Passivation Services

Why does stainless steel rust? When the correct alloy has been chosen for a specific environment, and it still rusts, then something has likely affected the surface of the material. Real-world fabrication, welding and handling of stainless steel components will leave surface contaminates. These contaminates, including weld oxides and embedded particles, hinder stainless steel’s natural ability to resist corrosion. Pickling and/or Passivation can remove these surface contaminates, and allow the material to perform as it is engineered.

Chemical Passivating and it`s Advantages

• Corrosion Resistance: passivation effectively removes surface contaminates in order to improve performance.
• Appearance: with no machinery actually coming into contact with the surface of the metal, passivation leaves it microscopically smooth.
• Restoration of Surfaces: as with any material, metal is susceptible to wear from any number of impacts, abrasions, erosion and corrosion.
• Deburring: electropolishing will simultaneously deburr and polish the surface.
• Cleanliness: after passivation the improved microfinish will reduce total surface area and contaminate adhesion.
• Endurance: since our processes remove cracks and other surface defects, the fatigue strength of a metal is improved. Seen most commonly in springs.
• Microsizing: electropolishing can be used as a method for sizing parts to close tolerances within 0.0001 inch.
• Inspection: electropolishing reveals the true microstructure of the metal and thus becomes an effective inspection tool.