EP1625246B1 - Electrolyte for electrochemically polishing metallic surfaces - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to electrolytes for the electrochemical polishing of workpieces of titanium, titanium alloys, niobium, niobium alloys, tantalum and tantalum alloys, and to a process for electrochemical polishing.
- the electrochemical polishing or glazing of metal surfaces is widely used in the art to treat smaller or larger metal objects. Due to the rapidly increasing use of titanium and titanium alloys in the field of apparatus engineering, vehicle construction, aircraft construction or even medical technology, the surface treatment of these materials by electropolishing is becoming increasingly important.
- electropolishing the articles to be polished which hang on respective support members or are arranged in baskets or the like are introduced into the electrolyte, i. H. the polishing bath, sunk and lifted out of this after a certain polishing time. After draining the bath liquid from the polished surfaces, the articles are then immersed in rinsing baths to remove the electrolyte.
- Electrolytes which contain hydrofluoric acid in significant concentrations as described in the French patent FR 2795433 involve a significant safety and health risk due to the high toxicity and corrosivity of the hydrofluoric acid, which escapes in significant amounts from the electrolyte during the electropolishing process.
- the operation of electropolishing with such electrolyte requires complex safety precautions.
- the loss of hydrofluoric acid via the exhaust air must be added regularly in order to keep the electropolishing process stable.
- the contacting of the electropolishing workpieces in the aforementioned electrolyte must either consist of similar material or pure titanium.
- the contact material is attacked equally and must be renewed regularly. This represents a significant cost factor in terms of the value of these metals and leads to premature wear of the electrolytes. Furthermore, it is thus not possible to unambiguously allocate the current distribution and thus the respective removal rates to the individual workpieces and the contact material. In the case of high demands on the accuracy of the electropolishing process, this represents an additional factor of uncertainty.
- the workpieces must be individually stable, eg. B. by clamping, and can not be processed loosely as bulk material in drums or baskets. This causes at small mass parts such. B. screws considerable costs by the necessary manual assembly of the contact frames.
- the object of the invention is to provide an electrolyte which is suitable for the electropolishing of titanium, titanium alloys including nickel-titanium alloys (nitinol), niobium, niobium alloys including niobium-zirconium alloys as well as tantalum and tantalum alloys.
- an electropolishing process for such metals is to be provided that can be carried out easily and safely.
- the electrolytes according to the invention consist of mixtures of sulfuric acid, ammonium bifluoride and at least one hydroxycarboxylic acid.
- electrolytes according to the invention are neither explosive nor combustible. In addition, they contain no hydrofluoric acid in excess, which could escape during the electropolishing process as hydrofluoric acid gaseous and cause no odor.
- metals can be electropolished with the electrolytes according to the invention. These include titanium, titanium alloys including nickel-titanium alloys, niobium, niobium alloys including niobium-zirconium alloys, as well as tantalum and tantalum alloys.
- electrolytes according to the invention are suitable for electropolishing nitinol, which is a high-strength nickel-titanium alloy with 55% Ni.
- the electropolishing result can be optimized by changing the mixing ratio of the three components within certain concentration ranges.
- Hydroxycarboxylic acids used are preferably hydroxylated C 1 -C 6 -carboxylic acids.
- the hydroxycarboxylic acids can be present in the electrolyte according to the invention in a concentration of 10-80% by volume, preferably 20-60% by volume.
- Preferred hydroxycarboxylic acids include glycolic acid and hydroxypropionic acid.
- the hydroxycarboxylic acids are preferably introduced as 60-80% solutions. It is also possible to use combinations of different hydroxycarboxylic acids.
- An electrolyte according to the present invention may contain the sulfuric acid in a concentration of 90-20% by volume, preferably 80-40% by volume. Preferably, 96% sulfuric acid is used.
- ammonium bifluoride can be used in the electrolyte according to the invention in a concentration of 10-150 g per liter, preferably 40-85 g per liter.
- the corresponding metals can be electropolished efficiently and cleanly.
- Part of the invention is also a method for the electrochemical polishing of workpieces made of titanium, titanium alloys, niobium, niobium alloys, tantalum and tantalum alloys, in which an inventive electrolyte is used.
- an advantage of the method according to the invention is that the application parameters of the method can be varied within a wide range, which considerably facilitates the process control. In the prior art, however, the application parameters had to be kept within narrow limits.
- the inventive method for polishing workpieces made of nickel-titanium alloys, such as nitinol, or niobium-zirconium alloys is used.
- the method can be carried out at a temperature of 0 ° C to 40 ° C, a DC electrical voltage of 10 V to 35 V and a current density of 0.5 to 10 A / dm 2 .
