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Does AMS 2486 add thickness

Does AMS2486 add any thickness to the titanium substrate it is applied to?

Paul Oettinger
aircraft - Orlando, Florida
2004

Hey now I've had this question from Lockheed Orlando twice this week ( are you connected with Jay Meredith? ). The simple answer is you can't measure it! I know that many of the titanium parts your firm purchases and assembles have tolerances that are fractions of a mil (i.e. ± 0.0001 inch) which from experience in processing some of these, the processor can remove more material in cleaning and activation than the fluoride / phosphate coating puts down.

Milt Stevenson, Jr.
Syracuse, New York
2004

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