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What is Mil-C-5541e class 3 "Clear"?

2003

The surface finish requirement: MIL-C-5541 class 3 clear.

"Clear" mean "colorless", or "follow the metal color"?

Reid Ji
a medical equipment power supplier - Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, China

Hello, Reid.

I'm not sure if I understand the difference! Clear chromate is colorless, so the appearance after chromating follows the metal color.

Best of luck

Ted Mooney, P.E.
Striving to live Aloha
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2003

A colorless chromate on aluminum become very popular in the past year or so. Most of the jobshops in your area are producing a colorless coating on AL without an iridescence look at all angles.

Good Luck.

S. Y. Yuen
- Hong Kong, China
2003

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