Cee-Bee® A-653

Overview
Cee-Bee® A-653 is a chrome-free, light-to-medium duty deoxidizer that will deoxidize, desmut, and etch aluminum and aluminum alloys prior to dye penetrant inspection, anodizing, resistance welding, and conversion coatings.
NDT Material Classification
- Brownish liquid
- Acidic
- Light-to-medium duty deoxidizer
MCGEAN’S FULL PRODUCT DISCLAIMER CAN BE FOUND HERE
Cee-Bee® A-653
Overview
Cee-Bee® A-653 is a chrome-free, light-to-medium duty deoxidizer that will deoxidize, desmut, and etch aluminum and aluminum alloys prior to dye penetrant inspection, anodizing, resistance welding, and conversion coatings.
Benefits
- Contains no chromium in any oxidation state.
- Effectively removes surface oxides and smut resulting from alkaline etching or chemical milling.
- Increased bath life when processing copper containing alloys.
- Drop-in replacement for Hexavalent Chrome Deoxidizer systems.
- A Free-Rinsing Solution with minimal carryover.
- Can be used in both spray and immersion applications.
- Simple titrations can control system components.
Conforms To
Corrosion Resistance Properties
- ASTM B 117-19 Salt Spray Testing
- 2024-T3 Bare chemically treated with a MIL-DTL-81706, Type I, Class 1A, Method C conversion coating.
- Tested to 168 and 336 hours with no pits or other indications of corrosion on any of the test panels.
End Grain Pitting (EGP) & Intergranular Attack (IGA)
- Alloys 2024-T3, 6061-T4 and 7075-T6
- Tested at the upper concentration limits for 15-minute immersion times.
- Room Temperature and 100oF (38oC).
- Conforms to EGA of <0.001”.
- Conforms to IGA of <0.0002”.
- Brownish liquid
- Acidic
- Light-to-medium duty deoxidizer
MCGEAN’S FULL PRODUCT DISCLAIMER CAN BE FOUND HERE