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Acid etching.

06/27/2009 6:43 AM

What will be the best acid to etch a "flush-grinded-MMA Welded-carbon steel plate", so that I can see the weld profile?

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Re: Acid etching.

06/28/2009 9:30 AM

Here is a general usage for which you are askiing.

The etching solutions generally used are hydrochlo- ric acid, ammonium persulfate, iodine and potassium iodide, or nitric acid. Each solution highlights different defects and areas of the weld. The hydrochloric acid dissolves slag inclusions and enlarges gas pockets, while nitric acid is used to show the refined zone as well as the metal zone.

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