- Another advantage of the present invention is that not only the materials to be electropolished can be used as the contact material, but also that aluminum can be used which is inexpensive to purchase and is not attacked by the electropolishing process. This makes it possible to unambiguously allocate the current density to the workpieces to be electropolished and thus control the removal within narrower tolerances.
- Another advantage of the method according to the invention is that free-flowing mass parts can be processed inexpensively in drums or baskets made of aluminum as loose bulk material.
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Die vorliegende Erfindung betrifft Elektrolyte zum elektrochemischen Polieren von Werkstücken aus Titan, Titanlegierungen, Niob, Nioblegierungen, Tantal und Tantallegierungen, sowie ein Verfahren zum elektrochemischen Polieren.The present invention relates to electrolytes for the electrochemical polishing of workpieces of titanium, titanium alloys, niobium, niobium alloys, tantalum and tantalum alloys, and to a process for electrochemical polishing.
Das elektrochemische Polieren oder Glänzen von Metalloberflächen wird in der Technik vielfach angewendet, um kleinere oder größere Gegenstände aus Metall zu behandeln. Aufgrund der stark zunehmenden Verwendung von Titan und Titanlegierungen im Bereich von Apparatebau, Fahrzeugbau, Flugzeugbau oder auch Medizintechnik gewinnt die Oberflächenbearbeitung dieser Werkstoffe durch Elektropolieren zunehmend an Bedeutung. Beim Elektropolieren werden die zu polierenden Gegenstände, die an entsprechenden Trageelementen hängen oder in Körben oder dergleichen angeordnet sind, in den Elektrolyt, d. h. das Polierbad, eingesenkt und nach einer gewissen Polierzeit aus diesem herausgehoben. Nach dem Abfließen der Bad-Flüssigkeit von den polierten Oberflächen werden anschließend die Gegenstände in Spülbäder getaucht, um den Elektrolyt zu entfernen.The electrochemical polishing or glazing of metal surfaces is widely used in the art to treat smaller or larger metal objects. Due to the rapidly increasing use of titanium and titanium alloys in the field of apparatus engineering, vehicle construction, aircraft construction or even medical technology, the surface treatment of these materials by electropolishing is becoming increasingly important. In electropolishing, the articles to be polished which hang on respective support members or are arranged in baskets or the like are introduced into the electrolyte, i. H. the polishing bath, sunk and lifted out of this after a certain polishing time. After draining the bath liquid from the polished surfaces, the articles are then immersed in rinsing baths to remove the electrolyte.
Nach dem heutigen Stand der Technik werden zur Behandlung von Titan und Titanlegierungen entweder Elektrolyte aus Gemischen von Perchlorsäure-Essigsäureanhydrid oder Gemische von Flusssäure-Schwefelsäure-Essigsäure bzw. Flusssäure-Schwefelsäure-Essigsäureanhydrid bzw. Schwefelsäure-Flusssäure-Phosphorsäure-Ethylenglykol (FR 2 795 433) eingesetzt.According to the current state of the art, either electrolytes from mixtures of perchloric acid-acetic anhydride or mixtures of hydrofluoric acid-acetic acid or hydrofluoric acid / acetic anhydride or sulfuric acid-hydrofluoric acid-phosphoric acid-ethylene glycol (FR 2 795 433) are used for the treatment of titanium and titanium alloys ) used.
