Patent ID: 6368493
Filing Date: 2002-04-09
Classification: B23H,C25F

Abstract:
An electrolytic machining method comprising:placing an anode and a cathode in ultrapure water, the anode serving as a workpiece, and the cathode being opposed to the anode with a predetermined spacing; disposing a catalytic material between the workpiece and the cathode, the catalytic material promoting dissociation of the ultrapure water and having water permeability; and forming a flow of the ultrapure water inside the catalytic material while applying a voltage between the workpiece and the cathode, to decompose water molecules in the ultrapure water into hydrogen ions and hydroxide ions, and supply the resulting hydroxide ions to a surface of the workpiece, thereby performing removal processing of or oxide film formation on the workpiece through a chemical dissolution reaction or an oxidation reaction mediated by the hydroxide ions.