How to improve the finishing efficiency and surface roughness have been all along the objective of research in
electrochemical
polishing. However, the research activity, i.e. during
electrochemical polishing, directly introduce the magnetic field to study how the magnetic field influences on the finishing efficiency, quality and the
Electrochemical process in the field of finishing machining technology, is insufficient. When introducing additional magnetic field in the traditional electrochemical polishing, due to the co-action of Lorentz' force and electric field force, the ions arriving the machined surface by way of a curvilinear motion result in the electric current density distribution on the surface even more non-uniform, then the dissolving velocity of the peak points or side faces and the diffusion velocity of the product are enhanced, and the forcible agitation is happened on the electrodes surface by magnetic field, the removal rate of peak points are still more greater, and efficiency is also still more higher. Compared with the electrochemical polishing, in the magnetic electrochemical finishing machining, the finishing speed at peak points is higher, but at valley points it is lower, therefore after machining, both the highness at peak points and finishing depth at valley points are smaller, the results are propitious to minish initial wear quantity caused by friction and wear when machined workpiece employing in practice, and increase contact stiffness of workpiece, and from the viewpoint of microcosmic theory, this phenomenon is also of advantage to reduce damage to substrate. It can also be seen from the equation presented in the paper that the track of ionic movement relates to the electrodes gap, potential and magnetic induction intensity and furthermore; under the given conditions, the movement also relate to the electrolyte. it can be inferred that there must be an optimum value in respect of the magnetic induction intensity influencing the efficiency of finishing machining, and at the same time, the rational matching among the interelectrodes voltage, gap sizes and magnetic induction intensity can raise the efficiency and quality as well as improve the surface roughness to the maximum. In short, the co-action of the Lorentz' force and electric field force change the motion track of anions and make more uneven distribution of the electric current density on the anodes surface, thus the dissolving velocity and product diffusion velocity of the peak points or side faces of the anode are raised. All those and the forced agitation of magnetic field towards the electrode surface are the principal mechanism for surface finishing. This point has been proved from the experimental results in this paper.