Liquid compounds For Vibratory Finishing
Specially formulated, biodegradable, liquid compounds for vibratory and high energy finishing machines comprise of abrasives, brighteners, lubricating agents, cushioning materials and cleaning agents. With widely varying properties, one product is rarely enough for all your finishing requirements. Kemet’s process trial service considers the material, equipment and media providing advice and recommendations on the optimum compound to achieve the required finish.
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| Category | Material Name | ||||||||
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| Liq18M | Liq18 | Liq9 | Liq60 | Liq4 | Liq14 | Liq15D | Liq17 | ||
| Liquid compound details | Description | Light descaling, removal of rust and discolouration due to heat treatment processes. Removes metal oxides to produce a bright polish, retaining base metal colour. | Acidic compound for removal of light heat treatment, scale, brightening and polishing suitable for ferrous and non-ferrous metals. Widely used in the aerospace sector. | Specially formulated for polishing and brightening of ferrous and non-ferrous metals. | A low-cost, multipurpose compound for all metals. Grinding, deburring, polishing on all metals. Used for obtaining bright colour throughout the process. Can be used with all types of media and for self tumbling operations. | Low foaming compound suitable for cleaning, brightening and polishing of all metals. | General cleaner with good polishing properties for all metals. | Specially formulated for die-cast products. Excellent cleaning and emulsyfying properties. | Multi-purpose liquid for cleaning ferrous metals. Contains strong corrosion inhibitor. Mainly use on ferrous metal. |
| PH | 1-2 | 2.5-3 | <4 | 10-11 | 8-8.5 | 8-8.5 | 8-8.5 | 8-8.5 | |
| Colour | Pale Gold | White Cloudy | Cream | Pale Yellow | Pale Blue | Golden | Golden Yellow | Pale Green | |
| Application guide and characteristics | Brightening/Polishing | | | | | | | | |
| Ball Burnishing | | | | | | | | | |
| Cleaning | | | | | | ||||
| Corrosion Inhibitor | | | | ||||||
| Degreasing/ De-oiling | | ||||||||
| Descaling /Derusting / Light Heat Treatment | | | |||||||
| Foam | | | | | | | | ||
| Pickling | | | | ||||||
| Suitable for Recirculation | Recirculation of compounds can be adapted to suit specific processes and applications. | ||||||||
| Ferrous Material | Carbon Steel | | | | | ||||
| Hardened Steel | | | | | |||||
| Iron | | | | | |||||
| Stainless Steel | | | | | |||||
| Non-ferrous Material | Aluminium | | |||||||
| Brass | | ||||||||
| Ceramic | | ||||||||
| Copper | | ||||||||
| Magnesium | | ||||||||
| Plastic | | ||||||||
| Titanium | | ||||||||
| Zinc | | ||||||||
| All Metals | All Metals | | | | | | | ||
| Category | Material Name | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liq19 | Liq30 | Liq191 | Liq16 | Liq40 | Liq6 | Liq20 | Liq110 | ||
| Liquid compound details | Description | Multi-porpose compound for all metals. | Concentrated compound for all metals. Good cleaner and polisher with corrosion inhibitor. | Cleaning and polishing of ferrous metals with strong corrosion inhibitor. Low foaming compound designed for ferrous metals. | Concentrated cleaner and polisher for non-ferrous metals. | Excellent cleaning properties on non-ferrous metals. Keeps media and parts free of dirt and metal fines. Higher percentage delivers a brighter finish. | A very low foaming compound for zinc alloys and copper alloys. For fine cutting semi-bright finishing, use plastic media. Contains cleaning agent suitable for zinc alloys to give a smooth finish. Often used prior to electro-plating. | Powerful degreaser and cleaner with good inhibitor qualities designed for ferrous metals. | Degreaser and cleaner suitable for heavy machining oils and lubricants. Designed for ferrous metals. Saponify and emulsify oils, greases. Inhibits corrosion. Low foaming properties. |
| PH | 8-8.5 | 8-8.5 | 8-8.5 | 8.5-9 | 8.5-9 | 9-10 | 10-11 | 9-9.5 | |
| Colour | Shades of Blue | Golden | Pale Gold | Pale Yellow | Golden | Golden | Colourless | Colourless | |
| Application guide and characteristics | Brightening/Polishing | | | | | | | ||
| Ball Burnishing | | | | | | | |||
| Cleaning | | | | | | | | ||
| Corrosion Inhibitor | | | | | | ||||
| Degreasing/ De-oiling | | | |||||||
| Descaling /Derusting / Light Heat Treatment | |||||||||
| Foam | | | | | | | | | |
| Pickling | |||||||||
| Suitable for Recirculation | Recirculation of compounds can be adapted to suit specific processes and applications. | ||||||||
| Ferrous Material | Carbon Steel | | | | | | |||
| Hardened Steel | | | | | | ||||
| Iron | | | | | | ||||
| Stainless Steel | | | | | | ||||
| Non-ferrous Material | Aluminium | | | | |||||
| Brass | | | | ||||||
| Ceramic | | | |||||||
| Copper | | | | | |||||
| Magnesium | | | |||||||
| Plastic | | | |||||||
| Titanium | | | |||||||
| Zinc | | | | | |||||
| All Metals | All Metals | | | | | ||||
| Category | Material Name | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liq191S | Liq30/F2 | Liq11 | Liq111 | Liq111S | F2C | Liq10 | ||
| Liquid compound details | Description | Cleaning and polishing of ferrous metals with strong corrosion inhibitor. Low foaming compound designed for ferrous metals. | Good cleaner and polisher with corrosion inhibitor. | Powerful degreaser and cleaner with good inhibitor qualities designed for ferrous metals. | Powerful degreaser and cleaner suitable for heavy machining oils and lubricants. Designed for ferrous metals. Saponify and emulsify oils, greases. Inhibits corrosion. Low foaming properties. | Cleaning, degreasing of ferrous metals. Saponify and emulsify oils and greases. Used in various industrial washing and spraying machines for degreasing and cleaning. | Powerful degreaser and cleaner with excellent inhibitor qualities. Designed for ferrous metals. | Leaves surface clean and bright. Excellent cleaning. Mainly used with plastic media. |
| PH | 9 | 9-10 | 10-11 | 10-11 | 10-11 | 10-11 | 11-12 | |
| Colour | Pale Gold | Golden | Colourless | Colourless/ Golden | Colourless/ Golden | Colourless | Colourless | |
| Application guide and characteristics | Brightening/Polishing | | | | ||||
| Ball Burnishing | | |||||||
| Cleaning | | | | | | | | |
| Corrosion Inhibitor | | | | | | | ||
| Degreasing/ De-oiling | | | | | | | ||
| Descaling /Derusting / Light Heat Treatment | ||||||||
| Foam | | | | | | | | |
| Pickling | ||||||||
| Suitable for Recirculation | Recirculation of compounds can be adapted to suit specific processes and applications. | |||||||
| Ferrous Material | Carbon Steel | | | | | | | |
| Hardened Steel | | | | | | | ||
| Iron | | | | | | | ||
| Stainless Steel | | | | | | | ||
| Non-ferrous Material | Aluminium | | ||||||
| Brass | | |||||||
| Ceramic | ||||||||
| Copper | | |||||||
| Magnesium | ||||||||
| Plastic | ||||||||
| Titanium | ||||||||
| Zinc | | |||||||
| All Metals | All Metals | | ||||||
