玻璃、陶瓷等脆性材料,因為具有高硬度、脆性、耐腐蝕及熔點等,通常被歸類於難以加工的材料。但他們因為優秀的性質在各種領域中被扮演著重要角色而引起了許多關注。而在應用上,通常要在硬脆材料上加工出各種尺寸及形狀的微孔(或是陣列)的微結構特徵。與其他非傳統加工法相比,磨料噴射加工具有成本低、效率高且熱影響區非常有限的優點。然而,伴隨著加工的進行,會產生如測壁錐角以及形狀誤差等的加工結果。透過系統的研究諸如磨料尺寸、噴嘴與工件距離以及複合式加工等,成功的降低了磨料噴射加工的缺點並提高形狀精度,於厚度為0.4mm的玻璃基材上生產出形狀誤差小於0.06mm、側壁錐角於48~50°範圍內的孔洞。
Brittle materials such as glasses, glass ceramics and ceramics are normally categorized as difficult to machine materials for its high hardness, brittleness, corrosion resistance and melting temperature. However, they have attracted much attentions and been playing critical roles in many applications in various areas for their advanced properties. Micro-patterns such as micro-hole (array) of various sizes and shapes are frequently required to be generated on brittle materials. In comparison to other non-traditional machining process, abrasive jet machining has the advantage of low cost and high efficiency and very limited heat affected zone. However, tapering angle and form error are normally the consequences of abrasive jet machining. Efforts have been made to minimize the down side of AJM and improve form accuracy by systematically study the influence of machining parameters such as abrasive grain size, stand-off distance and hybrid machining. Holes with form error less than 0.06 mm, tapering angle in the range of 48~50° are successfully produced on a glass plate of 0.4 mm in thickness..