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302 stainless steel springs salt water corrosion
Hi everibody,
we are stainless steel springs maker and we've a great problem with a corrosion resistance test asked for some customers. This test is quite simple. The springs have to pass 24 h without develop any form of corrosion in a salt water solution ( 150 gr NaCl / 1 l water ) at
55 ° C. Springs are made of 0.5 - 0.9 mm 302 cold drawn wire. The surface is of course stearate. We temper the springs in air at
380 ° C to improve the mechanical properties. After we utilize the standard cleaning/degreasing system. Sometimes the springs don't pass the test developing rust. We're thinking about a passivation step after cleaning...
Any suggestions?
thanks a lot for your help
tecnician - Italy
August 5, 2008
If they're already passing part of the time without passivation, I have no doubt that passivating them will get you the rest of the way there. Nitric acid and citric acid based processes are available. Let us know if we can help.
Ray Kremer
Stellar Solutions, Inc.
McHenry, Illinois
August 26, 2008
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