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Influence of Plasma Electrolytic Polishing on Surface Roughness of Steel, Aluminum and Cemented Carbide

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Plasma electrolytic polishing (PeP) is an innovative finishing technique for producing smooth surfaces of electrically conductive materials. The setup for PeP is comparable to the setup of electrochemical polishing, but unlike conventional electrochemical polishing, higher voltages are required and low concentrated, aqueous salt solutions are used as electrolytes. PeP offers advantages similar to electrochemical polishing, such as the absence of mechanical and significant thermal impact on polished parts.

This paper presents the results of PeP of steel AISI 304, aluminum EN AW 6082 and cemented carbides WCCo7 and WCCo10. A significant reduction in surface roughness for all workpiece materials is achieved. The influence of the process parameters and the initial surface roughness on the polishing results are presented.

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    I. Danilov, S. Quitzke, A. Martin, P. Steinert, M. Zinecker & A. Schubert

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Danilov, I., Quitzke, S., Martin, A., Steinert, P., Zinecker, M., Schubert, A. (2022). Influence of Plasma Electrolytic Polishing on Surface Roughness of Steel, Aluminum and Cemented Carbide. In: Behrens, BA., Brosius, A., Drossel, WG., Hintze, W., Ihlenfeldt, S., Nyhuis, P. (eds) Production at the Leading Edge of Technology. WGP 2021. Lecture Notes in Production Engineering. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-78424-9_30

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