ANTOX

Vanguard’s welding division carries Antox and other Chemetall products.

Below is a list of some of the products we carry or have access to.
The protective passive layer may be damaged during the processing of stainless steels by drilling, turning, milling, bending, welding or heat treatment. The Antox® technology ensures that your metal surfaces are protected from disturbing influences such as temperature-related oxidation and discolouration, metal deposition and organic impurities – without changing their surface structure.

Antox 71E Plus SKU#7201 0002
Antox 71E Extra
Antox 73E Plus
Antox 80E
Antox 90E
Antox 21E Plus
Antox NP
Antox 3D
ANT75E - 5KG
Aclean 400
Alu-Cleaner 101

Stock Vancouver Antox 71E Plus – SKU#72010002

With Antox®, we offer an extensive portfolio of pickling products for the surface treatment of stainless steels. Our innovative and strong chemical processes create a scale-free surface while at the same time improving the chemical resistance of your stainless steel substrates.

Nowadays, stainless steels can be found in all walks of life. They are increasingly being used for visible parts such as façades, windows, doors and kitchens. Their excellent corrosion resistance is based on a passive layer – a chrome oxide layer that forms spontaneously provided the chrome content of the stainless steel is higher than 12 %. A metallically clean, smooth surface is one of the prerequisites for formation of a protective passive layer.

Chemical processes for metallically clean surfaces
The protective passive layer may be damaged during the processing of stainless steels by drilling, turning, milling, bending, welding or heat treatment. The Antox® technology ensures that your metal surfaces are protected from disturbing influences such as temperature-related oxidation and discoloration, metal deposition and organic impurities – without changing their surface structure.

To ecologically and economically remove the individual impurities, we offer an extensive technology portfolio under the trade name Antox®. Our stainless steel pickling products improve the corrosion resistance by

allowing a simple removal of contaminants
achieving a metallically clean surface
supporting the formation of a new protective passive layer

All our Antox® stainless steel pickling technologies are free from hydrochloric acid and chlorides.

Our technology portfolio:

Bath pickling agent
Cleaners
Neutralizing paste
Pickling cleaners
Pickling paste
Pickling and polishing paste
Spray pickling agent
Bath pickling agent
Passivating agents
Stainless steel surface care products
Tools such as brushes, manual spray pickling device, pickling pump

allowing a simple removal of contaminants
achieving a metallically clean surface
supporting the formation of a new protective passive layer

All our Antox® stainless steel pickling technologies are free from hydrochloric acid and chlorides.

Our technology portfolio:

Bath pickling agent
Cleaners
Neutralizing paste
Pickling cleaners
Pickling paste
Pickling and polishing paste
Spray pickling agent
Bath pickling agent
Passivating agents
Stainless steel surface care products
Tools such as brushes, manual spray pickling device, pickling pump

ANTOX QUICK GUIDE

Cleaning Agent

Aclean 04.00	Part No. 08.0400	Aclean 02.80	Part No. 08.0280
To degrease any type of metal by hand	using high pressure or by dip method.	To degrease by dip method
Reaction time: 5-10 minutes	Use in the ratio 1:5 – 1:10 with water	Reaction time: 5-10 minutes	Use in the ratio 1:10 with water

Pickling Cleaner

Antox 75E	Part No. 02.0050	Antox 75 E Extra	Part No. 02.0053
To clean and brighten the metal surface and to remove foreign corrosion particles.		To clean and brighten the metal surface and to remove foreign corrosion particles.
Reaction time: 20-30 minutes	Yield: appox. 20M2/kg	Reaction time: 20-30 minutes	Yield: appox. 20M2/kg

Pickling Paste

Antox 71 E	Part No. 02.0010	Antox 71 E Extra	Part No. 02.0053
The removal of high temperature oxide scale and annealing colours in the areas of weld seams.		The removal of high temperature oxide scale and annealing colours in the areas of weld seams.
Reaction time: Stainless Steel 15-60 minutes	Yield: 50–80 running metres/kg	Reaction time: Stainless Steel 15-60 minutes	Yield: 50–80 running metres/kg
Antox 3 d	Part No. 02.0001	Antox Profiline 2000 Oeko P	Part No. 02.1525
The removal of high temperature oxide scale and annealing colours in the areas of weld seams. Especially for shiny surfaces. Also for aluminium. nickel and titanium alloys.		The removal of high temperature oxide scale and annealing colours in the areas of weld seams. Free of nitric acid. Also for aluminium.
Reaction time: 10-60 minutes	Yield: 70-130 running metres/kg	Reaction time: 30–90 minutes	Yield: 50–80 running metres/kg
Antox 2001 T	Part No. 02.1610
The removal of high temperature oxide scale and annealing colours in the areas of weld seams (only TIG/WIG seams). Especially for shiny surfaces. The cleaning of stainless steel equipment with heavy contamination or rust.
Reaction time: Stainless Steel 20-30 minutes. Stainless Steel polished 1-3 minutes	Yield 80-100 running metres/kg

Neutralizing Paste

Antox NP	Part No. 02.0090
Neutralises heavy acidic stainless steel pickling pastes containing hydrofluoric acid.
Reaction time: As long as bubbles are seen.	Yield: 50–80 running metres/kg