Prediction of cutting forces in the micro-machining of silicon using a “hybrid molecular dynamic-finite element analysis” force model

The study and development of micro-machining technology has been an area of ongoing focus for numerous researchers. Interest in this topic has been increasing over the past decade due to the trend towards higher accuracy, smaller-sized components. Linking material property acquisition and modelling in the nanometric scale with those on the micro-scale is a considerable challenge in material science in general and in micro-machining in …