Table III. Comparison of mass loss using standard and magnetoelectropolishing processes. Also shown is the influence on the processes of using differing oxygen regimes.
Material |
Surface Area (cm2) |
Initial Mass (g) |
Mass Loss of Standard Electropolished Sample (g) |
Mass Loss of Magnetoelectropolished Sample (g) |
| 316L stainless steela | 0.540 | 0.1586 | 0.0356 | 0.0210 |
| Nickel 200a | 0.786 | 0.3534 | 0.0858 | 0.0396 |
| Brassa | 0.828 | 0.3827 | 0.0161 | 0.0097 |
| Coppera | 0.698 | 0.2636 | 0.0128 | 0.0051 |
| Nitinola | 0.298 | 0.0419 | 0.0027 | 0.0015 |
| Titaniumb | 0.329 | 0.0354 | 0.0040 | 0.0072 |
| Niobiumb | 0.329 | 0.0672 | 0.0075 | 0.0165 |
| Tantalumb | 0.329 | 0.1307 | 0.0146 | 0.0306 |
| 316L stainless steelb | 0.540 | 0.1586 | 0.0159 | 0.0324 |
| a Within oxygen evolution regime b Below oxygen evolution regime | ||||
