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Niter and colour case. In the nitre bluing process, polished and cleaned steel parts are immersed in a bath of molten salts—typically potassium nitrate and sodium nitrate (sometimes with 9.4 grams (0.33 oz) of manganese dioxide per pound of total nitrate). The mixture is heated to 310 to 321 °C (590 to 610 °F) and the parts are suspended in ...
The most elaborately accurate, but totally destructive, precious metal assay is fire assay. (It may also be called by the critical cupellation step that separates precious metal from lead.) If performed on bullion to international standards, the method can be accurate on gold metal to 1 part in 10,000. If performed on ore materials using fusion ...
Niter or nitre [5] is the mineral form of potassium nitrate, KNO 3.It is a soft, white, highly soluble mineral found primarily in arid climates or cave deposits. Historically, the term niter was not well differentiated from natron, both of which have been very vaguely defined but generally refer to compounds of sodium or potassium joined with carbonate or nitrate ions.
Bluing (steel) is a passivation process in which steel is partially protected against rust Bluing may also refer to: Bluing (fabric), a blue dye used to improve the appearance of fabrics; Bluing (hair), a blue dye used to improve the appearance of hair "bluing" of machine parts to check for tolerances, see engineer's blue
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -FBI Director Christopher Wray and Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas declined to appear publicly on Thursday before a U.S. Senate committee to discuss national ...
The process of heating steel after it has been hardened, known as tempering, can impart colors to steel ranging from pale yellow "straw" to very light blue. When done for decorative purposes it can be referred to as "Fire bluing", see the article on tempering for pics and more.
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(See here for a full list of the recalled products, along with their UPC codes and best-by dates.) Image of recalled MadeGood granola bars. / Credit: Food and Drug Administration