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  1. huitball

    Removing Mo without attacking W or Re

    I ended up using liquid Argon to seperate the mandrel. It worked like a charm. Thanks mcguire!!
  2. huitball

    Removing Mo without attacking W or Re

    Interesting approach. The only thing we are worried about is the Re reacting with the Mo at such elevated temps and resulting in liquid embrittlement of the Re. The Re is in direct contact with the Mo, while the W is not.
  3. huitball

    Removing Mo without attacking W or Re

    I am now trying to remove a Molybdenum mandrel from a piece that also contains Tungsten and Rhenium. Nital worked well for the Molybdenum but also attacked tha Rhenium. HCl, Hf, H2SO4 and Phosphoric acid were all tried and did not work at all. Anybody have any ideas?? Any input would be...
  4. huitball

    attacking mild steel and leaving nitronic 40 alone

    I ended up trying many things and, for my application, 33% Acetic acid above 80C worked the best. Believe it or not.
  5. huitball

    attacking mild steel and leaving nitronic 40 alone

    I am looking for a way to remove mild steel from a nitronic 40 piece. The steel was used as a filler during a spraying process. From what I can gather, HCL may be a suitable solution. I have found that it should be less than 1% to not attack the notronic 40. Will that be strong enought to...

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