Q. Is clear Alodine MIL-C-5541 RoHS Compliant?Kurt Usry- San Jose, California, USA2006publicly reply to Kurt UsryA. Hello Kurt. At the time of this writing, no it is not, per my understanding. The reason is that MIL-C-5541E does not yet allow conversion coatings that are not based...
What is the difference between alodine and anodize? Alodine coats the surface of the metal witha thin surface barrier. Anodizing also coats the surface, but penetrates the metal further for a thicker barrier, and has the added effect of hardening the material. What is the difference between cla...
How does a fume or lab hood hood work? A fume hood works by pulling air away from the user into the lab hood enclosure with a blower. The fume hood then filters and vents the air to the outdoors through a facility exhaust system. Alternatively, a fume hood may filter the air to remo...
The ubiquitous use of chromium and its derivatives as corrosion preventative compounds accelerated rapidly after the second industrial revolution, with such compounds now integral to modern society. However, the detrimental impact of chromium compounds o
sanded smooth and then treated with a very light coat of linseed oil. It’s quite easy to make it too slippery against the Teflon. I’ve also got DOBs with aluminum but the oxide can need more frequent cleaning from the pads. Need to order some Alodine and see if that helps. I’ve...