Thermochemical Cleaning of Metallic Surfaces
Cleaning salts are used for the quick and gentle remov-al of coatings which are difficult to dissolve, even in narrow crevices and small bore holes. The formulation of each cleaning salt is optimized regarding their specific appli-cation.
Cleaning salts
Product |
Application |
Working |
KOLENE® ALKO® N | For descaling titanium. |
200 – 220 |
KOLENE® No.4 |
Removes moulding sand, graphite, oil coke, casting crust and scale; for cast iron, steel and cast aluminium |
400 – 500 |
KOLENE® No.5 |
Removes organic materials: semi and fully synthetic plastics, paint, lacquer, grease, oil, resin, carbon, graphite, rubber etc. Some strongly reactive plastics. Ideal for cleaning steel and cast iron. |
400 – 500 |
KOLENE® No.6 |
Removes paint, oil carbon and plastics from aluminium and steel work pieces, also grey cast iron. |
300 – 400 |
KOLENE® No.10 |
Removes organic materials: semi and fully synthetic plastics, paint, lacquer, grease, oil, resin, carbon, graphite, rubber etc. Ideal for cleaning chrome-alloyed tools. |
380 – 480 |
KOLENE® DGS |
Removes scale and rolling skin; metal oxides, glass residue (drawing agent), sand residue, oil coke, oil, grease and other organic traces from stainless steels and other Cr/ Ni materials. |
370 – 540 |
KOLENE® RS 700 |
Removes ceramic moulding material based on silicon and aluminium oxides, also zirconium oxide, from precision castings. Devitrifies Pt Rh spinning nozzles and similar components, removes enamel. |
600 – 700 |