Vital Minerals Ferric Chloride Pro Grade
This is 100ml-5L Vital Minerals Pro Grade Ferric Chloride Solution 40% / 45 Baume, packed in Ribble Valley UK, supplied in HDPE bottles or 5L jerrycan.
USES
Typical Applications and Benefits:
- Printed Circuit Boards
- Copper etchant
Other uses:
Used in anhydrous form as a drying reagent in certain reactions.
Used in water and wastewater treatment to precipitate phosphate as iron (III) phosphate.
Used by knife craftsmen and sword smiths to stain blades, as to give a
contrasting effect to the metal, and to view metal layering or
imperfections.
Necessary for the etching of photogravure plates for printing
photographic and fine art images in intaglio and for etching rotogravure
cylinders used in the printing industry.
Used to make printed circuit boards(PCBs).
Used in veterinary practice to treat overcropping of an animal’s claws, particularly when the overcropping results in bleeding.
Used to test the pitting and crevice corrosion resistance of stainless steels and other alloys.
USAGE DIRECTION
Supplied as full strength (45 Baume), suitable for metals such as stainless steel, nickel, brass, etc.
Dilute by an additional 30% with water for use with copper.
Molecular formula: FeCl3