Abstract:Electropolishing has been used in TiNi alloy in several fields for its special characteristics, but its essential details and electropolishing mechanism have not been reported yet as a demand from business competition, which, to a great degree, restricts the application and extension of the electropolishing technology. In this paper, effect of temperature on nitinol electropolishing is explored. Studies on the effect of the temperature on the electropolishing process show that the higher the temperature is, the bigger the electropolishing rate is, following a near Gauss law. The relationship between the temperature and surface roughness follows near parabolic law, the relationship between the temperature and surface reflectivity follows near Sigmoidal law.
