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Paint Curing and Hydrogen De-Embrittlement Bake Oven

For Paint Curing and Hydrogen De-embrittlement Bake, What type of Oven is recommended. Either an Air Circulating Convection type or non-air circulating? Is there any reference standard regarding the oven types.

Muhammad Najeeb
plating shop employee - Karachi, Pakistan
January 5, 2011

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It is much easier to pass an oven survey with a circulating oven and the parts will reach oven temp faster, but they do cost a bit more. Pay me now or pay me later.
Both types are used in the USA.

James Watts
- Navarre, Florida
First of two simultaneous responses -- January 6, 2011

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Mohammad,

Try AMS2750, this has become pretty much the industry standard for the type of oven and how to control the ovens.

Brian Terry
Aerospace - Yeovil, Somerset, UK
Second of two simultaneous responses -- January 7, 2011

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For solvent-based paint curing the oven needs to be rated for solvents. I believe this requires a larger exhaust to recirculation ratio compared to an oven that is not solvent rated. I hope this helps.

Jon Barrows, MSF, EHSSC
Independence MO
January 7, 2011

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