I did experiment with creating a thinner oxide coating by increasing the line speeds. This did help and I was able to achieve a better oxide coating without flaking. The scale is still a little lighter than we would like, but I will continue to play with the atmosphere to achieve the desired...
Thank you very much for responding. You are correct and we cannot adjust the chemistry of the wire. I will experiment with trying to produce a thinner scale in hope that it will not flake off. In our process it is typically the more scale you can produce the better. Maybe that has an adverse...
I'm having an issue where our desired oxide scale is flaking off in our process leaving the product with a spotty oxide scale coating at the finish. Here is some information on our process:
We start by taking the drawn wire and cleaning it in an inline tank to remove drawing lubes and other...
