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- noun chemistry, materials science The process of making a material
passive (non-reactive) in relation to another material prior to using the materials together. - noun chemistry The
spontaneous formation of a hard non-reactive surfacefilm (usually anoxide ornitride ) that inhibits furthercorrosion .
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February 10th, Iran informed them that they had begun work there the previous evening on a process called passivation (Lewis explains what that is).
NZ On Screen 2010
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February 10th, Iran informed them that they had begun work there the previous evening on a process called passivation (Lewis explains what that is).
NZ On Screen 2010
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February 10th, Iran informed them that they had begun work there the previous evening on a process called passivation (Lewis explains what that is).
NZ On Screen 2010
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February 10th, Iran informed them that they had begun work there the previous evening on a process called passivation (Lewis explains what that is).
NZ On Screen 2010
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Arms Control Wonk provides this explanation of what "passivation" means:
War in Context Paul Woodward 2010
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Arms Control Wonk provides this explanation of what "passivation" means:
War in Context 2010
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Performance criteria of interest for passivation of zinc include corrosion resistance, heat resistance, torque/tension performance, and appearance.
Alternatives for significant uses of hexavalent chromium in Massachusetts 2008
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In passivation with hexavalent chromium, zinc plated parts are dipped into an acidic solution containing a mix of chemicals.
Alternatives for significant uses of hexavalent chromium in Massachusetts 2008
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Several technical evaluations have concluded that molybdates do protect against corrosion, but do not perform as well as hexavalent chromium passivation on this metric.
Alternatives for significant uses of hexavalent chromium in Massachusetts 2008
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Chemicals used in the trivalent chromium passivation process may pose skin irritation/sensitization hazards similar to those used in the hexavalent chromium process.
Alternatives for significant uses of hexavalent chromium in Massachusetts 2008
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