[Problem] There is provided a colored stainless-steel product having excellent viewing-angle color tone discrimination and excellent corrosion resistance, in which a chemical coloration technique having sophisticated industrial color tone is used.

[Solution] The product is a chemically-colored stainless-steel product having an uneven surface formed by a grinding treatment, wherein the 60-degree specular gloss [Gs (60 degrees)] of the uneven surface is 5 to 50. The grinding treatment is performed by a single sandblasting treatment or a combination of the sandblasting treatment and an electrolytic polishing treatment. The sandblasting treatment is performed with a projection material configured from inorganic particles having a Mohs' hardness of at least six. A manufacturing method includes a sandblasting treatment step, an electrolytic polishing treatment step, a coloration treatment step for dipping stainless steel in a coloration treatment solution including a mixed solution of a chromic acid and a sulfuric acid to generate a colored film thereon, and a curing treatment step for dipping the coloration-treated stainless steel in a curing treatment solution including a mixed solution of a chromic acid and a phosphoric acid to cure the colored film.

[Problem] There is provided a colored stainless-steel product having excellent viewing-angle color tone discrimination and excellent corrosion resistance, in which a chemical coloration technique having sophisticated industrial color tone is used.

[Solution] The product is a chemically-colored stainless-steel product having an uneven surface formed by a grinding treatment, wherein the 60-degree specular gloss [Gs (60 degrees)] of the uneven surface is 5 to 50. The grinding treatment is performed by a single sandblasting treatment or a combination of the sandblasting treatment and an electrolytic polishing treatment. The sandblasting treatment is performed with a projection material configured from inorganic particles having a Mohs' hardness of at least six. A manufacturing method includes a sandblasting treatment step, an electrolytic polishing treatment step, a coloration treatment step for dipping stainless steel in a coloration treatment solution including a mixed solution of a chromic acid and a sulfuric acid to generate a colored film thereon, and a curing treatment step for dipping the coloration-treated stainless steel in a curing treatment solution including a mixed solution of a chromic acid and a phosphoric acid to cure the colored film.

The present disclosure generally relates to a sealed metal laminate structure comprising: a metal layer having a first surface and an opposite second surface; a first enamel layer laminated on the first surface of the metal layer, except at an exposed metal protrusion at a perimeter edge of the sealed metal laminate structure; a second enamel layer laminated on the second surface of the metal layer, except at the exposed metal protrusion at the perimeter edge of the sealed laminate structure; and a phosphate sealer deposited on the exposed metal protrusion of the sealed metal laminate structure. The present disclosure also relates to a metal laminate structure without a phosphate sealer. In addition, systems and methods for treating workpieces, including metal laminate structures, are discussed.

The present disclosure generally relates to a sealed metal laminate structure comprising: a metal layer having a first surface and an opposite second surface; a first enamel layer laminated on the first surface of the metal layer, except at an exposed metal protrusion at a perimeter edge of the sealed metal laminate structure; a second enamel layer laminated on the second surface of the metal layer, except at the exposed metal protrusion at the perimeter edge of the sealed laminate structure; and a phosphate sealer deposited on the exposed metal protrusion of the sealed metal laminate structure. The present disclosure also relates to a metal laminate structure without a phosphate sealer. In addition, systems and methods for treating workpieces, including metal laminate structures, are discussed.

A method of electropolishing an internal passageway of a component, wherein the passageway has an inlet and an outlet; including: providing an electrode assembly including a flexible electrode, a shuttle and a guide cable extending between the flexible electrode and the shuttle; inserting the shuttle into the inlet; causing fluid to flow through the passageway to transport the shuttle through the passageway from the inlet towards the outlet; pulling the guide cable through the passageway to position the electrode in the passageway adjacent to a region of the passageway to be polished; and electropolishing the passageway using the electrode while moving the electrode within the passageway. Also, an electrode assembly for electropolishing an internal passageway of a component, including: a flexible electrode, a shuttle, and a guide cable extending between the flexible electrode and the shuttle.

A laminate for a see-through electrode includes a transparent base and a metal layer that is provided on at least one of both surfaces of the transparent base. The metal layer has a first surface and a second surface, the first surface facing the transparent base, the second surface being at a side opposite to the first surface. And the second surface has a kurtosis (Rku) ranging from 1.00 to 3.10, inclusive.

This invention relates to compositions and methods for the at least partial dissolution, disruption and/or removal of deposit, such as scale and other deposit, from heat exchanger components. The heat exchanger components can include pressurized water reactor steam generators. In accordance with the invention, elemental metal is added locally to the surface of the deposit and/or anodic or cathodic current is applied locally to the deposit surface to destabilize or weaken the deposit. Subsequently, mechanical stress is applied to the weakened deposit to disrupt and remove the deposit from the surface of the heat exchanger component.

This invention relates to compositions and methods for the at least partial dissolution, disruption and/or removal of deposit, such as scale and other deposit, from heat exchanger components. The heat exchanger components can include pressurized water reactor steam generators. In accordance with the invention, elemental metal is added locally to the surface of the deposit and/or anodic or cathodic current is applied locally to the deposit surface to destabilize or weaken the deposit. Subsequently, mechanical stress is applied to the weakened deposit to disrupt and remove the deposit from the surface of the heat exchanger component.

Provided are a method for manufacturing a metal block which has a complex shape and can maintain a firm sealed unit even when it is repeatedly assembled and the metal block according thereto. To achieve the objective, the present disclosure performs a first electrolytic polishing of the metal block made of stainless steel having a chromium oxide layer, forms an ion-nitrided layer by carrying out an ion-nitriding process, performs a second electrolytic polishing to efficiently remove part of the ion-nitrided layer and induces complex diffusion of high-concentration surface N and C in order to surface-harden a surface layer having a precipitate phase. Accordingly, the present disclosure can increase hardness of the sealed unit inside the metal block up to Hv 400 or more with its corrosion resistance kept, thereby effectively sealing metal.

Provided are a method for manufacturing a metal block which has a complex shape and can maintain a firm sealed unit even when it is repeatedly assembled and the metal block according thereto. To achieve the objective, the present disclosure performs a first electrolytic polishing of the metal block made of stainless steel having a chromium oxide layer, forms an ion-nitrided layer by carrying out an ion-nitriding process, performs a second electrolytic polishing to efficiently remove part of the ion-nitrided layer and induces complex diffusion of high-concentration surface N and C in order to surface-harden a surface layer having a precipitate phase. Accordingly, the present disclosure can increase hardness of the sealed unit inside the metal block up to Hv 400 or more with its corrosion resistance kept, thereby effectively sealing metal.