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What does etchant mean?

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Noun
  1. An acid or corrosive chemical used in etching.
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Most quality work is carried out in etching machines provided with impellers that break up the etchant into a spray and force it against the plate.
Before applying the porcelain primer, phosphoric acid etchant with a cotton pellet should be applied on the base for 60 to 90 seconds.
When there is a gap between sample and resin water, alcohol or etchant can bleed out of the gap during drying or even on the microscope.
Frequently, poor results are achieved when this etchant is used on mechanically prepared specimens of many aluminium materials.
However, the market for NF3 use is growing rapidly, particularly as a plasma etchant and equipment cleaning agent.
The immediate application of this etchant to specimens of a number of aluminium materials, in particular the wrought alloys, produced, as expected, unsatisfactory results.

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