Nano/micro grinding mechanisms and technologies for brittle materials

该项目的成功完成将解决一个长期存在的问题，即脆性材料加工中的韧性去除机制，并为此类材料的纳米/微机械加工技术和表征技术的发展奠定坚实的知识基础。这将加强西澳大学在纳米/微制造领域的研究能力和国际竞争力。实用的磨削技术开发用于制造微型非球面模具镶件和透镜将直接有利于光学/光子学，微电子和生物医学行业在澳大利亚。这将有助于澳大利亚在新千年的新兴产业中处于领先地位

The successful completion of the project will solve a long standing problem, that is, the ductile removal mechanism in the machining of brittle materials and create a strong knowledge base for the development of technology and characterization techniques for nano/micro mechanical machining of such materials. This will strengthen UWA's research capability and international competitiveness in the field of nano/micro manufacturing. The pragmatic grinding technology developed for fabricating micro aspherical mould inserts and lenses will directly benefit the optics/photonics, microelectronics and biomedical industries in Australia. This will help to position Australia in the forefront of emerging industries in the new millennium