Accession Number:
ADA393780
Title:
Electropolishing the Rare-Earth Metals
Descriptive Note:
Technical rept.
Corporate Author:
IOWA STATE UNIV OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AMES
Personal Author(s):
Report Date:
1964-10-01
Pagination or Media Count:
15.0
Abstract:
This paper describes a method whereby the rare-earth metals can be consistently electropolished and chemically etched. The method involves cooling an alcohol-perchloric electrolyte to -76 deg C before electropolishing. The metals are chemically polished in the same solution.
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Subject Categories:
- Metallurgy and Metallography
- Fabrication Metallurgy