Evaluation of roughness, hardness, and strength of AA 6061 molds for manufacturing polymeric microdevices

• Main Authors: Tran, Nhat Khoa, Lam, Yee Cheong, Yue, Chee Yoon, Tan, Ming-Jen
• Other Authors: School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2013
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/100132; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/13588
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

In the manufacturing of polymeric microfluidic devices, micro-molds play a key role because they determine not only the manufacturing cost but also the quality of the molded parts. Recently, a high-quality aluminum alloy 6061 (AA6061) mold with fine features less than its grain size has been fabrica...