Electropolishing is an electrochemical metal-removal process that improves the microscopic condition of stainless steel surfaces. By preferentially dissolving surface peaks, the process reduces roughness, removes the mechanically disturbed outer layer …
Quick Answer Ra (Roughness Average) is the arithmetic average of the absolute values of a surface’s microscopic peaks and valleys, measured from the mean line over a defined evaluation length. …
As we’ve written many times before in this blog, stainless steel is far more than just “corrosion resistant metal.” While it is true that its material strength and resistance to …
The importance of the cleanliness of a system’s stainless steel surfaces is paramount, but it may come as a surprise to most that the smoothness of those surfaces is just …
There will come a time when even the best maintained system will require work to ensure that its inner surfaces are properly smooth. This can be unplanned, such as due …
At first glance electrolytic cleaning and electropolishing look to be identical procedures. They both involve creating an electrical circuit between the stainless steel being processed and the tool being passed …
Stainless steel’s utility is, as its name implies, largely due to its ability to remain corrosion-free where other materials would react to the substances they come in contact with. However, …
Electropolishing and Chemical Passivation: Differences and Similarities It depends on what the desired outcome is. Chemical passivation will attain a chrome to iron ratio above 1.0 (Cr/Fe), without producing any …
