Ak Steel Properties, Inc.

Ronald D Rodabaugh

Amanda R Glass

David M Price

Vijay N Madi

Amanda Rd Glass

Amanda RD Glass

A pickling process designed for pickling a metal strip such as a stainless steel strip reduces the amount of HF and/or HNO. The strip is immersed in at least one first pickling tub that contains a mixture of an acid such as HSO, an excess of at least one oxidizing agent, and includes electrodes that may apply a current to the strip that runs through the mixture.

Stainless steel pickling in an oxidizing, electrolytic acid bath

The pickling process designed for pickling electrical steel strip in a continuous fashion comprising immersing the strip in at least one pickling tub. The pickling tub contains a mixture of HCl, Fe, and Feand a low concentration of HF. Upon exiting the final pickling tub, the strip may be brushed or scrubbed to loosen any residual scale to form a clean strip.

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Fairborn, OH, United States of America

Ronald D Rodabaugh