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Descaling of Cobalt-Chromium Alloy (L-605)

I am working in medical device manufacturing company. I want to remove scale/oxides from laser-cut cobalt-chromium (L-605) parts. What should be the acid-pickling solution for cobalt-chromium? I have tried with concentrated nitric acid at 80 C, but not get effective results. can ultrasonic generator be used for this purpose?

Chhaya Engineer
R&D Engineer - Surat, Gujarat, India
2004

You can remove scale by shot blasting or shot peening

asit shah
- ahmedabad , India
2006

adv.

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