A pickling process of a metallic strip is provided including the steps of: passing said metallic strip through at least a pickling bath being at a temperature between 1 and 100° C., applying an alternating current, having a current density of 1x10.sup.2 to 1x10.sup.5 A.m.sup.−2 of unit surface of said metallic strip to said metallic strip passing through said at least one pickling bath.

A pickling process of a metallic strip is provided including the steps of: passing said metallic strip through at least a pickling bath being at a temperature between 1 and 100° C., applying an alternating current, having a current density of 1x10.sup.2 to 1x10.sup.5 A.m.sup.−2 of unit surface of said metallic strip to said metallic strip passing through said at least one pickling bath.

Disclosed is a method for manufacturing a stainless steel for a polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell separator, and more particularly, a method for manufacturing a stainless steel for a polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell separator capable of obtaining low contact resistance and high corrosion resistance by effectively removing a non-conductive coating and forming a new coating. According to an embodiment, the disclosed method for manufacturing a stainless steel for a polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell separator includes performing alternating current electrolysis by immersing, in a sulfuric acid solution, a stainless steel having a passivation coating formed on a surface thereof by cold rolling and bright annealing, wherein the alternating current electrolysis is performed by applying a current density of 10 to 30 A/dm.sup.2.

A method and apparatus for the electrochemical removal of material from a surface in which two or more fluid jets or flows are arranged to impinge on the surface of the object and an electrical current flows through one fluid flow path, through the object, and then through a second fluid flow path.

A method and apparatus for the electrochemical removal of material from a surface in which two or more fluid jets or flows are arranged to impinge on the surface of the object and an electrical current flows through one fluid flow path, through the object, and then through a second fluid flow path.

A method for producing a cold-rolled flat steel product coated with a metallic anticorrosion layer includes producing a steel melt containing in addition to iron and unavoidable impurities (in % by wt.): C: 0.01-0.35%, Mn: 1-4%, Si: 0.5-2.5%, Nb: to 0.1%, Ti: 0.015-0.1%, P: up to 0.1%, Al: to 0.15%, S: up to 0.01%, N: up to 0.1%, and optionally one or more elements from a group of rare earth metals. The method further includes casting the steel melt to give a preliminary product, hot-rolling the preliminary product to give a hot strip, coiling the hot strip to give a coil, annealing the hot strip, cold-rolling the annealed hot strip to give a cold-rolled flat steel product, finally annealing the cold-rolled flat steel product, and applying a metal anticorrosion layer based on zinc by electrolytic galvanization or hot dip galvanization of the cold-rolled and finally annealed flat steel product.

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Realized is ferritic stainless steel which has excellent high-temperature strength and excellent red scale resistance. The ferritic stainless steel contains not more than 0.025% by mass of C, 0.05% by mass to 3.0% by mass of Si, 0.05% by mass to 2.0% by mass of Mn, not more than 0.04% by mass of P, not more than 0.003% 0.03% by mass of S, not more than 0.5% by mass of Ni, 10.5% by mass to 25.0% by mass of Cr, not more than 0.025% by mass of N, 0.05% by mass to 1.0% by mass of Nb, not more than 3.0% by mass of Mo, not more than 1.8% by mass of Cu, not more than 0.2% by mass of Al, and not more than 0.5% by mass of Ti. The sum of the concentrations of Cr and Si, each of which is present as oxide or hydroxide, at a surface of the ferritic stainless steel and at depths to 6 nm from the surface is a given value or more.

An exterior material of a home appliance having improved corrosion resistance and fingerprint resistance by changing a treatment method of a surface of the exterior material, and the home appliance including the same, and a manufacturing method therefor are provided. The method of manufacturing the exterior material of the home appliance, the method including applying a diamond like carbon (DLC) coating on the substrate to form a DLC coating layer; and conducting anti-fingerprint coating to form the anti-fingerprint coating on the DLC coating layer.

Provided are stainless steel for a separator of a polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell, which exhibits enhanced hydrophilicity and enhanced corrosion resistance, and a method of manufacturing the same. In the stainless steel for a separator of a polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell, which exhibits enhanced hydrophilicity and enhanced corrosion resistance, according to an embodiment of the present invention, a ratio of Cr hydroxide/Cr oxide included in a passivation film of the stainless steel ranges from 0.7 to 1.6, and the passivation film has a contact angle (θ) of 70° or less. Thus, not only corrosion resistance may be enhanced by removing a non-conductive film formed on a surface of the stainless steel and forming a new conductive film thereon, but hydrophilicity may also be secured without additional surface treatment such as a separate coating or the like, and thus manufacturing costs may be reduced and productivity may be increased.

Provided are stainless steel for a separator of a polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell, which exhibits enhanced hydrophilicity and enhanced corrosion resistance, and a method of manufacturing the same. In the stainless steel for a separator of a polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell, which exhibits enhanced hydrophilicity and enhanced corrosion resistance, according to an embodiment of the present invention, a ratio of Cr hydroxide/Cr oxide included in a passivation film of the stainless steel ranges from 0.7 to 1.6, and the passivation film has a contact angle (θ) of 70° or less. Thus, not only corrosion resistance may be enhanced by removing a non-conductive film formed on a surface of the stainless steel and forming a new conductive film thereon, but hydrophilicity may also be secured without additional surface treatment such as a separate coating or the like, and thus manufacturing costs may be reduced and productivity may be increased.