Ultracleaning & Decorative Finishing
Electropolishing removes heat discoloration from welding and heat treating operations. The imbedded oxides from machining and polishing compounds are removed with a controlled amount of material removal. After electropolishing, the part is clean, passive, in tolerance and ready for assembly.
An electropolished part has the following characteristics:
Non-Coating
Unlike paints, plating or Teflon coatings, an electropolished surface does not peel or abrade. This is espe¬cially important where particles from coating abrasion can cause equipment malfunction or other hazards. Typical areas include food or pharmaceutical processing, high vacuum assemblies, pure gas/water systems and critical switch assemblies.
Non-Distorting
An electropolished finish can be uniformly applied on complex or fragile parts that do not lend them¬selves to other finishing methods. There is no effect on surface hardness and no stresses are introduced to the part.