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Hot Black Oxide

Benefits of Hot Black High Temperature (250º F - Sodium Hydroxide, Oxidizer Nitrite/Nitrate Bath)

  • Requires ventilation for caustic fumes
  • Boiling solution care required - adding water and chemistry
  • 20 minutes blackening time
  • Fe2O3 convert in Fe3O4 (magnetic black rust)
  • Will not blacken cast iron or steel castings (parts turn red/mahogany color)
  • Powder metal parts blind holes
  • Offers abrasion resistance
  • Glossy blue-black color
  • High capital costs
  • pH adjust waste treatment system
  • Military Spec

Ultra-Blak 407

Stainless Steel Blackening Process of oxidizing salts are dissolved in water.

Ultra-Blak 407-L

Liquid Stainless Steel Blackening Process is a ready-to-use solution of EPi’s oxidizing salt formulation.