Development of a maskless electrochemical texturing method

Journal of Materials Processing Technology

Volumn 209, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 3869-3878

  Costa, H L ^a   Hutchings, I M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Electrochemical machining; Patterning; Surface structuring; Surface texturing

Indexed keywords

CONVENTIONAL METHODS; CURRENT EFFICIENCIES; CURRENT PULSE; ELECTROCHEMICAL MACHINING; ELECTROLYTE FLUSHING; INDUSTRIAL CONTEXTS; LOW-CARBON STEELS; MASK LESS; MATERIAL REMOVAL RATES; METALLIC SURFACES; ON CURRENTS; PATTERNING; SIMPLE METHODS; SURFACE STRUCTURING; SURFACE TEXTURING; WORK-PIECES;

CARBON STEEL; ELECTRIC DISCHARGE MACHINING; ELECTROCHEMICAL CUTTING; FLUIDIZED BED COMBUSTION; METALLIC COMPOUNDS; SURFACE STRUCTURE;

TEXTURING;

EID: 64249136165     PISSN: 09240136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmatprotec.2008.09.004     Document Type: Article

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