Standard Specification for Chemical Passivation Treatments for Stainless Steel Parts
STANDARD published on 1.1.2025
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Designation standards: ASTM A967/A967M-25
Publication date standards: 1.1.2025
The number of pages: 10
Approximate weight : 30 g (0.07 lbs)
Country: American technical standard
Category: Technical standards ASTM
This specification covers several different types of chemical passivation treatments for stainless steel parts. The treatments are the following: immersion treatment using nitric acid solutions, immersion treatment using citric acid solution, and electrochemical treatment. Immediately after the removal from the passivating solution, the parts shall be thoroughly rinsed, using stagnant, countercurrent, or spray washes, singly or in combination, with or without a separate chemical treatment for neutralization of the passivation media. The chemical reactions of the passivating media on the surface of the stainless steel shall be stopped by rinsing of the stainless steel part, with or without a separate neutralization treatment. A chemical treatment shall be applied which will accelerate the formation of the passive film on a chemically clean stainless steel surface. The passivated parts shall exhibit a chemically clean surface and shall, on visual inspection, show no etching, pitting, or frosting. The following tests shall be performed on each lot of stainless steel parts: water immersion test, high humidity test, salt spray test, copper sulfate test, and potassium ferricyanide-nitric acid test. A free iron test shall be used for the detection of free iron on the surface of stainless steel.
Keywords:
cleaning of stainless steel, passivation, passivation tests, tests for cleanliness of stainless steels,, ICS Number Code 77.140.20 (Steels of high quality)