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The at t ract i ve and hygi eni c surf ace appearance of st ai nl ess st eel products cannot be regarded as com pl et el y m ai ntenance f ree. Al l stai nl ess st eel grades and f i ni shes of st ai nl ess st eel m ay i n f act st ai n, di scol our or at t ai n an adheri ng l ayer of gri mei n norm al servi ce. To achi eve m axi m um corrosi on resi st ance t he surf ace of t he st ai nl ess st eel m ust be kept cl ean. Provi ded t he stai nl ess st eel grade, condi t i on and surf ace f i ni sh w ere correctl y sel ect ed f or t he part i cul ar servi ce envi ronm ent , f abri cati on and i nst al l at i on procedures w ere correct and t hat cl eani ng schedul es are carri ed out regul arl y, good perf orm ance and l ong l i f e wi l l be achi eved. Frequency and cost of cl eani ng of st ai nl ess st eel i sl ow er t han f or m any ot her m ateri al s and thi s wi l l of ten out -w ei gh hi gher acqui si t i on cost s. These pri nci pl es appl y w hether t he i tem concerned i s a si m pl e ki t chen ut ensi lor a l arge and com pl ex archi t ect ural i nstal l at i on. Why Maintenance and cleaning of stainless steel is necessary Surf ace contam i nati on and t he f orm at i on of deposi t s are cri t i cal f act ors w hi ch m ay l ead t o drast i cal l y reduced l i f e. These cont am i nant s m ay be m i nut e part i cl es of i ron or rust f rom ot her non-stai nl ess st eel s used i n nearby const ructi on and not subsequentl y rem oved. Indust ri al , com m erci al and even dom esti c and natural l y occurri ng at m ospheri c condi t i ons can resul ti n deposi ts w hi ch can be qui te corrosi ve. An exam pl ei s sal t deposi t sf rom m ari ne condi t i ons. W orki ng envi ronm ents can al so creat e m ore aggressi ve condi t i ons, such as the w arm , hi gh hum i di ty at m osphere above i ndoor sw i mmi ng pool s. Thi s part i cul ar envi ronm ent has i n a sm al l num ber of i nstances been f ound t o be hi ghl y aggressi ve, and speci al i st advi ce shoul d be obtai ned. Aggressi ve operat i ng envi ronm ents can i ncrease the speed of corrosi on and t heref ore requi re m ore f requent m ai nt enance. M odern processes use m any cl eaners, st eri l i sers and bl eaches f or hygi eni c purposes. These propri etary sol ut i ons, i f appropri at e f or use w i th st ai nl ess steel and w hen used i n accordance w i t h t hei r m akers' i nst ructi ons are saf e, but i f used i ncorrect l y (e. g. w arm or concentrated) can cause di scol ourat i on and corrosi on on t he surf ace of st ai nl ess steel s. Maintenance During Installation Cl eani ng of new f abri cat i ons shoul d present no speci al probl em s, al though m ore at tenti on m ay be requi red i f the i nst al l at i on peri od has been prol onged. W here surf ace contam i nati on i s suspect ed, i m m edi at e att ent i on t o cl eani ng w i l l prom ote a troubl ef ree servi ce l i f e. Food handl i ng, pharm aceut i caland aerospace appl i cat i ons m ay requi re ext rem el y hi gh l evel s of cl eanl i ness. St rong aci d sol uti ons (e. g. hydrochl ori c aci d or spi ri t s of sal t s) are som et i m es used t o cl ean m asonry and t i l i ng duri ng bui l di ng construct i on but t hey shoul d never be perm i t t ed t o com e i nto contact w i t h m et al s, i ncl udi ng stai nl ess st eel . If t hi s shoul d happen the aci d sol uti on m ust be rem oved i m m edi at el y by copi ous w at er f l ushi ng, but even i f prom pt l y rem oved the appearance of t he st eel m ay be unaccept abl y changed. On-Going Maintenance and Cleaning of Stainless Steel Advi ce i s of ten sought concerni ng t he f requency of cl eani ng of product s m ade of st ai nl ess st eel , and the answ er i s qui t e si m pl y cl ean t he m et al w hen i t i s di rt y i n order to restore i t s ori gi nal appearance. A rul e of thum b f or m any exteri or bui l di ng eani ng. i nst al l at i ons i st o cl ean t he st ai nl ess steelw henever t he nearby gl ass needs cl Thi s m ay vary f rom once to f our t i m es a year f or ext ernal appl i cati ons or i t m ay be once a day f or an i t em i n hygi eni c or aggressi ve si t uati ons. In m any appl i cat i ons t he cl eani ng f requency i s af t er each use. Suggest ed cl eani ng i nt erval s are as i n t hi s tabl e t hese shoul d be m odi f i ed by experi ence. N ot et hat nat ural rai n i s an ef f ecti ve cl eaner t hose i t em s t hat are not w ashed by rai n w at er m ay need m ore f requent m ai ntenance cl eani ng. Environment Grade 304 Grade 316

