This is the chemical removal of high-temperature scale and the adjacent low-chromium layer of metal from stainless steel metal surfaces. After welding, or any other heat treatment method, a colored oxide layer forms, and underneath is the chromium-depleted layer on the surface of the steel. When… View Full Term
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