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Electropolishing on 316LVM

We need to electropolish a 316LVM cardiac stent .the work piece is getting eroded at the high ends.

Senthil Kumar
product designer - Chennai, TN, India
2007

First of two simultaneous responses --

Contact us with more detail of stents dimensions. We have designed special holders that provide uniform polishing along the length of the stent.

Anna Berkovich
Russamer Lab - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
(ed. update July, 2025: sorry, Anna has retired)
January 11, 2008

Second of two simultaneous responses --

Senthil Kumar,

Check the geometry of the cathode and anode arrangement.

Follow the bath conditions and operating parameters as per recommendations.

T.S.N. Sankara Narayanan
- Chennai, Tamilnadu, India
(ed.note: The good doctor offers a fascinating blog, "Advancement in Science" )
January 12, 2008

January 21, 2008

DEAR SIR,
I AM NARENDRA PANCHAL, I WILL LIKE IN ELECTROPOLISHING STENT. WHAT IS BASIC PRINCIPAL & FUNDAMENTAL WORK ?
SO I INTERESTED, SO PLEASE GUIDE ME ABOUT MORE IN ELECTROPOLISHING

Narendra Panchal
SMTPL - DAMAN, GUJRAT, INDIA

Hello Narendra. the Electroplating Engineering Handbook ⇦ this on eBay, AbeBooks, or Amazon [affil link] has a very nice chapter of about 20 pages that will give you a good quick introduction to electropolishing. Good luck.

Ted Mooney, P.E.
Striving to live Aloha
finishing.com - Pine Beach, New Jersey
Ted can be retained for immediate
answers or long term project help
January 21, 2008

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