone (PES) and organoclay into epoxy resin. They had higher fracture toughness than the prepared PES/epoxy blend and organoclay/epoxy nanocomposites. The microstructures of the hybrid nanocomposites were studied. They were comprised of homogeneous PES/epoxy semi-interpenetrating network (semi-IPN) matrices and organoclay micro-agglomerates made up of tactoid-like regions composed of ordered exfoliated organoclay with various orientations. The former was confirmed with dynamic mechanical analysis, scanning electron microscopy and transmission electron microscopy, while the latter was successfully observed with X-ray diffraction measurements, optical microscope, scanning electron microscope and transmission electron microscope. The improvement of their fracture toughness was due to the synergistic toughening effect of the PES and the organoclay and related to their microstructures.

Effect of Casting Overheat and Rolling Temperature on Morphology of Sulfide in 30MnVS Steel

2012 ◽  
Vol 457-458 ◽  
pp. 270-273
Author(s):  
Yi You Tu ◽  
Guo Zhong Li
Keyword(s):  
Electron Microscope ◽  
Scanning Electron Microscope ◽  
Continuous Casting ◽  
Optical Microscope ◽  
Rolling Temperature ◽  
Ferrite Content ◽  
Continuous Casting Slab ◽  
Intragranular Ferrite ◽  
Sulfide Segregation ◽  
Scanning Electron

Effect of superheat and initial rolling temperature on the morphology and distribution of sulfide in non quenched and tempered free cutting steel 30MnVS has been studied by optical microscope and scanning electron microscope. Results show that proper superheat and initial rolling temperature can turn rod-shaped sulfide into massive or globular sulfide，to alleviate sulfide segregation and pro-eutectoid ferrite distribution along the boundary of pearlite clusters in 30MnVS , increase the intragranular ferrite content and optimize the structure of continuous casting slab.

Analysis of an Axle Failure under Torsional Load

2016 ◽  
Vol 850 ◽  
pp. 101-106 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shu Mei Li ◽  
Jian Jun Yang ◽  
Wei Dong Zhang ◽  
August Chang ◽  
Cai Xia Zhang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Electron Microscope ◽  
Scanning Electron Microscope ◽  
Failure Mechanism ◽  
Field Testing ◽  
Optical Microscope ◽  
Fatigue Lifetime ◽  
Torsional Load ◽  
Torsional Fatigue ◽  
Secondary Cracks ◽  
Scanning Electron

Premature fracture of an axle under torsional load occurred after a tracked military tank had experienced field testing for only 80 kilometers. Visual metallographic examinations were performed with optical microscope (OM) and scanning electron microscope (SEM). The investigation demonstrates that the premature fracture is caused by metallurgical problems inside the axle where the primary and secondary cracks originate, propagate, and eventually result in final catastrophic rupture through torsional fatigue. The failure mechanism is summarized and improvement of the fatigue lifetime for the axle is recommended.

Mechanical Interlocking on Leadframe Surface for Bondability of Au Wedge Bond

2016 ◽  
Vol 857 ◽  
pp. 79-82
Author(s):  
Roslina Ismail ◽  
Fuaida Harun ◽  
Azman Jalar ◽  
Shahrum Abdullah
Keyword(s):  
Optical Microscope ◽  
Bonding Process ◽  
Mechanical Interlocking ◽  
Average Roughness ◽  
Force Microscopy ◽  
Atomic Force ◽  
Surface Morphologies ◽  
Scanning Electron ◽  
Effect Of Surface

This work is a contribution towards the understanding of wire bond integrity and reliability in relation to their microstructural and mechanical properties in semiconductor packaging.The effect of surface roughness and hardness of leadframe on the bondability of Au wedge bond still requires detail analysis. Two type of leadframes namely leadframe A and leadframe B were chosen and scanning electron microscope (SEM) and optical microscope were used to inspect the surface morphology of leadframes and the quality of created Au wedge bond after wire bonding process. It was found that there were significant differences in the surface morphologies between these two leadframes. The atomic force microscopy (AFM) which was utilized to measure the average roughness, Ra of lead finger confirms that leadframe A has the highest Ra with value of 166.46 nm compared to that of leadframe B with value of 85.89 nm. While hardness value of different lead finger from the selected leadframe A and B obtained using Vicker microhardness tester are 180.9 VH and 154.2VH respectively.

