Thermochemical Cleaning of Metallic Surfaces

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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
temp. in °C

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

  
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