A967-05-chemical passivation SS.pdfVIP

Designation: A 967 – 05 Standard Speci?cation for Chemical Passivation Treatments for Stainless Steel Parts1 This standard is issued under the ?xed designation A 967; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A superscript epsilon e indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval. 1. Scope* health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory 1.1 This speci?cation covers several different types of limitations prior to use. chemical passivation treatments for stainless steel parts. It 2. Referenced Documents includes recommendations and precautions for descaling, 2 2.1 ASTM Standards: cleaning, and passivation of stainless steel parts. It includes several alternative tests, with acceptance criteria, for con?rma- A 380 Practice for Cleaning, Descaling, and Depassivation tion of effectiveness of such treatments for stainless steel parts. of Stainless Steel Parts, Equipment, and Systems 1.2 Practices for the mechanical and chemical treatments of B 117 Practice for Operating Salt Spray Fog Apparatus stainless steel surfaces are discussed more thoroughly in B 254 Practice for Preparation of and Electroplating on Stainless Steel Practice A 380. 1.3 Several alternative chemical treatments are de?ned for 2.2 Federal Speci?cation:3 passivation of stainless steel parts. Appendix X1 gives some QQ-P-35C Passivation Treatments for Corrosion-Resistant Steels nonmandatory information and provides some general guide- lines regarding the selection of passivation treatment appropri- 3. Terminology ate to particular grades of stainless steel. It makes no recom- mendations regarding the suitability of any grade, treatment, or 3.1 De?nition of Term Speci?c to This Standard