400 Series Stainless Steel Electropolishing & Deburring Service

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At Able Electropolishing, we routinely process 400 series stainless steel parts using our signature electropolishing treatment.

When people discuss stainless steel 400 series electropolishing, the first thing that comes to mind is a part with a bright finish. Though the bright finish is the most identifiable trait, there are some important, often overlooked benefits of this material removal process. These benefits include deburring, microfinish improvement, ultracleaning, improved corrosion resistance, and fatigue life improvement. These metal improvement benefits offer great promise to design and production engineers for cost savings and product improvement.

Able can electropolish a variety of stainless steel parts and components including 400 series and many other alloys. We have been providing metal finishing services to a variety of industries since 1954, and we can do the same for you.

410 stainless steel before (at left) and after (right)

420 stainless steel before (at left) and after (right)

400 SERIES STAINLESS STEEL	COMMENT
410	Excellent, Bright Finish After Electropolishing (Chrome-Like)
416	Good Finish After Electropolishing
418	Good, Bright Finish After Electropolishing (Chrome-Like)
420	Excellent, Bright Finish After Electropolishing (Chrome-Like)
430	Good, Bright Finish After Electropolishing
440A	Good Finish After Electropolishing
440C	Gray-Satin Finish After Electropolishing
446	Good Finish After Electropolishing
455	Good Finish After Electropolishing
465	Good Finish After Electropolishing

Benefits of Electropolishing 400 Series Stainless Steel

Our proprietary electropolishing (reverse plating) technique offers solutions to a wide variety of surface problems for 400 series stainless steel, such as:

At Able, we process critical parts for a wide variety of companies and industries. You can rest assured knowing that your parts are safe and secure. We have long regarded our process techniques and our customer’s products as proprietary, and fully protect those technologies.

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Medical Device Manufacturing

From implantable devices to surgical instruments, electropolishing is a single-process treatment that results in biocompatible, safe and ultra clean parts.

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Aerospace

We offer aerospace vendors and original equipment manufacturers our signature metal finishing services to increase fatigue-resistance for their metal parts, rendering them capable of withstanding the stress and corrosion that comes with long-term use.

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Pharmaceutical

Our strict adherence to industry standards ensures that pharmaceutical components are electropolished in accordance with ASTM B912 and ASME BPE specifications. These products are clean and smooth, corrosion resistant and contaminant free.

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Automotive

Corrosion resistance and microfinish improvement are essential for critical automotive parts, making electropolishing an increasingly beneficial option for automakers.

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Consumer Appliance

Our metal finishing services help increase corrosion resistance for these parts, and by removing the outermost layer of metal withelectropolishing the durability and longevity of these appliance components is increased.

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Food & Beverage

Electropolishing materials for this industry eliminates the buildup of bacterial biofilms, as well as keeping the equipment free of contaminants like Salmonella. Electropolishing delivers the level of sanitation required by a number of regulatory agencies.

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Hydraulics & Pneumatics

From robotics to mobile equipment, the uses of electropolishing in the hydraulics and pneumatics industry are many. By helping prevent premature part failure, electropolishing reduces downtime and increases the life cycle of these components.

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Electronics

Improving conductivity and performance is just one benefit electropolishing offers for electronics parts. The surface finish is improved by as much as 50%, removing imperfections from the material without material removal.

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Try Electropolishing for Free:
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