Carbon Steel Electropolishing & Deburring Service

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Carbon steel is widely used in manufacturing for its affordability, strength and versatility. It’s a material of choice for components that include springs, machine parts, gears, shafts and pulleys that are designed to withstand repeated stress. Without the chromium and nickel that gives stainless steel its corrosion resistance, carbon steel is susceptible to rust unless it undergoes a proper finishing treatment.

Carbon steel parts often undergo intense machining processes that can leave behind burrs and other surface defects that interfere with assembly and create friction. Traditional finishing methods like thermal deburring and vibratory finishing can compromise part finish leaving discoloration or damage resulting from part-to-part contact.

Able provides a specialized electropolishing process that addresses these challenges, providing manufacturers with burr-free, smooth surfaces and enhancing the performance and longevity of carbon steel parts.

Electropolishing & Deburring Service for Carbon Steel Alloys

The Electropolishing Advantage

Electropolishing offers a precise and superior alternative, removing burrs while maintaining structural integrity. This process also achieves an improved microfinish, crucial for precision applications. Able’s proprietary electrolyte blend ensures consistent, fine-tuned results tailored to the unique properties of carbon steel.

Custom Solutions for Carbon Steel

Able’s custom electrolytes and racking techniques ensure a uniform finish and preserve critical tolerances. For carbon steel, we specialize in polishing smaller, precision-machined parts, focusing on components up to 12 inches square.

Key Benefits of Electropolishing Carbon Steel

Improved Corrosion Resistance: Leaves parts passive and without defects that can become initiation sites for corrosion
Enhanced Microfinish: Achieves smoother surfaces with improved microinch values
Deburring: Eliminates surface imperfections without damaging parts
Increased Longevity: Protects parts from premature wear and tear
Improved Plating Results: Microfinish improvement makes it effective for pre-plate finishing

Applications of Electropolished Carbon Steel

Electropolished carbon steel is ideal for high-precision components such as springs, gears, fasteners, ball screws, ball nuts, gun components, plungers, armatures and more.

CARBON / TOOL / SPECIALTY STEELS	COMMENT
12L14	Excellent Finish After Electropolishing
1215	Excellent Finish After Electropolishing
Ledloy	Excellent Finish After Electropolishing
1095	Excellent, Chrome-like Finish After Electropolishing
1080	Excellent, Chrome-like Finish After Electropolishing
1075	Excellent Finish After Electropolishing
Music Wire (1095)	Material Excellent Finish After Electropolishing
Aluminized Steel	Bright Chrome-Like Finish After Electropolishing
Manganese Steel	Excellent Finish After Electropolishing
MAR-Aging	Excellent Finish Chrome-Like After Electropolishing
Vanadium	Good Satin Finish After Electropolishing
Core Iron	Bright But Grainy Finish After Electropolishing
Stellite 6B	Bright But Grainy Finish After Electropolishing
Nitralloy 135	Good Finish After Electropolishing
S-7 Tool Steel	Excellent Finish After After Electropolishing
M-2 Tool Steel	Gray, Satin Finish After Electropolishing
M-4 Tool Steel	Excellent Finish After After Electropolishing
CPM M-4 Tool Steel	Satin Finish After Electropolishing
Magnetic Iron	Good Finish After Electropolishing
105 Chrome Silicon Steel	Excellent Finish After Electropolishing
1117 Stressproof Steel	Excellent, Chrome-like Finish After Electropolishing
NAK 55	Bright Finish After Electropolishing
P20 Tool Steel	Bright, Excellent Finish After Electropolishing
Vadnais 4	Looks Like 440C SS After E.P. Gray, Uniform Color
QRO-90 (Like H-13 Tool Stl)	Excellent, Chrome-like Finish After Electropolishing
Vascomax 300	Bright Finish After Electropolishing
H-13	Excellent, Chrome-like Finish After Electropolishing
A-2	Good Bright Finish After Electropolishing

Ready to Optimize Your Carbon Steel Parts?

Able Electropolishing’s advanced technique delivers a premium finish for carbon steel, offering superior surface quality and performance. Contact us today to speak with an expert or submit a sample for a free electropolishing trial.

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Send us your parts/prototypes and we’ll electropolish them for free – we’ll even pay for the shipping! Samples are processed in 24-48 hours.

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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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Electropolishing to Improve Plating and Coating Results

Many machined metal parts undergo a plating or coating as the final step in production – for added durability, corrosion resistance, or to achieve a certain appearance or functionality.

High Quality Metal Finishing Support for Contract Manufacturing

Contract manufacturers face intense pressure to keep their production processes streamlined, efficient and fast – without sacrificing quality.

Advanced Testing & Analysis for Metal Parts

In industries like medical device, aerospace, semiconductor, and automotive manufacturing, precision isn’t just a goal – it’s a necessity. A single imperfection, invisible to the naked eye, can result in catastrophic failures.

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Electropolishing for Carbon Steel

The Electropolishing Advantage

Custom Solutions for Carbon Steel

Key Benefits of Electropolishing Carbon Steel

Applications of Electropolished Carbon Steel

Ready to Optimize Your Carbon Steel Parts?

Learn About the Electropolishing Difference

Electropolishing 101 Lunch & Learn Webinar

Try Electropolishing for Free: Sample Request

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Medical Device Manufacturing

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Aerospace

Pharmaceutical

Pharmaceutical

Automotive

Automotive

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Electronics

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Electropolishing, Passivation and Metal Surface Analytics Blog

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Advanced Testing & Analysis for Metal Parts

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Pickling or Electropolishing?

Electropolishing 101
Lunch & Learn Webinar

Try Electropolishing for Free:
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