Diese Elektrolyte sind zwar in der Lage, befriedigende Elektropolierergebnisse auf Reintitan und einer begrenzten Auswahl von Titanlegierungen zu erzielen, jedoch ist der Elektrolyt gemäß dem Patent FR 2 795 433 nicht geeignet, Titan-Nickellegierungen wie Nitinol, das zunehmende Bedeutung als Memorylegierung gewinnt, mit ausreichender Oberflächenqualität zu elektropolieren. Die Anwendung dieser beiden Arten von Elektrolyte weist einige Nachteile auf, die einem großtechnischen Einsatz im Wege stehen:Although these electrolytes are capable of achieving satisfactory electropolishing results on pure titanium and a limited range of titanium alloys, the electrolyte according to patent FR 2 795 433 is not suitable with titanium nickel alloys such as nitinol, which is gaining increasing importance as a memory alloy Surface quality to electropolishing. The application of this Both types of electrolytes have some disadvantages that stand in the way of large-scale use:
Elektrolyte aus Gemischen von Perchlorsäure-Essigsäureanhydrid sind zwar seit langem bekannt und liefern gute Elektropolierergebnisse, jedoch sind ihrer Anwendung aufgrund der damit verbundenen hohen Explosionsgefahr sehr enge Grenzen gesetzt. Zusätzlich ist der Einsatz von Elektrolyten, die Essigsäure enthalten, mit starker Geruchsbelästigung verbunden, was eine entsprechend aufwendige Luftabsaugung am Arbeitsplatz mit aufwendiger Abluftbehandlung erfordert. Elektrolyte, die wie in dem französischen Patent FR 2795433 beschrieben Flusssäure in erheblichen Konzentrationen enthalten, beinhalten aufgrund der hohen Giftigkeit und Korrosivität der Flusssäure, die während des Elektropolierprozesses in erheblichen Mengen aus dem Elektrolyten gasförmig entweicht, ein signifikantes Sicherheits- und Gesundheitsrisiko. Der Betrieb von Elektropolieranlagen mit der derartigen Elektrolyten erfordert aufwendige Sicherheitsvorkehrungen. Zusätzlich muss der Verlust von Flusssäure über die Abluft regelmäßig ergänzt werden, um den Elektropolierprozess stabil zu halten.Although electrolytes from mixtures of perchloric acid-acetic anhydride have long been known and provide good Elektropolierergebnisse, however, their application are very narrow limits due to the associated high risk of explosion. In addition, the use of electrolytes containing acetic acid, associated with strong odor, which requires a correspondingly complex air extraction at the workplace with complex exhaust air treatment. Electrolytes which contain hydrofluoric acid in significant concentrations as described in the French patent FR 2795433 involve a significant safety and health risk due to the high toxicity and corrosivity of the hydrofluoric acid, which escapes in significant amounts from the electrolyte during the electropolishing process. The operation of electropolishing with such electrolyte requires complex safety precautions. In addition, the loss of hydrofluoric acid via the exhaust air must be added regularly in order to keep the electropolishing process stable.
Die Kontaktierung der zu elektropolierenden Werkstücke in den vorgenannten Elektrolyten muss entweder aus artgleichem Werkstoff oder Reintitan bestehen. Der Kontaktwerkstoff wird dabei gleichermaßen angegriffen und muss regelmäßig erneuert werden. Dies stellt im Hinblick auf den Wert dieser Metalle einen erheblichen Kostenfaktor dar und führt zu vorzeitigem Verschleiß der Elektrolyte. Desweiteren ist es dadurch nicht möglich, die Stromverteilung und damit die jeweiligen Abtragsraten den einzelnen Werkstücken und dem Kontaktwerkstoff eindeutig zuzuordnen. Dies stellt bei hohen Anforderungen an die Genauigkeit des Elektropolierverfahrens einen zusätzlichen Unsicherheitsfaktor dar. Während des Elektropolierens müssen darüber hinaus die Werkstücke einzeln stabil, z. B. durch Klemmen, kontaktiert werden, und können nicht lose als Schüttgut in Trommeln oder Körben bearbeitet werden. Dies verursacht bei kleinen Masseteilen wie z. B. Schrauben erhebliche Kosten durch die notwendige manuelle Bestückung der Kontaktgestelle.The contacting of the electropolishing workpieces in the aforementioned electrolyte must either consist of similar material or pure titanium. The contact material is attacked equally and must be renewed regularly. This represents a significant cost factor in terms of the value of these metals and leads to premature wear of the electrolytes. Furthermore, it is thus not possible to unambiguously allocate the current distribution and thus the respective removal rates to the individual workpieces and the contact material. In the case of high demands on the accuracy of the electropolishing process, this represents an additional factor of uncertainty. In addition, during the electropolishing process, the workpieces must be individually stable, eg. B. by clamping, and can not be processed loosely as bulk material in drums or baskets. This causes at small mass parts such. B. screws considerable costs by the necessary manual assembly of the contact frames.
Aufgabe der Erfindung ist es, einen Elektrolyten bereitzustellen, der zum Elektropolieren von Titan, Titanlegierungen einschließlich Nickel-Titan-Legierungen (Nitinol), Niob, Nioblegierungen einschließlich Niob-Zirkon-Legierungen sowie Tantal und Tantallegierungen geeignet ist. Zudem soll ein Elektropolierverfahren für solche Metalle bereitgestellt werden, dass einfach und sicher durchgeführt werden kann.The object of the invention is to provide an electrolyte which is suitable for the electropolishing of titanium, titanium alloys including nickel-titanium alloys (nitinol), niobium, niobium alloys including niobium-zirconium alloys as well as tantalum and tantalum alloys. In addition, an electropolishing process for such metals is to be provided that can be carried out easily and safely.
