Micro hole is the fundamental feature found in any device/components. Hence
this paper aims to produces the micro holes using electrochemical
micromachining (EMM). The existing machining techniques in EMM for creating
micro holes are associated with more overcut (OC). Hence, it is very
essential to reduce OC and enhance the machining rate (MR). This paper
aspires to investigate the effect of graphite electrode with magnetic force
on copper plate. Four different tools namely electromagnetic graphite tool
(EMGT), permanent magnet graphite tool (PMGT), graphite tool and stainless
steel (SS) tool are employed for these experiments. The major influencing
factors are machining voltage in volts, duty cycle in % and electrolyte
concentration in g/l was considered on MR and OC. The results exposed that
EMGT, PMGT and graphite electrodes produce MR of 106.4%, 74.6 % and 44.5 %
over SS tool at parameter level of 23 g/l, 15 V, and 85% respectively.
Graphite and EMGT electrode resulting in 11.9% and 3.41 % reduced OC
respectively than SS tool at parameter level of 8V, 95% and 28 g/l.
Additionally, scanning electron microscope (SEM) picture examination is
conducted to identify the magnetic field effect on the work surface.