Percentge of Hydrofluoric acid to water for pickling stainle

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nioloc
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Percentge of Hydrofluoric acid to water for pickling stainle

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Hi
Can any one tell me the correct percentage of Hyrdofluoric acid to water for pickling stainless steel

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One of the standard mixture:
10-15% nitric acid + 0.5-1.5% hydrofluoric acid
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Hydorfluoric acid

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Hi Sam
Thanks for the help, I have been using 2% so I was about right. Thanks
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