Chemical Solutions
Acid Salts
All metals require an acid pickle prior to plating or finishing. Acid salts are a powdered blend of traditional liquid acids that provide the following benefits:
- Safety – powdered acid salts won’t burn like strong liquid acids
- User Friendly – acid salts packaged in bags are easy to slowly add to the tank
- Improved Activation – additives can be blended in to help promote activation & plating adhesion
- Electrolytic Pickling – certain formulations can be used as an anodic or cathodic pickle
- Options – many unique formulations are available to meet your exact requirements
Contact a JSA representative to help you select the best acid salt for your finishing process.
Categories: Chemical Solutions, Pretreatment
Description
Acid salts are most often used when less aggressive and more directed acid pickling is required, such as in the following examples:
- Plating on copper & brass alloys
- Reactivating nickel alloys
- Mild pickling of steel
- Precious metal plating
- Finishing of delicate metal components
Blends of acids in salt form provide many benefits. The following acids and additives are commonly used in unique formulations:
- Chlorides & Sulfates – the base for many acid salts – safer that using liquid hydrochloric and sulfuric acid
- Fluorides – help with nickel activation and lead activation
- Citric Acid – used to help remove surface smut
- Nitrates – safer form of nitric acid