Chemical Passivation Treatments for Stainless Steel Parts
A 967 2 3. Terminology 3.1 Definition of Term Specific to This Standard—It is necessary to define which of the several commonly used definitions of the term passivation will be used in this specification.(See Discussion.) 3.1.1 Discussion—Stainless steels are autopassivating in the sense that the protective passive film is formed spontaneously