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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

10Why is Oxygen Good For Aqua-Plex

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