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Seeking a lab service to test our passivation [New Jersey] 

March 11, 2008

WE ARE A MANUFACTURER OF TUBE BENDING PARTS.OCCASIONALY WE HAVE STAINLESS STEEL THAT REQUIRES PASSIVATION, BUT DUE TO THE FACT THAT OUR QUANTITIES ARE USUALLY LOW WE HAVE TO PAY A LOT CHARGE EVERY TIME WE NEED PARTS PASSIVATED. WE HAVE BEEN LOOKING FOR AN ALTERNATIVE METHOD THAT WE CAN PERFORM SAFELY IN OUR FACILITY. STELLAR SOLUTIONS INC. HAS A PRODUCT CALLED "CITRISURF 3050" THAT CAN BE USED IN OUR FACILITY & MEETS THE REQUIREMENTS OF ASTM A-967 & AMS 2700. HOWEVER, IN ORDER TO COMPLY WITH THE SPEC. WE NEED TO TEST THE SOLUTION PERIODICALLY USING A COPPER SULFATE TEST METHOD WHICH REQUIRES THE USE OF SULFURIC ACID THAT IS DANGEROUS & NOT THAT EASY TO ACQUIRE. IS THERE AN AVAILABLE SERVICE THAT CAN COME TO OUR FACILITY JUST TO TEST THE SOLUTION ? OR IS THERE ANOTHER WAY AROUND THIS PROBLEM ?
THANK YOU,
TONY

TONY SANTOS
- EAST HANOVER, NJ, USA