SERVICES
Pickling
View more onProduct Overview
The thermal oxides from any heat treatment process and welding mainly Iron Oxides of various states, readily corrode and in almost every application, will contaminate product media with which they are in contact. It is vital to remove these oxides to maintain the surface properties of stainless steel. Mechanical treatments can remove the bulk of these oxides, although these methods can smear the surface entrapping contaminants that may later be released, causing failure to the function of the product. For example, if an abrasive wheel is employed to remove the oxides, it can have the dual action of decontaminating and recontaminating the surface.