Rev.Adv.Mater.Sci. (RAMS)
No 1, Vol. 30, 2012, pages 98-102

A BRIEF REVIEW ON MICROMACHINING OF MATERIALS

Pedro Cardoso and J. Paulo Davim

Abstract

The demand for miniaturized devices with high aspect ratios and superior surfaces has been rapidly increasing in advanced industries. There is a growing need for fast, direct, and mass manufacturing of miniaturized functional products from metals, polymers, composites and ceramics. The current article presents a brief review on micromachining with special emphasis in micromilling.

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