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Electropolishing of Kovar

Which solutions do I have to use to electropolish kovar (fe,ni,co alloy)? Also how can I do pre-cleaning?which solution can I use ?

Roberta Mongen
internship - Turkey
August 25, 2009

Hi, Roberta. Please try to get hold of a copy of the Electroplating Engineering Handbook ⇦ this on eBay, AbeBooks, or Amazon [affil links] , which has a good chapter on electropolishing. I believe that kovar can be treated as stainless steel for this particular application. A good way a metal finishing intern can use the internet is "trust but verify" :-)

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Ted Mooney, P.E.
Striving to live Aloha
finishing.com - Pine Beach, New Jersey
August 25, 2009

how fine of a surface finish were you able to obtain on the kovar products from electroplating? I'm working on a project for my school and we are looking at attempting a similar procedure. thanks.

stephen s. eacuello
- Cranston. Rhode Island
October 27, 2009

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