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How to Clean the Rust of Large Stainless Steel Flange

author: Jeawin   time: 2014-08-18 16:00   hits: 2700

Large stainless steel flange will rust in the general environment. Free iron will rust and corrode stainless steel mainly on any surface. Therefore, the rust must be removed. Float pink usually can be removed with dust.

The methods of cleaning flange rust: immerse the flange into the hydrochloric acid. The principle is to restore iron from rust. However, this method remains certain risk, because hydrochloric acid belongs to corrosive substances which are harmful to human body. It must be careful not to touch the human body in the process of the operation, moreover, it is better to neutralize the flange with alkali, and do not touch it with hands directly.

Check after order and production can prevent and find the existence of free iron, ASTM standards A380 [3] stipulate test method of iron or steel particles on the surface of stainless steel. When the requirements require iron must not exist. When iron is required not to exist, you should use this inspection method. If the result is satisfactory, it should be appropriate to clean the surface by the application of clean water or nitric acid until the dark blue disappear completely. As the standard A380 [3] indicates if the rust test solution can't be cleared completely clean, it is not recommended to touch directly on the surface of equipments’ craft. The simpler test method is to expose in the water about 12 to 24 hours so as to check whether there is a rusty spot or not. This kind of test sensitivity is poor and time-consuming. These are detection test rather than a cleaning method. If it is found that there is iron, we must clean it up by means of the chemical and electrochemical methods.


How to Clean the Rust of Large Stainless Steel Flange