Principle of electrolysis and polishing
The principle of Electro-polishing (EP) is to attach the workpiece to the anode to the electrolyte to the DC, to remove the metals and impurities of the surface, make the surface smooth, flawless, bright, and can enhance the surface corrosion resistance, can be said to be the best surface lighting method.
In the semiconductor process, the components of gas supply require cleanliness, surface smoothness and corrosion resistance, and there are several surface treatment methods for semiconductor components, in which the electropolishing method has become the main method of valve components, pipes and their components because of the semiconductor process.
Characteristics of the electrolysis polishing method:
(1), passivation layer
When electropolishing treatment of stainless steel material, adjusting the voltage, current, acid composition, temperature and polishing time by the principle of electrochemistry, can control the thickness of the chromium oxide film thickness on the processing surface, so that the stainless steel pipe achieves the best corrosion resistance.
(2) High cleanliness
The process of electropolishing is to remove the most surface of the workpiece, so the impurity layer, oxide layer, residual stress layer, etc., will be removed. After processing, a very flat surface can be obtained, and there is no depression to hide dirt and dirt, so the workpiece can achieve high cleanliness in use.
(3) Suitable for thin workparts and special shape processing
During the electropolishing processing process, the workpiece is soaked in the electrolyte, so there is no stress, there will be no surface processing deterioration layer and cause surface residual stress, but it can dissolve the stress layer of the part surface due to mechanical processing.Therefore, electropolishing is very suitable for processing thin parts and special shape parts, and for small parts, can be done much once to reduce the processing time.