Experimental Study on Super-Hydrophobic Copper Surface Fabricated by HS-WEDM

Abstract:

We present a method to fabricate superhydrophobic surfaces on copper substrate using reciprocating type high speed wire cut electrical discharge machining (HS-WEDM) and self-assembly technology. Herein, single factor experiment was used to investigate the influence of several major parameters of the wire electrical discharge machining processing, such as pulse width, pulse gap (pulse interval) and power tube, on the contact angle of resulting surface. Results show that a composite structure, composed of craters and projections, is fabricated on the copper surface, which is the key reason of superhydrophobicity. With the change of pulse width, pulse interval, and the number of the power tube, the hydrophobic properties of resulting copper surface was changed. This paper provided the theoretical support for industrialized fabrications of super-hydrophobic brass surface.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volumes 687-691)
• Pages: 4367-4371
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.687-691.4367
• Online since: November 2014
• Authors: Yan Ling Wan, Zhong Xu Lian, Hua Dong Yu, Jin Kai Xu
• Keywords: Composite Structures, Single Factor Experiment, Super-Hydrophobic

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