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316L Aqua-Plex
Microscopic Images of Aqua-Plex and 316L Stainless
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316L Stainless Steel
Chloride Stress Cracking in 316L
Microscopic Image of Chloride Stress Cracking
20 ppm Chloride 80 °F
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316L Aqua-Plex
Microscopic Images of Aqua-Plex and 316L
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Pickling
Restores Ferritic structure
Acid bath (Total Immersion)
Heat affected Zone
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Passivation
Acid bath @ 1 pH (Total Immersion) Chromium oxide layer
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OXYGEN Friend or Foe?
Oxygen is a corrosion catalyst for Metals.
Oxygen Inhibits Corrosion in Aqua-Plex.
Carbon Steel Copper
316L Stainless
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Passivation Acid bath @ 1
pH (Total Immersion) Chromium oxide layer
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Oxygen sustains the chromium oxide barrier.
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190°F Water
5.0 PH
650 PPM Chloride
Multiple Cycles
How we Know it Works
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This is Why It Works
Chromium Oxide Barrier Sustained by Oxygen
Impervious to Chloride stress cracking
Proven Tinsel & Yield advantages
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The Recipe For Success
21%Chromium
Austinetic (300 Series)
Ferritic (400 Series)
Layered Structure