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Electropolishing recipe for stainless steel [Norway]

June 25, 2010

I would like to know if somebody out there knows a recipe to set up an electropolishing bath for stainless steel.
I think the pre-made electrolyte is too expensive.

Jan Egil Nilssen
plating shop - Orkanger, Norway

June 25, 2010

Hi, Jan. The Electroplating Engineering Handbook has a great chapter on electropolishing of stainless steel, complete with a number of different recipes. Good luck.

Regards,

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

June 29, 2010

Approach this with caution. There is no universal electropolish solution that is in the public domain. The solution needs to be the appropriate one for a series, such as 300 vs 400 vs high nickel and etc.

James Watts
- Navarre, Florida

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