Journal
PROCESSES
Volume 10, Issue 8, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/pr10081466
Keywords
high-frequency PCB; drilling; coating technology; tool wear; hot filament chemical vapor deposition
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- National Natural Science Foundation of China
- Innovation and Technology Commission
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This study investigates the coating characteristics of drills with respect to different HFCVD processing parameters and the coating characteristics following wear from machining high-frequency PCBs. The findings show that the methane concentration, processing time, and temperature significantly affect the grain size and coating thickness of the diamond film. Drills with nanocrystalline films have a longer tool life compared to microcrystalline films, and drills with thinner films wear at a faster rate.
High-frequency and high-speed printed circuit boards (PCBs) are made of ceramic particles and anisotropic fibres, which are difficult to machine. In most cases, severe tool wear occurs when drilling high-frequency PCBs. To protect the substrate of the drills, diamond films are typically fabricated on the drills using hot filament chemical vapour deposition (HFCVD). This study investigates the coating characteristics of drills with respect to different HFCVD processing parameters and the coating characteristics following wear from machining high-frequency PCBs. The results show that the methane concentration, processing time and temperature all have a significant effect on the grain size and coating thickness of the diamond film. The grain size of the film obviously decreases as does the methane concentration, while the coating thickness increases. By drilling high-frequency PCBs with drills with nanocrystalline and microcrystalline grain sizes, it is discovered that drills with nanocrystalline films have a longer tool life than drills with microcrystalline films. The maximum length of the flank wear of the nanocrystalline diamond-coated drill is nearly 90% less than microcrystalline diamond-coated tools. Moreover, drills with thinner films wear at a faster rate than drills with thicker films. The findings highlight the effects of HFCVD parameters for coated drills that process high-frequency PCBs, thereby contributing to the production of high quality PCBs for industry and academia.
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