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    Oil removal from PEBA coated tubes

    Heh people. Anyone got any tips on how to remove drawing oil from PEBA coated tubes with an ID of ~.017in. I've tried a phosphoric acid based cleaner but this has failed cytotoxicity tests. All cleaners suggested will have to carefully considered because of the PEBA nature to absorb liquids. The...
  2. Dragon

    Question on Nylon...

    Heh people. Anyone got any ideas as to what PBAX Nylon is??? What do the letters PBAX stand for? All help greatly appreciated. Dragon.
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    Question for bilge...

    Bilge, Thanks for the response. What exactly do you mean by double-burn the ID??? Dragon.
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    Anyone got any suggestions???

    I've got a big problem in relation to cleaning dross and other contaminants from the inside of small bore tubes. We laser cut patterns into 304L stainless steel tubes of .017 inch internal diameter. We are having problems cleaning the dross and other contaminants from the inside of the tube...
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    Replacement for HF in pickling solutions...

    To whom it may concern... Does anyone know of an effective replacement for Hydrofluoric acid in stainless steel pickling solutions? How effective would Hydrochloric acid be? How effective would Hydrogen Peroxide be? Anyone got any suggestions? Thanks in advance... The Dragon.
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    Good cleaner for metal tubes?

    Heh there everyone! Anyone got any suggestions for a good metal cleaner? I'm currently working in the medical device industry in the manufacture of hypotubes. As part of our production process, the raw tubes need to be cleaned of oil that was applied to the tube in the drawing process. Our...
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    Problems with metal stains, etc.

    Gaz, The alloy we are using is 304L stainless steel. Carbon content is about .03% C. The particles seem to be loose and average about 5 microns in size. Is there any test you know of for hydrocarbons (oil) we could use? The soln. we are using to clean is a certified cleaner from Anopol so I...
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    Problems with metal stains, etc.

    To whom it may concern. I work in the medical device industry as a technician on a hypotube line. As part of my duties I am trying to solve a problem we're having with our passivation plant. The process involves dipping a bunch of tubes tightly packed together and tied with wire in the following...

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