Rinsing – spray and/or immersion must be thorough. Drying- this must immediately follow rinsing. The standards of ASTM A967 provide specific details of the acceptable methods required for passivating stainless steel. The passivation standards listed in the ASTM document embrace a variety of potential methods and techniques.
1. fA 967 – 05. passivation may also include the removal of sulfides from the surface of the metal for the purpose of maximizing corrosion resistance. 3.1.1.2 The formation of the protective passive film on a stainless steel, also called passivation in a more general context, will occur spontaneously in air or other oxygencontaining