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Alternative to Ferroxyl testing & Spot Indicator of Chromium and/or Nickel




I am trying to find a porosity indicator for Electroless Nickel type coatings on steel that *does not* contain potassium ferrocyanide [affil links] (Ferroxyl Test). Is there any other indicator that indicates presence of iron?

I have also seen references to submerging in boiling water. Has anyone had experiences pro or con these two methods?

Also, is there anything to detect presence of hard chromium or nickel on a steel surface as a *color indicator* spot test (recognition by the appearance alone is difficult on some exotic materials) I would prefer to not use droplets of HCl and looking for gassing or discoloration.

H. Sencza
- Canada
1999



The copper sulphate [on eBay or Amazon]spot test may be a useful alternative to the ferroxyl test. This test plates out copper on to expose iron surfaces. The holiday size resolution for a copper spot, however, may not be as good as for the bright blue indication in the ferroxyl test. The method is used often for checking for free iron contamination on stainless steel as a test for passivation. As for a spot test to check for plating, investigate the spot test kits provided by Koslow Scientific Testing Instruments [a finishing.com supporting advertiser]. They will probably have something that would be easy, safe, and reliable.

larry hanke
Larry Hanke
Minneapolis, Minnesota
1999


I am looking for a non-toxic alternative to ferroxyl solution for testing stainless steel which has been passivated.

Kenneth Fortune
distiller - Scotland
2000



Probably the simplest "non-toxic" test is the boiling distilled water test. There are a number of varieties of this. You can see ASTM ASTM F1089 [affil link] for a typical test. Different industries use different times on the test. Very typical is 1 hour in boiling water, 1 hour cool-down, 1 hour in air to dry. Many varieties of this.

lee kremer
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Lee Kremer
Stellar Solutions, Inc.
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McHenry, Illinois
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2004




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