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Alternatives to Alocrom
Are there any suitable alternatives for Alocrom 1000?
Graham Flower
- Norwich, England
2002
Alochrom is a proprietary name for a product used for
MIL-C-5541 chromate conversion coating of aluminum. An impartial suggestion would be to recommend you consult QPL-81706
[⇦ this spec on DLA] which is the "Qualified Products List" for Mil-C-5541.
Ted Mooney, P.E.
Striving to live Aloha
finishing.com - Pine Beach, New Jersey
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There is no product called Alochrom on QPL-81706-16, the latest revision. There is Alchrome #2 or Alodine 1000.
Chris Jurey, Past-President IHAA
Luke Engineering & Mfg. Co. Inc.
Wadsworth, Ohio
2002
The products in England are called Alocrom 1000, and Alocrom 1200, both contain hexavalent chrome, and are distributed by trimite. I too would be interested to hear of any alternatives
Michael Channing
metal treatments - Fareham, Hampshire, England
2007
If you seek Mil-approved alternatives and are seeking RoHS-compatible trivalent chromates as well, I believe you are limited to TCPs, which are available from Henkel, Luster-On, Metalast and CST-Surtec.
Ted Mooney, P.E.
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finishing.com - Pine Beach, New Jersey
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