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De-oxidation of Magnesium Blocks

De-oxidation of Magnesium Blocks

De-oxidation of Magnesium Blocks

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Gentlemen,

I work at an Aluminum casting facility. Often we add large blocks of pure Mg (between 250 and 1k lbs). Some of these have been quarantined due to excessive surface oxidation.

We have procedures for cleaning the surface mechanically, but it is very time consuming and we have an unusually high number of blocks in quarantine due to a heavy rain incident and a somewhat leaky roof.

My question is, Does anyone know of a product or process or product for de-oxidizing pure Mg blocks (chemical, electrical, etc). I have been re-reading some corrosion materials, but If there is something on the market already, it may save some time.

Thanks

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RE: De-oxidation of Magnesium Blocks

Two products used for magnesium alloy components:

Deoxidizer HX-357 from Henkel (sometimes with other names like Turco or Deoxyalume)


Gardoclean T5491 from Chemetall

RE: De-oxidation of Magnesium Blocks

(OP)
Thanks for the quick reply CoryPad. I'll look into those.

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