Magnetoelectropolishing process improves characteristics of finished metal surfaces. Intensity of externally applied magnetic field, plus oxygen control, manipulates rate of dissolution in electropolishing.

Metal Finishing

Volumn 104, Issue 12, 2006, Pages

  Hryniewicz, T ^a   Rokosz, K ^a   Rokick, R ^b  

^a KOSZALIN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

^b Electrobright   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORROSION RESISTANCE; DISSOLUTION; MAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; MATERIALS SCIENCE; METALLURGICAL ENGINEERING; SURFACE CLEANING;

MAGNETOELECTROPOLISHING PROCESS; OXYGEN EVOLUTION; SURFACE SOILING; SURFACE WETTING;

ELECTROLYTIC POLISHING;

EID: 34547493447     PISSN: 00260576     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0026-0576(06)80361-2     Document Type: Article

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