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SurTec 609 GV
ZetaCoat
Properties
Application
make-up value:
1.5 %vol
(0.5-3.0 %vol)
4.0 Points
10-50 ppm
4.7
(3.5-15.0 Points)
(4.2-5.2)
10-240 mg/l
temperature:
room temperature
(20-35C)
application time:
30 s
(20-120 s)
spray pressure:
0.8-1.2 bar
make-up:
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tank material:
filtration:
heating:
exhaust:
hints:
After some time a minor amount of sludge might be formed in the bath,
which does not affect the quality of the process. Occasionally it can be
removed by pressure cleaning, e.g. during a revision or a bath change.
During processing steel parts, the colour of the passivation bath turns from
light green to red-brown.
The colour of the processed parts depends on material and alloy.
Steel surfaces appear silver to brass/gold. Aluminium surfaces will appear
colourless to yellowish.
storage:
rinsing
DI-rinsing (maximum 350 S/cm, 100 ppm Ca)
passivation SurTec 609 GV ZetaCoat
rinsing with DI-water (max. 50 S/cm)
hot air drying
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Sample Preparation
Take a sample at a homogeneously mixed position and let it cool down to room temperature.
If the sample is turbid, let the turbidity settle down and decant or filter the solution through
a blue ribbon filter.
Total Acidity (TA) Analysis by Titration
reagents:
procedure:
calculation:
consumption in ml = TA-Points
correction:
procedure:
Before measurement filter the bath sample through a blue ribbon filter.
Dilution 1:2 for bathes with 1.5-3 %vol SurTec 609 GV (F = 2):
1. Pipette 50 ml filtered bath sample into a 100 ml volumetric flask,
fill up to the mark with deionised water and mix well.
For photometers with a program for calculating the result in mg/l Zr by
Co. HACH LANGE, the test must be done according to the instructions
enclosed to the test LCK 364. For all other photometers presenting the
result as absorbance, the following procedure can be used:
Measuring of the zero value:
2. Close the cuvette slit of the photometer and set the blank value
at 500 nm against air.
3. Then remove the sealing from the DosiCap, unscrew the cap from
the cuvette and screw the inverted cap on the cuvette.
4. Then let the dye stuff dissolve in the cuvette by shaking for 10 s
(now the solution is yellow, it must be clear and free of air bubbles
and particles). Clean the cuvette with a soft towel to remove
fingerprint residues and measure the absorbance ABS(zero) in the
photometer at 500 nm.
Measuring of the bath sample:
5. Take the cuvette out of the photometer, open the cap and pipette
0.2 ml diluted bath sample into the cuvette.
6. Close the cuvette with the cap and shake it very well (depending on
the zirconium content, the solution becomes more or less orange).
7. After 5 minutes measure the absorbance ABS(zero + sample) at 500 nm in
the photometer.
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calculation:
correction:
procedure:
calculation:
correction:
For each missing ppm chromium: add 0.7 ml/l SurTec 609 GV
If the Total Acidity exceeds 25 TA-Points and simultaneously the
chromium content is below 10 ppm, the bath has to be replaced
by a new make-up.
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conductivity meter
procedure:
setting:
comment:
If the conductivity increases rapidly for more than 200 S/cm, the
potential sources have to be evaluated, like drag-in (e.g. quality of the
DI-rinse prior to the SurTec 609 GV tank) or other possible sources for
pollution of the SurTec 609 GV bath.
After a rapid increase of the conductivity the adjustment of the
conductivity is not possible. In those cases - both from a technical and
from a commercial point of view - a fresh make-up of the bath is the
optimum solution.
Technical Specification
(at 20C)
Appearance
Density (g/ml)
SurTec 609 GV
1.015 (1.00-1.03)
Ingredients
chromium(III)salts
fluorides
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pH-value (conc.)
approx. 1.8
Stock Keeping
In order to prevent delays in the production process, per 1,000 l bath the following amount
should be kept in stock:
SurTec 609 GV ZetaCoat
100 kg
Warranty
We are responsible for our products in the context of the valid legal regulations. The warranty
exclusively accesses for the delivered state of a product. Warranties and claims for damages
after the subsequent treatment of our products do not exist. For details please consider our
general terms and conditions.
30 March 2015/DK, PV
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