Current status and research progress of metal micro-tube manufacturing technology
Metal micro-tube has the functions of micro-channel closure,directional guidance,steadying and guiding flow etc.,which is widely used in medicine,electrical and electronics,heat transfer,optics and other fields.The preparation of metal micro-tubes is very challenging due to the limitations of the miniaturization of tools and changes in material properties and friction be-havior due to size effect.The process principles,manufacturing characteristics,forming capabilities,advantages and disadvantages of the commonly used manufacturing technologies for metal micro-tubes are summarized,including hot extrusion forming,cold drawing forming,dieless drawing forming and electroforming forming.Finally,the future development trends and research focuses of metal micro-tube manufacturing technology are prospected.
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