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Passivation of Stainless Steel

posted on 21 June 2023 in Stainless steel

Passivation of stainless steelsIntroductionStainless steels are designed to naturally self-passivate whenever a clean surface is exposed to an environment that can provide enough clean oxygen to form ...more info >>>

How to chose a weld cleaning machine

posted on 20 June 2023 in Weld cleaning machines

BRUSH WELD CLEANING MACHINESThere are a number of misleading claims made by suppliers of weld cleaning machines which have resulted in customers buying the wrong piece of equipment for a particular ap...more info >>>

Pickling of Stainless Steels

posted on 19 June 2023 in Stainless steel

CHEMICAL PICKLING OF STAINLESS STEELSPICKLING IS ONLY CARRIED OUT AFTER WELDINGNot for the removal of Iron contamination or cleaning!Stainless Steels have been around for over 100 years but when fabri...more info >>>

Ferroxyl Test for Free Iron

posted on 18 June 2023 in Stainless steel

We have introduced a new kit for the Ferroxyl Test for Free Iron, outlined in ASTM A380-13, section 7.3.4 & A967-13 Practice E. It is a very highly sensitive & hazardous test and should be used only w...more info >>>

Stainless steel in food processing

posted on 17 June 2023 in Stainless steel

Stainless Steel in food processingThe main property of stainless steel utilised by food & beverage processing is the presence of the chrome oxide inert layer. Without this thin passive layer a reactio...more info >>>

Icetech - Dry Ice Blasting & Cleaning

posted on 16 June 2023 in Dry Ice Blasting

Dry ice blasting is a revolutionary cleaning method that uses dry ice pellets (CO2 in solid form) as the blasting media. The process is very environmentally friendly and provides a fast and effective ...more info >>>

No job too small

posted on 15 June 2023 in news

No job too small Elmer Wallace Ltd were asked if it was possible to clean & pickle a large tank fabricated on a site outside Goole. Our technical staff assisted by writing the correct procedures, advi...more info >>>

Trailers for sale or rent!

posted on 14 June 2023 in news

Adam buys & refurbishes trailers and asked for advice on cleaning before resale. The trailers can be made from aluminium or galvanised steel. Samples of some Aclean products were supplied for trials w...more info >>>