Metal parts used in helicopters and airplanes must withstand stress and corrosion within demanding cycle life specifications. Whether stamped or machined, these parts almost always have surface anomalies that can cause premature failure.
Electropolishing creates a smooth, corrosion-resistant surface that increases cycle life for these flight-critical parts.
Improving the Lifecycle of Part for Commercial and Military Aircrafts and Aerospace Applications. When engineering components for the aerospace industry, it's crucial to ensure performance and meet demanding cycle life specifications.
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Electropolishing, with its ability to remove a microscopically precise layer of surface material with consistent results, is the finishing process of choice for such parts, for many reasons. Learn why electropolishing is more effective than other methods for removing burrs.
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Learn why enhanced corrosion resistance is one of the most common reasons engineers across a variety of industries rely on electropolishing to finish their critical metal parts, especially for parts made of stainless steel. Three included case studies show the difference electropolishing makes.
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Electropolishing is ideal for the essential pre-cleaning of metal parts undergoing Penetrant Testing (PT), a commonly used technique for detecting micro cracks and other defects in fracture critical parts in the aerospace industry.
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Electropolishing is a precise and controllable process for eliminating defects from the surface of metal parts. But it’s not the only finishing process available to manufacturers; there are mechanical, chemical and plating processes that can remove defects and improve the…
We provide electropolishing, nitric & citric passivation, and vacuum vapor degreasing.
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Passivation is a chemical process designed to remove free iron and other contaminants from the part surface. Electropolishing is an electro-chemical process that removes surface metal which improves micro finish, provides deburring and adds to the aesthetics of your part.