Anodic behavior of amorphous and nanocrystal alloys during the electrochemical processing

Magnetically soft alloys possessing unique characteristics, which determine corrosive, magnetic and other properties, are used as a construction material in the amorphous structural state. The amorphous alloys have a high hardness and unusual fragility along with unique magnetic properties. Due to this fact, there are some limitations in using these alloys as construction materials, which is related to the problems of their processing. Applying traditional methods of mechanical processing is impossible. Thus, the electro-diamond grinding based on the combined action of anodic dissolving and mechanical cutting by the diamond grains is used for processing the open surfaces, for instance, for grooving in the machine stator made of 5BDSR alloy. However, the use of the electrochemical size processing by the cathode-tool based on localizing the anodic dissolving of the machined material is considered to be perspective for processing geometrically complex cavities or holes with a small diameter. To develop the technology of surface forming in details made of 5BDSR and 82K3HSR alloys, the analysis of their anodic behavior during the electrochemical processing was conducted. The reasons for the anode surface passivation during the electrochemical processing of the investigated alloys were found both in amorphous and in amorphonanocrystal structural state in 10% electrolytes NaNO3, Na2SO4 and NaCl.