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    B 36 Chemical Machining

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    Chemical machining involves using chemicals to selectively remove metal from a workpiece. The areas to be removed are exposed to the chemicals by masking off other areas with a chemically resistant material. The workpiece is immersed in or sprayed with chemical etchants that dissolve the exposed metal. This allows for complex internal and external profiles to be etched into metals. Chemical machining provides advantages over conventional machining like enabling simultaneous material removal, producing no burrs or stresses, and allowing for weight reduction of aerospace parts at low cost.

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    Chemical machining involves using chemicals to selectively remove metal from a workpiece. The areas to be removed are exposed to the chemicals by masking off other areas with a chemically resistant material. The workpiece is immersed in or sprayed with chemical etchants that dissolve the exposed metal. This allows for complex internal and external profiles to be etched into metals. Chemical machining provides advantages over conventional machining like enabling simultaneous material removal, producing no burrs or stresses, and allowing for weight reduction of aerospace parts at low cost.

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    Chemical machining involves using chemicals to selectively remove metal from a workpiece. The areas to be removed are exposed to the chemicals by masking off other areas with a chemically resistant material. The workpiece is immersed in or sprayed with chemical etchants that dissolve the exposed metal. This allows for complex internal and external profiles to be etched into metals. Chemical machining provides advantages over conventional machining like enabling simultaneous material removal, producing no burrs or stresses, and allowing for weight reduction of aerospace parts at low cost.

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    Chemical machining involves using chemicals to selectively remove metal from a workpiece. The areas to be removed are exposed to the chemicals by masking off other areas with a chemically resistant material. The workpiece is immersed in or sprayed with chemical etchants that dissolve the exposed metal. This allows for complex internal and external profiles to be etched into metals. Chemical machining provides advantages over conventional machining like enabling simultaneous material removal, producing no burrs or stresses, and allowing for weight reduction of aerospace parts at low cost.

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    CHEMICAL MACHINING

    Presented by:
    Emmanuvel Joseph Aju
    TE Mech A
    Batch B
    Roll No 36
    INTRODUCTION

     Chemical machining(CHM) Was developed based on the observation that c


    hemicals attack metals and etch them by using chemical dissolutions.

     CHM is the removal of metal by chemical attack by a corrosive liquid.

     The areas of the work piece which are not to be machined are masked.

     The work piece is either immersed in or exposed to a spray of chemical rea


    gent.

     CHM was basically developed for aerospace industry to maintain strength


    of part at reduced weight.
    Principle

    Figure : (a) Schematic of chemical machining process (b) Stages in producing a profiled
    cavity by chemical machining
    PRINCIPLE OF CHM

     An etchant resistant mask, made typically of rubber or plastic is used to pro


    tect those parts of the component from which no material is to be removed.

     Part to be machined is defined by any one of the procedures: scribing & re


    moving the coating, exposing to light & dissolving unexposed region, or sil
    k screen printing.

     Strong acid or alkaline solution is used to dissolve materials selectively.

     Chemically resistant coating is applied to protect surfaces not to be machin


    ed.
    STEPS IN CHEMICAL MACHINING

     The 5 steps in chemical machining are as follows:

     Part preparation: cleaning.


     Masking: application of chemically resistant material
     Etching: dip or spray exposure to etchants
     Mask removal: stripping the maskant and cleaning the part.
     Finishing: inspection and other processing
    ADVANTAGES

    1. Easy weight reduction


    2. No effect of work piece materials properties such as hardness
    3. Simultaneous material removal operation
    4. No burr formation
    5. No stress introduction to the work piece
    6. Low capital cost of equipment
    7. Easy and quick design changes
    8. Requirement of less skilled worker
    9. Low tooling costs
    10. The good surface quality
    11. Using decorative part production
    12. Low scrap rates (3%)
    DIS-ADVANTAGES
    1. Difficult to get sharp corner
    2. Difficult to chemically machine thick material (limit is depended on work piece
    material, but the thickness should be around maximum 10 mm)
    3. Scribing accuracy is very limited, causes less dimensional accuracy
    4. Etchants are very dangerous for workers
    5. Etchant disposals are very expensive
    APPLICATIONS

    High Precision Parts


    and Decorative Items
     Gaskets

     Washers

     Sensors

     Nameplates

     Jewelry

     Microprocessor Chips
    THANK YOU !

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