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why is stainless steel eroded by alum/salty water ?
« on: April 29, 2010, 02:44:12 AM »
Please help me why is stainless steel eroded in alum water ?
The quality of inox is low or chemical in water erodes it?
What concentraion of [SO4 ]-2,[Al+3] water is called alum water?

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Re: why is stainless steel eroded by alum/salty water ?
« Reply #1 on: May 27, 2010, 08:49:51 PM »
Hello liot,

Good questions.

Why is stainless steel eroded in alum water? In order to make alum water, there needs to be enough aluminum and more importantly, sulphate (some in the form of sulphuric acid). Not all stainless steels are the same. Sulphuric acid is fairly corrosive to stainless steel.

I hope this helps,

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Re: why is stainless steel eroded by alum/salty water ?
« Reply #2 on: June 30, 2010, 11:25:47 AM »
Please help me why is stainless steel eroded in alum water ?
The quality of inox is low or chemical in water erodes it?
What concentraion of [SO4 ]-2,[Al+3] water is called alum water?

Why do you use the stainless steel for the highly corrosive liquid?

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