Good Housekeeping During Manufacture St ai nl ess st eel can be cont am i nat ed by pi ck-up of carbon st eel (f ree i ron) and t hi si sl i kel yt o l ead t o rapi d l ocal i sed corrosi on, pi t ti ng or crevi ce corrosi on. The i deal i s t o have w orkshops and m achi nery dedi cat ed t o onl y st ai nl ess st eel w ork, but i n a w orkshop al so processi ng ot her st eel s avoi d pi ck-up f rom : Tool i ng used w i t h other m et al s St eelst orage racks H andl i ng Equi pm ent G ri ndi ng w heel s, w i re brushes, f i ni shi ng bel t s C ontam i nat i on by gri ndi ng or w el di ng sparks f rom adj acent carbon st eel f abri cat i on Cleaning of Stainless Steel Methods Sect i ons bel ow gi ve passivation treat m ents f or rem oval of f ree i ron and ot her contam i nati on resul t i ng f rom handl i ng, f abri cati on, or exposure t o contam i nated atm ospheres, and pickling t reat m ent sf or rem oval of hi gh t em perature scal ef rom heat treat m ent or w el di ng operat i ons. Passivation Treatments

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Free m achi ni ng grades such as 303, 416 and 430F: 20-50% nitric acid + 2-6% sodium dichromate, at room temperature to 50oC for 25 40 minutes.

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Pickling Treatments Al l stai nl ess steel s (except f ree m achi ni ng grades): 8-11% sulphuric acid, at 65 to 80oC for 5-45 minutes. G rades w i t h at l east 16% chrom i um (except f ree m achi ni ng grades): 15-25% nitric acid + 1-8% hydrofluoric acid, at 20 to 60oC for 5-30 minutes. Free m achi ni ng grades and grades w i t hl ess t han 16% chrom i um such as 303, 410 and 416: 10-15% nitric acid + 0.5-1.5% hydrofluoric acid, at 20 to 60oC for 5-30 minutes. Pi ckl i ng Past e i s a com m erci al product of hydrof l uori c and ni t ri c aci ds i nat hi ckener -t hi si s usef ulf or pi ckl i ng w el ds and spot cont am i nat i on, even on vert i cal and overhangi ng surf aces.

How to clean stainless steel

St ai nl ess st eel i s easy t o cl ean com pared to m any other m ateri al s. W ashi ng w i t h soap or a m i l d det ergent and w arm w ater f ol l ow ed by a cl ean w ater ri nse i s usual l y qui t e adequat ef or dom est i c and archi t ect ural equi pm ent. An enhanced appearance w i l l be achi eved i ft he cl eaned surf ace i sf i nal l y wi ped dry.

Speci f i c m et hods of cl eani ng st ai nl ess st eel are as i nt he t abl es. These are recom m endat i ons onl yf or cl eani ng stai nl ess steel , and i t m ust be recogni sed that t here are ri sks associ at ed w i t h al l cl eani ng operati ons. Al l such treat m ents m ust be eval uated by t he user.

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Acids: shoul d onl y be handl ed usi ng personal protect i ve equi pm ent as det ai l ed i n rel evant M SD S and ot her product -speci f i c i nf orm at i on. C are m ust be t aken t hat aci ds are not spi l t over adj acent areas. Al l resi dues m ust be f l ushed to a treat ed w ast e st ream (ref er to l ocal w at er aut hori t i es f or regul at i ons and assi stance). Al w ays di l ut e by addi ng aci d t o w at er, not w ater to aci d. U se aci d-resi stant cont ai ners, such as gl ass or pl ast i cs. If no dul l i ng of t he surf ace can be t ol erat ed a tri al treat m ent shoul d be carri ed out; especi al l y f or pi ckl i ng operat i ons. Al l treat m ents m ust be f ol l ow ed by thorough ri nsi ng. Solvents: shoul d not be used i n conf i ned spaces. Sm oki ng m ust be avoi ded w hen usi ng sol vent s. Chlorides: are present i n m any cl eani ng agent s. Thi s ent ai l s ri sk of pi t t i ng corrosi on of stai nl ess st eel . If a cl eaner cont ai ni ng chl ori ne, chl ori des, bl eaches or hypochl ori t es i s used i t m ust be af terw ards prom pt l y and t horoughl y cl eaned of f . Limitation of Liability The i nf orm at i on cont ai ned i n t hi s Techni cal N ote i s not an exhaust i ve stat em ent of al l rel evant i nf orm at i on. It i s a general gui de f or cust om ers t o t he products and servi ces avai l abl e f rom At l as Speci al ty M et al s and no represent ati on i s m ade or w arrant y gi ven i n rel ati on t ot hi s N ot e or t he products or processes i t descri bes This article is taken from: Atlas Specialty Metals - Tech note 5

