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Etchant for 304 SS

Sir,

I wish to know what will be the good etchant for 304 stainless steel?(I am working with etching of 304SS/stencils)

Shyam Sundar
- Karailudi, Tamilnadu, India
2002

Try hot (50C) 35% ferric chloride [on eBay or Amazon] solution. This seems to etch most common stainlesses.

Trevor Crichton
R&D practical scientist
Chesham, Bucks, UK
2002

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