Diese Aufgabe wird erfindungsgemäß gelöst durch einen
Elektrolyten gemäß Anspruch 1 und ein Verfahren gemäß Anspruch 6.This object is achieved by a
Electrolytes according to claim 1 and a method according to claim 6.
Die erfindungsgemäßen Elektrolyte bestehen aus Gemischen von Schwefelsäure, Ammoniumbifluorid und mindestens einer Hydroxycarbonsäure.The electrolytes according to the invention consist of mixtures of sulfuric acid, ammonium bifluoride and at least one hydroxycarboxylic acid.
Ein Vorteil der erfindungsgemäßen Elektrolyte liegt darin, dass sie weder explosiv noch brennbar sind. Zudem enthalten sie keine Flusssäure im Überschuss, die während des Elektropolierprozesses als Flusssäure gasförmig entweichen könnte und verursachen keine Geruchsbelästigung. Vorteilhafterweise können mit den erfindungsgemäßen Elektrolyten eine breite Palette von Metallen elektropoliert werden. Dazu gehören Titan, Titanlegierungen einschließlich Nickel-Titan-Legierungen, Niob, Nioblegierungen einschließlich Niob-Zirkon-Legierungen sowie Tantal und Tantallegierungen. Insbesondere sind erfindungsgemäße Elektrolyte dazu geeignet, Nitinol, das eine hochfeste Nickel-Titanlegierung mit 55% Ni ist, zu elektropolieren.An advantage of the electrolytes according to the invention is that they are neither explosive nor combustible. In addition, they contain no hydrofluoric acid in excess, which could escape during the electropolishing process as hydrofluoric acid gaseous and cause no odor. Advantageously, a wide range of metals can be electropolished with the electrolytes according to the invention. These include titanium, titanium alloys including nickel-titanium alloys, niobium, niobium alloys including niobium-zirconium alloys, as well as tantalum and tantalum alloys. In particular, electrolytes according to the invention are suitable for electropolishing nitinol, which is a high-strength nickel-titanium alloy with 55% Ni.
Je nach zu elektropolierenden Werkstoffen kann durch Veränderung des Mischungsverhältnisses der drei Komponenten innerhalb bestimmter Konzentrationsbereiche das Elektropolierergebnis optimiert werden.Depending on the materials to be electropolished, the electropolishing result can be optimized by changing the mixing ratio of the three components within certain concentration ranges.
Als Hydroxycarbonsäuren werden bevorzugt hydroxylierte C1-C6-Carbonsäuren eingesetzt. Die Hydroxycarbonsäuren können in dem erfindungsgemäßen Elektrolyten in einer Konzentration von 10-80 Vol.-%, bevorzugt 20-60 Vol.-%, enthalten sein. Zu den bevorzugten Hydroxycarbonsäuren gehören Glycolsäure und Hydroxypropionsäure. Die Hydroxycarbonsäuren werden bevorzugt als 60-80%-ige Lösungen eingeführt. Es können auch Kombinationen unterschiedlicher Hydroxycarbonsäuren eingesetzt werden.Hydroxycarboxylic acids used are preferably hydroxylated C 1 -C 6 -carboxylic acids. The hydroxycarboxylic acids can be present in the electrolyte according to the invention in a concentration of 10-80% by volume, preferably 20-60% by volume. Preferred hydroxycarboxylic acids include glycolic acid and hydroxypropionic acid. The hydroxycarboxylic acids are preferably introduced as 60-80% solutions. It is also possible to use combinations of different hydroxycarboxylic acids.
Ein Elektrolyt gemäß der vorliegenden Erfindung kann die Schwefelsäure in einer Konzentration von 90-20 Vol.-%, vorzugsweise 80-40 Vol.-%, enthalten. Bevorzugt wird 96%-ige Schwefelsäure verwendet.An electrolyte according to the present invention may contain the sulfuric acid in a concentration of 90-20% by volume, preferably 80-40% by volume. Preferably, 96% sulfuric acid is used.
Das Ammoniumbifluorid kann in dem erfindungsgemäßen Elektrolyten in einer Konzentration von 10-150 g pro Liter, bevorzugt 40-85 g pro Liter, eingesetzt werden.The ammonium bifluoride can be used in the electrolyte according to the invention in a concentration of 10-150 g per liter, preferably 40-85 g per liter.
Durch Verwendung der erfindungsgemäßen Elektrolyten können die entsprechenden Metalle effizient und sauber elektropoliert werden.By using the electrolytes according to the invention, the corresponding metals can be electropolished efficiently and cleanly.
