COMMONLY USED ETCHANTS

Carbon & Alloy Steel Nital ASTM 74 Picral ASTM 76 1-5ml HNO3, 100ml methanol or ethanol 10g picric acid, 100ml methanol or ethanol

Stainless Steel & Super Alloys Vilellas ASTM 80 Kallings ASTM 95 Marbles ASTM 25 Oxalic 5ml HCl, 1g picric acid, 100ml methanol or ethanol 2 g CuCl2, 40 ml HCl, 40 to 80 ml methanol, 40 ml H2O 10 g CuSO4, 50 ml HCl, 50 ml H2O 10 g Oxalic Acid, 100 ml H2O (electrolytic)

Super Alloy 6 ml H2O, 60 ml HCL, 6 g CuCl2 Titanium Krolls ASTM 192 Titanium ASTM 186 Alpha Case ASTM 11 Copper Cu Etch Waterbury 1 part NH4OH (30%), 1 part H2O2 (3%), 1 part H2O (Use Fresh Only) 20 g Cr O3, 4.5 g NH4Cl, 18 ml HNO3, 15ml H2SO4, H2O to 500 ml (dilute 2:1 with H2O before using) 1-3 ml HF, 2-6 ml HNO3, 100 ml H2O 85 ml H2O, 10 ml HF, 5 ml HNO3 2 ml HF, 100ml H2O

Ferric Chloride 5 g FeCl3, 10 ml HCl, 100 ml H2O Aluminum Kellers ASTM 3 .5% HF 2 ml HF, 3 ml HCl, 5 ml HNO3, 190 ml H2O 1 ml HF, 200 ml H2O