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Titanium oxidation cleaning procedure

Dear sir,

Please help us with the best procedure for treatment of Titanium before coating. - Removing of oxidation - Titan will be treated with CVD coated Tantalum.

Best regard,

Einar Arne Lomahaug
- Mo I Rana, Norway

Hvordan står det til, Einar?

Different cleaning processes used in the aerospace industry include abrasive cleaning as well as Nitric/Hydrofluoric acid pickling. Some of the technical details are presented in MIL-HDBK-697, which is available on the Internet at: astimage.daps.dla.mil/quicksearch

Hyggelig å treffe deg,

Dave Hass
- Oklahoma City, USA

Dear Einar,

Depends on sort of parts, you can use nitric/hydrofluoric acid, very good result you can also reach with reducing melt (sodium hydroxide+sodium hydride).

Best Regards,

Jiri Vana
Frydek - Mistek, Czech Republic

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