LASER ELECTROCHEMICAL MACHINING OF METALS

The main publications devoted to the influence of laser radiation on t he anodic dissolution and cathodic deposition of metals are reviewed, including: the effect of laser radiation on the metal equilibrium pote ntial, on the rate of the reactions, which proceed under charge-transf er control, on the mass transfer in the diffusion boundary layer, on t he current efficiency, on changes in the degree of metal passivity, et c. A separate section is devoted to the problem of improving the local ization of laser electrochemical machining.