At Able Electropolishing, we are proud to offer electropolishing services for Nitinol, an alloy made of nickel and titanium. Nitinol is difficult to produce, so when you’re trying to make it last longer and resist degradation, one method of doing so can involve electropolishing.
Nitinol is commonly used in applications that require flexibility and motion, including medical devices, and because nickel, a known allergen, is present in the alloy, it is essential that the metal be properly treated. When electropolished, Nitinol forms a stable protective layer that acts as a barrier against ion exchange, protecting against nickel release.
Electropolishing Nitinol improves the alloy’s resistance against corrosion as well as improves its durability by performing several different functions at once.
Electropolishing provides superior results for Nitinol when compared to passivation. While passivation eliminates contaminants from the metal’s surface, it doesn’t remove embedded contaminants from the pores or imperfections in the metal. Passivation does not give you value-added aesthetic that electropolishing does, and electropolished parts are passivated as part of the process.
With that in mind, choosing electropolishing is the way to ensure the metal parts used are safer, longer lasting, and better suited for medical, and other critical applications.
To see how we can improve the microfinish of your Nitinol parts, send us your parts or prototypes and we’ll electropolish them for free – we’ll even pay for the shipping. Samples are processed in 24-48 hours.
Our tightly controlled quality process and ISO 9001 and ISO 13485 certifications make us the preferred partner for many medical device manufacturers across the globe. From implantable devices to surgical instruments, electropolishing is a single-process treatment that results in biocompatible, safe and ultra clean parts.
Learn MoreWe 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. Surface abnormalities lead to part failure, but with electropolishing, parts become more reliable and long lasting.
Learn MoreOur 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.
Learn MoreCorrosion resistance and microfinish improvement are essential for critical automotive parts, making electropolishing an increasingly beneficial option for automakers. Electropolishing both interior and exterior auto parts ensures they will resist premature failure and function at an optimal level.
Learn MoreNotable examples of appliance parts we electropolish are 400-series stainless steel alloys used in many consumer appliances. Our metal finishing services help increase corrosion resistance for these parts, and by removing the outermost layer of metal withelectropolishing the durability and longevityof these appliance components is increased.
Learn MoreWe have a long history of working with the food and beverage industry. Electropolishing materials for this industry eliminates the buildup of bacterial biofilms, as well as keeping the equipment free of contaminants like Salmonella. When it comes to food and beverage processing equipment, safety and cleanliness are of the upmost importance and electropolishing delivers the level of sanitation required by a number of regulatory agencies.
Learn MoreFrom robotics to heavy mobile equipment, the uses of electropolishing in the hydraulics and pneumatics industry are many. By helping prevent premature part failure, electropolishing reduces the amount of downtime and increases the life cycle of these components. Proper surface finish and cleanliness is key in this industry, and electropolishing attains the finishour customers require.
Learn MoreImproving conductivity and performance is just one benefit electropolishing offers for electronics parts. The surface finish is improved by as much as 50 percent, removing imperfections from the material without removing a lot of material removal from the component.
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