Nital Etch

6 reviews

£32.00£82.00 Exc VAT

Method 1: reveals the general structure of;

  •  Carbon Steel (Iron + Carbon), Low Carbon Steel (Iron +<1%Carbon +<4%additions) & Tool Steels,
  • Pure Magnesium, Magnesium-Manganese, Magnesium-Aluminium, Magnesium-Aluminium-Zinc,
  • Magnesium-Zinc-Zirconium, Magnesium-Zinc-Thorium-Zirconium, Magnesium-Thorium-Zirconium & Magnesium-Rare Earth-Zirconium
  • Zinc-Iron

Method 1 can also be used to reveal the grain boundaries of pure Iron and the ferrite grain boundaries of Iron +(<1%)Carbon + (<4%)additions. It can also be useful in revealing the structure of galvanized sheet in Zinc-Iron alloys.

Method 2: reveals the general structure of Lead-Antimony alloys, Lead based Babbitt, Tin-Lead alloys and Tin-Lead-Copper alloys.

Method 3: reveals the general structure of Pure Tin, Tin-Cadmium, Tin-Iron.

Method 4: reveals orientation pitting of Nickel-Iron alloys and the general structure of Nickel-Manganese alloys.

Method 5: Used for Inconels and Nimonics.

Description

This solution is very versatile and can be used in a number of different ways to achieve the desired results with different metal samples.

  1. Immerse for between a few seconds to a minute
  2. Immerse for between 5 and 40 seconds in Nital (5%) solution.
  3. Swab or immerse for several minutes.
  4. Swab for between 5 and 60 seconds.
  5. Nital (5%) solution—electrolytic at 5–10 V for 5–20 s.

Please Note: Etching rate is increased, sensitivity decreased with increased Nital concentration.

Additional information

Weight 0.27 kg
Dimensions 6 × 6 × 14 cm
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6 reviews for Nital Etch

4.8 Rating
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  1. Excellent product, thank you.

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