CODE OF PRACTICE FOR OXYACETYLENE FLAME CLEANING

WITH OXYACETYLENE FLAME CLEANING, THE OBJECTIVE IS TO REMOVE THE THIN, ADHERENT SKIN OF MILL SCALE WHOSE HARMFUL INFLUENCE IS NOW WELL KNOWN. MOREOVER, OXIDES AND HYDRATES WHICH MAKE UP SURFACE RUST ARE CENTERS OF SUBSEQUENT CORROSION AND THE MOISTURE WHICH IMPREGNATES THEM IS PARTICULARLY HARMFUL. AFTER REVIEWING THE PRINCIPLE OF FLAME CLEANING AND REASONS JUSTIFYING THE USE OF THE OXYACETYLENE FLAME, COMPREHENSIVE INFORMATION IS GIVEN ON THE EQUIPMENT USED, OPERATING METHODS AND FACTORS INVOLVED IN THE COSTING OF FLAME CLEANING WITH ONE OR SEVERAL RUNS. /AUTHOR/

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Vol 6, No 2, PP 82-88
• Corporate Authors:

  Welding In The World /UK

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• Publication Date: 1968

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Cleaning; Coding systems; Equipment; Flames; Hot rolling; Operating costs; Welding
• Uncontrolled Terms: Guidance; Mill scale; Removal
• Old TRIS Terms: Oxyacetylene welding
• Subject Areas: Geotechnology; Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; Materials;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00216719
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Feb 24 1994 12:00AM