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    Measurement of internal bubbles

    soptic: Thanks, I still need to check if this was picked up by someone else. Steved
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    Coating hardness

    gvanbeek: Thank you for the reply, I will pass teh nformation on. Steved
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    Gear lubricants for a high temperature oven

    JimMetalsCeramics and kenvlach: I appreciate all the information, we will look into these suggestions. Steved
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    Measurement of internal bubbles

    Hello analogkid2digitalman: Thank you also for this information. The person I did the work for has retired. I will see if this work has been picked up by someone else. take care, Steved
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    Measurement of internal bubbles

    IR stuff: Sorry about the late reply, thanks for the information. take care, Steved
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    Gear lubricants for a high temperature oven

    Boo1: Thanks for the reply, I appreciate the information. I went to schaeffer's web site and will contact them. As for your questions: - The temperature range is from RT to 395C. - It is intermittant, every 80 minutes, it heats and then cools - assuming the line doesn't stop. - There are...
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    Gear lubricants for a high temperature oven

    Hello: We have a coating operation the requires the curing of the product at 395 C. The present lubricant is applied as a grease and eventually (3 months) turns to a powder that can contaminate our product. This requires an extensive and expensive oven cleaning approximately every 3 months. Does...
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    Coating hardness

    TVP- thank you for the information. I am still around, same company but a different job. Steved
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    Coating hardness

    chiaraP: thanks for the information, I appreciate it. steved
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    Measurement of internal bubbles

    Randi: Thank you for the information. Please have a great weekend, Steved
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    Measuring the hardness of adhesives

    Randi: Thank you for the reply, Steved
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    Nickel electroplating of stainless steel

    Hello: The only familiarity I have with nickel on stainless steel was for an elecroforming application (about 8 years ago). Stainless steel is very passive and our deposit used to fall off in the tank. The solution was a Woods nickel strike (very low pH). Another suggestion is a Sulfamate...
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    Corrosion classification

    rob123: Thank you, steved
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    Defects on a substrate coated with Teflon Powder

    Hello: Due to print specifications, we are required to grit blast our substrates prior to powder coating. The powder is a mixture of teflon and SiC. After curing, some rolls have a defect that we call grit or protrusions. Analysis of defects shows grit or SiC. Has anyone seen this type of...
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    Corrosion classification

    Hello Chlee1: Thank you for the reply and the information. Please have a great week. Steved

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