Passivation of SS is a cleaning process mostly to remove free Fe from fabrication and handling.
The Passive surface fill of oxide on SS forms naturally and only need a clean surface.
Picking uses more aggressive acids, nearly always with HF to actually break down the heavy oxides from weld or HT and also to dissolve the layer of Cr depleted metal below it.
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