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Making designs by Etching Stainless

Looking to make designs on stainless steel sheets by chemically etching or burning. Has anyone attempted this or know what products we can try... Thank You.

Brent Dubinsky
paint and industrial coatings - Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada
2004

2004

There are a number of materials around that will work. Stay away from chlorides, especially HCl unless you want corrosion problems. You can use HF pastes, of course, if you can deal with the hazards.

Search online for etchants.

Lee Kremer
Stellar Solutions, Inc.

McHenry, Illinois

Nitric acid plus hydrochloric acid will etch SS at a fast and somewhat predictable rate. Fumes and waste has to be dealt with according to local regulations. Both acids are hazardous, especially nitric.

Guillermo Marrufo
Monterrey, NL, Mexico
2004

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