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Sort by: Date Rat i ng Last Act i vi ty b & s cl eani ng 136 weeks ago ihave around 50 st ai nl ess si nk very di scol ord i n doct or of f i ce w hat i s the good cl eani ng shoul d use.
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t i na 87 weeks ago I am f rom m anuf act urer of cl eani ng chem i cal s cal lm e 050 291 3002 t i na
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ram chander 59 weeks ago do you have any i dea about the t hi ckener used i n st ai nl ess st eelpi ckl i ng past e?
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sal ah m ansour 126 weeks ago iw ant know w hat t hi ckener used i n Pi ckl i ng Paste i n a com m erci alproduct of hydrof l uori c and ni tri c aci ds
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Joann 123 weeks ago

I have a gl ass cof f ee t abl e w hi ch i s supported on al lsi des by st ai nl ess st eel col um ns, and has stai nl ess steelon al l si des. O ver t he years, st ai ns & other m arks si mi l ar to w at er st ai ns have appeared, and has becom e unsi ght l y. I ' ve t ri ed t o use a st ai nl ess st eelproduct on i t , and i t di d absol ut el y not hi ng to change t he appearance. Any ot her suggesti on?
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H enri et ta 120 weeks ago

Stai nl ess w ears over ti m e but I have been abl e to keep m y si nks prett y cl ean. I scour w i t h a past e and t hen l et soak t hem i n hot soapy w at er w i t h 2 tabl espoons of bl each f or about 15 m i nutes. They shi ne up beaut i f ul l y.
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corrosi oni st 44p 119 weeks ago

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You shoul d use bl each very caref ul l y wi t h stai nl ess st eel . Bl each cont ai ns chl ori des t hat can at tack st ai nl ess st eel causi ng l ocal i zed corrosi on l i ke pi t ti ng.

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j agdi sh 94 weeks ago pi cki ng conc. i s m ost i m port ant f or corrosi on duri ng annel i ng. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Ron Si gur 84 weeks ago

I have had an H C L vspor l eak i nsi de a w at er t reat m ent sui l di ng and due t o the hi gh hum i di ty t he vapors recondensed on t he st ai l ess pi pe . H ow or w hat i st he best m ethod t o cl ean t he pi pi ng so f urhter corrosi on doesnt happen
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Joanne 71 weeks ago

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I have used R anex R ust bust er by Bondal lon m y stai nl ess steelSM EG oven. . . . w orked a t reat but I cl earl y have not cl eaned i t of f properl y and i t now l ooks dreadf ul . . . I have no i dea how to rem ove and return oven t o norm al . . . ?any i deas. . . ??? JO
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M ai d Servi ce 57 weeks ago

Lem on j ui ce. C i tri c aci di s used t o cl ean stai nl ess steel . U se t o do t hi sal ot on stai nl ess cook tops i n rest aurants and use i t now i n m y current j ob (m etalm anuf act uri ng). M uch saf er t han ni t ri c aci d, w orks bett er i fi t' s w arm as opposed t o out of t he f ri dge.
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Tanya 55 weeks ago

W e m anuf act ure w i th stai nl ess steeland usual l y cl ean w i t h benzene, w as t ol d thi si s cancer causi ng, w hat can I use i n pl ace of t hi s.
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ortho w al kf i t 45 weeks ago

I al w ays f el ti ti s di f f i cul t to m ai nt ai n the st ai nl ess st eelas i tl ooks i nt he f i rst ti m e. So I used t o avoi d such i tem s because of the di f f i cul t y to keep t hose thi ngs as f resh. I hope your ti ps w oul d be real l y hel pf ulto cl ean those i t em s I have.
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Enf i el d Cl eaners 40 weeks ago

These stai nl ess steelcl eani ng ti ps are very t horough - si m pl y excel l ent !Iw i l lpri nt t hi s and share i tw i t h m y col l eagues at G o C l eaners. So good of you t o m ake a post l i ke t hat. Best regards, C herylParker
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Sarah 33 weeks ago

I have st ai nl ess st eelcooktop I tri ed cl eani ng i tw i th bam cl eani ng product I di dn' t know i ts onl yf or bat hroom s I soaked i tf or 1 hour w hen I cl eaned i tt he st ai nl ess st eelw as di scol ourd and al lpat chy can you pl ease advi se m e w hat t o do and how t o get st ai nl ess st eelcol or back Thanks Sarah
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book revi ew servi ces 21 weeks ago

Thei r operati onalski l l s are assessed i nt he N at i onalExam i nat i on and they are requi red t o at tend regul ar prof essi onal devel opm ent sessi ons to m ai nt ai n and i m prove t hei r ski l l s and t o ensure t hat they keep up-t o-dat e wi th governm ent regul at i ons and changes i ni ndustry practi ce.
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