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Passivating 400 series stainless steel

What is the proper procedure for passivating 400 series stainless steel?

We occasionally experience etching of the material. This is especially a problem with heat-treated 440 series stainless.

Keith Rosenblum
plating shop - St. Paul, Minnesota
1996

Hello, Keith. The February 1988 issue of Metal Finishing magazine has an article by D.K. Verma entitled "Surface Preparation of AISI 400 Series Stainless Steel Components". I think it is well work getting and reading.

Of course, there are alternatives to nitric acid passivation, including electropolishing or citric acid passivation. Good luck.

Ted Mooney, P.E.
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finishing.com - Pine Beach, New Jersey
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1996

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