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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
Anna Berkovich
Russamer Lab
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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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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
T.S.N. Sankara Narayanan
- Chennai, Tamilnadu, India
(ed.note Nov. 2017: The good doctor has a fascinating blog at https://advancementinscience.wordpress.com)
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 [on AbeBooks or eBay or Amazon] has a very nice chapter of about 20 pages that will give you a good quick introduction to electropolishing. Good luck.

Ted Mooney, finishing.com
Ted Mooney, P.E.
Striving to live Aloha
finishing.com - Pine Beach, New Jersey
January 21, 2008




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