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Electrochemical Micromachining of NiTi Shape Memory Alloys with Ultrashort Voltage Pulses

Published

Author(s)

Joseph Maurer, John Hudson, Steven E. Fick, Thomas P. Moffat, Gordon A. Shaw

Abstract

Electrochemical micromachining (ECMM) with ultrashort voltage pulses has been used to fabricate microstructures on a NiTi shape memory alloy (SMA). Because of its unique properties, NiTi is a desirable material for use in various applications including medical devices and actuators. ECMM is a heat free, strain free, and mask free method for microfabrication, and therefore well suited for use with shape memory alloys . Microstructures were machined to a depth of 3 μm on NiTi surfaces, and the lateral resolution of the machining was found to be dependent on the duration of the voltage pulses used.
Citation
Electrochemical and Solid State Letters
Pub Type
Journals

Keywords

Electrochemical Etching, Electrochemical Synthesis and Engineering, Nanostructured Materials)
Manufacturing

Citation

Maurer, J. , Hudson, J. , Fick, S. , Moffat, T. and Shaw, G. (2011), Electrochemical Micromachining of NiTi Shape Memory Alloys with Ultrashort Voltage Pulses, Electrochemical and Solid State Letters (Accessed April 24, 2024)

Created December 7, 2011, Updated October 12, 2021