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for your reference:
http://www.finishing.com/348/67.shtml
I'm well aware of Iridite as a [U]corrosion inhibitor [/U] on aluminum,
My customers who require chromating sometimes refer to this as Iridite, which is generically used for chromating aluminium.
http://www.finishing.com/345/47.shtml
"Iridite" (one 'r') is a WHOLE FAMILY of [U]hexavalent[/U] chromium chemicals for converting a host of material, NOT LIMITED TO ALUMINUM, to a chromate coating.[/COLOR] "Iridite" is a registered trademark of MacDermid - formerly Allied Kelite prior to MacDermid purchasing AK. Iridite 14-2 is for doing basic chromate conversion coating on aluminum, but there is an Iridite for yellow chromate on silver, several for zinc, Iridite 15 for chromate on magnesium, etc. Bottom line: putting "Iridite" on a drawing doesn't make sense - it's a tradename and not even a unique process. What's wrong with a specification such as MIL-C-5541, AMS 2473, or the appropriate ASTM spec? Also, regarding Mr. Nosti's response, the only spec that's been revised to include a non-hexavalent chromate for aluminum is MIL-DTL-81706 which includes a provision for BOTH the conventional hex chrome bearing as well as another for non-hex. The associated QPL-81706 which will list qualified products for both hex and hex-free hasn't been released ( NOR HAS MIL-C-5541 ). |
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