cleaning magnesium
cleaning magnesium
(OP)
what are the no-no's for cleaning this metal???
We imeresed ia piece in out cleaning a
tank and it turned black,,,HELP.....
We imeresed ia piece in out cleaning a
tank and it turned black,,,HELP.....





RE: cleaning magnesium
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RE: cleaning magnesium
ASTM D 1732 STANDARD PRACTICE FOR PREPARATION OF MAGNESIUN ALLOY SURFACES FOR PAINTING
ASTM B 879 STANDARD PRACTICE FOR APPLYING NON-ELECTROLYTIC CONVERSION COATINGS ON MAGNESIUM AND MAGNESIUM ALLOYS
ASTM B 480 STANDARD GUIDE FOR PREPARATION OF MAGNESIUM AND MAGNESIUM ALLOYS FOR ELECTROPLATING
B 480 references the standard guide ASTM B 322, which is an excellent reference for all metals
ASTM B322 CLEANING METALS PRIOR TO ELECTROPLATING
ASTM standards can be obtained from ASTM at http://www.astm.org or from Global Engineering Documents at http://global.ihs.com .
There is a military spec, MIL-M-3171 MAGNESIUM ALLOY, PROCESSES FOR PRETREATMENT AND PREVENTION OF CORROSION ON, that has some information on this subject as well. It has been officially superceded by SAE-AMS-M-3171, but you can still download the last version of this document, free of charge, using ASSIST-Quick Search at http://assist2.daps.dla.mil/quicksearch/