scholarly journals The Effect of Magnetic Field Direction on the Imaging Quality of Scanning Electron Microscope

2017 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 49-54
Author(s):  
Libo Ai ◽  
Shengxiang Bao ◽  
Yongda Hu ◽  
Xueke Wang ◽  
Chuan Luo
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Field ◽  
Electron Microscope ◽  
Scanning Electron Microscope ◽  
Field Direction ◽  
Magnetic Field Direction ◽  
Imaging Quality ◽  
Scanning Electron

Investigation on the Microstructure Hardness for the Hot Compressed Duplex Steel

2022 ◽  
Vol 905 ◽  
pp. 30-37
Author(s):  
Shu Lan Zhang ◽  
Xiao Dan Zhang ◽  
Hai Feng Xu ◽  
Chang Wang
Keyword(s):  
Electron Microscope ◽  
Scanning Electron Microscope ◽  
Optical Microscope ◽  
Ferrite Phase ◽  
Ferrite Formation ◽  
Average Hardness ◽  
Duplex Steel ◽  
Quench Temperature ◽  
Fluctuation Range ◽  
Scanning Electron

Effect of microstructure size and type on the hardness for the duplex steel were disclosed by using of optical microscope (OM), scanning electron microscope (SEM) and nanoindenter for the samples hot compressed under different temperature with reduction of 10%, 30%, 50% and 70%. OM and SEM were used to measure the average martensite lamellar width, space and indenter morphology. nanoindenter test characterized the microstructure hardness for the samples under different process. Experiment results show that martensite hardness for the sample hot compressed at 950°C has larger diversity than that of sample hot compressed at 1200°C. The martensite hardness fluctuation range for the sample compressed at 950°C is almost from about 7GPa to 12GPa, while, for the sample compressed at 1200°C, the fluctuation range is basically from about 9GPa to 12GPa. However, the average hardness for the samples hot compressed at 950°C is comparably smaller, which is related with lower quench temperature. The larger martensite hardness fluctuation is mainly related with induced ferrite formation and finer martensite lamellar width. For the ferrite phase, the hardness fluctuation range is lower.

CHARACTERISATION OF BIOMEDICAL TITANIUM LAYERS DEPOSITED BY A VACUUM PLASMA SPRAY PROCESS

2021 ◽  
Vol 55 (2) ◽  
pp. 231-235
Author(s):  
Mihailo Mrdak ◽  
Darko Bajić ◽  
Darko Veljić ◽  
Marko Rakin
Keyword(s):  
Electron Microscope ◽  
Scanning Electron Microscope ◽  
Hardness Test ◽  
Optical Microscope ◽  
Mechanical Tests ◽  
Test Method ◽  
Bonding Layer ◽  
Vacuum Plasma Spray ◽  
Porous Ti ◽  
Scanning Electron

In this paper we will describe the process of the deposition of thick layers of VPS-Ti coating, which is used as a bonding layer for the upper porous Ti coatings on implant substrates. In order to deposit the powder, we used HÖGANÄS Ti powder labelled as AMPERIT 154.086 -63 µm. In order to test the mechanical properties and microstructure of the VPS-Ti coating, the powder was deposited on Č.4171 (X15Cr13 EN10027) steel substrates. Mechanical tests of the microhardness of the coating were performed by the Vickers hardness test method (HV0.3) and tensile strength by measuring the force per unit area (MPa). The microhardness of the coating is 159 HV0.3, which is consistent with the microstructure. The coating was found to have a good bond strength of 68 MPa. The morphology of the powder particles was examined on a scanning electron microscope. The microstructure of the coating, both when deposited and etched, was examined with an optical microscope and a scanning electron microscope. By etching the coating layers, it was found that the structure is homogeneous and that it consists of a mixture of low-temperature and high-temperature titanium phases (α-Ti + β-Ti). Our tests have shown that the deposited layers of Ti coating can be used as a bonding layer for porous Ti coatings in the production of implants.

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