Teil der Erfindung ist auch ein Verfahren zum elektrochemischen Polieren von Werkstücken aus Titan, Titanlegierungen, Niob, Nioblegierungen, Tantal und Tantallegierungen, bei dem ein erfindungsgemäßer Elektrolyt eingesetzt wird.Part of the invention is also a method for the electrochemical polishing of workpieces made of titanium, titanium alloys, niobium, niobium alloys, tantalum and tantalum alloys, in which an inventive electrolyte is used.
Ein Vorteil des erfindungsgemäßen Verfahrens liegt darin, dass die Anwendungsparameter des Verfahrens in einem breiten Bereich variierbar sind, was die Prozessführung erheblich erleichtert. Im Stand der Technik hingegen mussten die Anwendungsparameter in engen Grenzen gehalten werden. Bevorzugt wird das erfindungsgemäße Verfahren zur Polierung von Werkstücken aus Nickel-Titan-Legierungen, wie beispielsweise Nitinol, oder Niob-Zirkon-Legierungen verwendet.An advantage of the method according to the invention is that the application parameters of the method can be varied within a wide range, which considerably facilitates the process control. In the prior art, however, the application parameters had to be kept within narrow limits. Preferably, the inventive method for polishing workpieces made of nickel-titanium alloys, such as nitinol, or niobium-zirconium alloys is used.
Das Verfahren kann bei einer Temperatur von 0°C bis 40°C, einer elektrischen Gleichspannung von 10 V bis 35 V und einer Stromdichte von 0,5 bis 10 A/dm2 durchgeführt werden.The method can be carried out at a temperature of 0 ° C to 40 ° C, a DC electrical voltage of 10 V to 35 V and a current density of 0.5 to 10 A / dm 2 .
Ein weiterer Vorteil der vorliegenden Erfindung liegt darin, dass als Kontaktwerkstoff nicht nur die zu elektropolierenden Werkstoffe eingesetzt werden können, sondern dass auch Aluminium eingesetzt werden kann, das in der Anschaffung billig ist und durch den Elektropolierprozess nicht angegriffen wird. Damit ist es möglich, die Stromdichte den zu elektropolierenden Werkstücken eindeutig zuzuordnen und damit den Abtrag innerhalb engerer Toleranzen zu steuern. Ein weiterer Vorteil des erfindungsgemäßen Verfahrens besteht darin, dass schüttfähige Massenteile in Trommeln oder Körben aus Aluminium als loses Schüttgut kostengünstig bearbeitet werden können.Another advantage of the present invention is that not only the materials to be electropolished can be used as the contact material, but also that aluminum can be used which is inexpensive to purchase and is not attacked by the electropolishing process. This makes it possible to unambiguously allocate the current density to the workpieces to be electropolished and thus control the removal within narrower tolerances. Another advantage of the method according to the invention is that free-flowing mass parts can be processed inexpensively in drums or baskets made of aluminum as loose bulk material.
Die Erfindung wird an folgenden Beispielen weiter erläutert.The invention will be further illustrated by the following examples.
Werkstücke aus Reintitan wurden in einem Elektrolyten bestehend aus
Werkstücke aus TiAl6V4, Nitinol und Niob wurden in einem Elektrolyten bestehend aus
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- An electrolyte for electrochemically polishing workpieces consisting of titanium, titanium alloys, niobium, niobium alloys, tantalum and tantalum alloys, characterized in that it contains sulphuric acid, ammonium bifluoride and at least one hydroxycarboxylic acid.
- The electrolyte as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that the hydroxycarboxylic acid used is glycolic acid or hydroxypropionic acid.
- The electrolyte as claimed in claim 1 or 2, characterized in that it contains hydroxycarboxylic acids in a concentration of from 10 to 80% by volume, preferably 20-60% by volume.
- The electrolyte as claimed in one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that it contains sulphuric acid (96%) in a concentration of from 90 to 20% by volume, preferably 80-40% by volume.
- The electrolyte as claimed in one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that it contains ammonium bifluoride in a concentration of from 10 to 150 g per litre, preferably 40-85 g per litre.
- A method for electrochemically polishing workpieces consisting of titanium, titanium alloys, niobium, niobium alloys, tantalum and tantalum alloys, characterized in that an electrolyte as claimed in one of claims 1 to 5 is employed.
- The method as claimed in claim 6, characterized in that a nickel-titanium alloy or a niobium-zirconium alloy is used.
- The method as claimed in claim 7, characterized in that the nickel-titanium alloy is nitinol.
- The method as claimed in one of claims 6 to 8, characterized in that aluminium is used as contact material.
- The method as claimed in one of claims 6 to 9, characterized in that the method is carried out at a temperature of from 0°C to 40°C, an electrical DC voltage of from 10 V to 35 V and a current density of from 0.5 to 10 A/dm2.
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