ACTANE AAA is a liquid mixture of surface active agent which reduces fuming, lowers surface tension and

improves pickling in non-oxidising acids such as sulfuric, hydrochloric, phosphoric and hydrofluoric.

ACTANE AAA provides a foam blanket on most pickling solutions that prevents acid spray. It may be used

in both electrolytic and soak acid pickles. READ ENTIRE TECHNICAL DATA SHEET BEFORE USING

THIS PRODUCT.

ACTANE AAA is particularly effective in reducing fumes from hot sulfuric acid. It reduces the attack of acids

on steel while promoting more uniform attack on rust and scale. The low surface tension produced by

ACTANE AAA minimises drag-out losses of acid, thus lowering pickling costs. The use of ACTANE AAA

results in less corrosion to surrounding equipment.

The penetrating and detergent actions of ACTANE AAA allow the acid pickle to penetrate under rust and

scale and displace oily films. An acid pickle containing ACTANE AAA eliminates the oily film which

sometimes results from poor precleaning or liberation of trapped oil during pickling. The use of ACTANE

AAA helps to displace these oily films and leaves a cleaner surface for subsequent plating or painting.

ACTANE AAA is not designed to be a true inhibitor. However, it reduces the attack of the acid on the base

steel by about 25 percent. Consequently 25 percent less acid is consumed and there is 25 percent less

hydrogen evolved from the solution. Additionally, the pickling action is not showed down because of this

inhibiting characteristic, but in most cases is actually increased. If optimum inhibition is desired, ACTANE

INHIBITOR 11 should be added to the solution.

ACTANE AAA is approved by Pratt & Whitney as a wetting agent in accordance with SPOP-301 for use in

PS-331 CoCr Aly stripping solution in the Pratt & Whitney Aircraft Overhaul Standard Practices Manual.