Micro electrical discharge machining (μEDM) is an atmospheric-pressure plasma-assisted technology that uses point-to-plane discharges in liquid dielectrics to remove microscopic quantities of electrically conductive materials. In this work, an innovative μEDM prototype machine was specifically designed and fabricated to produce and control single spark discharges, thus, resolving the typical limitations of (multi-discharge) commercial machines. The work analyses the type of discharge and the micro-plasma electron-density values obtained for 0.5–38 μm gap sizes, 3–10 000 μs pulse durations, 75–250 V low breakdown voltages, and 1–20 A discharge currents, using different combinations of metallic electrodes in oil and in water. Results allow fitting, for micro-scale and low voltages, an empirical law between the maximum gap-size for breakdown, the breakdown voltage, and the effective stress-time. The electron density ne is obtained by optical emission spectroscopy diagnostics of the Hα-line Stark broadening (yielding , i.e., ionization degrees of ) and by a semi-empirical resistive plasma model. The model uses the experimental values of several electrical and geometrical quantities, and of the gas pressure estimated as from measurements of the plasma mechanical action, obtained using a force sensor. The quantitative information of this phenomenological study can assist the optimization of this micro-fabrication technique.
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I. M. F. Bragança;
I. M. F. Bragança
1
IDMEC, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade Técnica de Lisboa
, Av. Rovisco Pais, 1049-001 Lisboa, Portugal
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P. A. R. Rosa;
P. A. R. Rosa
1
IDMEC, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade Técnica de Lisboa
, Av. Rovisco Pais, 1049-001 Lisboa, Portugal
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F. M. Dias;
F. M. Dias
2
Instituto de Plasmas e Fusão Nuclear, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade Técnica de Lisboa
, Av. Rovisco Pais, 1049-001 Lisboa, Portugal
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P. A. F. Martins;
P. A. F. Martins
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IDMEC, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade Técnica de Lisboa
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L. L. Alves
L. L. Alves
a)
2
Instituto de Plasmas e Fusão Nuclear, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade Técnica de Lisboa
, Av. Rovisco Pais, 1049-001 Lisboa, Portugal
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I. M. F. Bragança
1
P. A. R. Rosa
1
F. M. Dias
2
P. A. F. Martins
1
L. L. Alves
2,a)
1
IDMEC, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade Técnica de Lisboa
, Av. Rovisco Pais, 1049-001 Lisboa, Portugal
2
Instituto de Plasmas e Fusão Nuclear, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade Técnica de Lisboa
, Av. Rovisco Pais, 1049-001 Lisboa, Portugal
J. Appl. Phys. 113, 233301 (2013)
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February 28 2013
Accepted:
May 31 2013
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I. M. F. Bragança, P. A. R. Rosa, F. M. Dias, P. A. F. Martins, L. L. Alves; Experimental study of micro electrical discharge machining discharges. J. Appl. Phys. 21 June 2013; 113 (23): 233301. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4811296
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