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-----Detecting presence of Clear Chromate Alodine Iridite
How can you determine if any of these finishes have been applied. If we do this for a customer how do we show that it was done? - I can't tell by looking at it.
Richard WebbQuality Engineer - Bloomingdale, Illinois, USA
December 22, 2008
December 23, 2008
Hi, Richard. It was easier when many chromates were yellow and hexavalent. Some people report that a trained eye can detect the slight brown color of TCP coatings, and some manufacturers propose a spot test. But it's obviously not easy. Please see letter 17722 and 39839. letter 19341 might interest you as well.
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How to differentiate between the two parts having white passivation with hexavalent & trivalent plating?
Prashant Jadhavemployee - India
2005First of two simultaneous responsesDecember 25, 2008
Second of two simultaneous responses --
Try uspto.gov website-there are at least 2 patents on that subject (simple spot testing of chromate treated surfaces).Hope it helps and good luck!
Goran Budija- Cerovski vrh Croatia
December 29, 2008
August 31, 2010
We carry out lot of chromate conversion coatings on aluminium parts. Clear and colour finish.
How to find that chromate conversion is carried out or not? Is there any spot test?
What is the difference between clear chromate and colour chromate?
Manager - Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Hi, Chandramanipg.
We've appended your inquiry to a thread which may partially answer it. As someone who does a lot of clear and colored chromate, I'm sure you know the difference between something that is clear and something that is colored :-) . . . so you obviously are trying to imply a question and I am not understanding what you want to ask; please try to rephrase it. Thanks.
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September 1, 2010
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