Borates
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Definitions
Compounds that provide buffering and neutralization of acidic combustion gas by-products
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- Re: friday - home made rosin flux
Historical mailing list · Fri, 15 Jun 2012 17:02:49 -0400
...complex (and nasty): >Silver-brazing fluxes contain boric acid and >potassium borates, combined with complex >potassium fluoborate and fluoride compounds. >Fluorides, up to 40...
- Phosphate free anti-freeze
Historical mailing list · Thu, 28 Sep 1995 09:20:36 CST6CDT
...She is faxing me some articles on how phosphate, borates, and silicates affect corrosion and essentially she said all studies indicate that there is...
- Coolant compositions.
Historical mailing list · Fri, 6 Oct 1995 09:35:08 CST6CDT
...from cavitation. Silicates also act as general purpose chemical buffering agents. Borates provide buffering and neutralizion of acidic and sulfurous combustion gas by-products...
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