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What is Tru Temp® 2nd Gen Black Oxide?

Tru Temp® 2nd Gen is a revolutionary mid-temperature black oxide that provides a non-dimensional, smut-free coating on a wide range of ferrous metals. Re-engineered from the Tru Temp® product, the 2nd Gen provides a darker and cleaner finish to high-alloy and high-strength steels and irons.

Tru Temp® is ideal for coating gears, machined components, non-machined components, powdered metals, and more. Birchwood Technologies offers free sample test finishing and on-site start up for tank lines to make your metal blackening easy and successful. If you are interested in sending in test parts for our experts to coat for free, contact us today!

Tru Temp® 2nd Gen Safety Benefits:

  • Operates at 200-210°F
  • No rub off, no salt blooming, no sludge or salt buildup around tank
  • No EPA-regulated ingredients, the solution can be neutralized and sent to a city sewer
  • No violent reaction when water is added
  • Has 80% less caustic content than competitors, fewer fumes and less drag out

Tru Temp® 2nd Gen Performance Benefits:

  • Darker, cleaner, and more consistent across a wider variety of parts than any other black oxide on market
  • Smut-Free Non-Dimensional Coating
  • Single-pass on difficult parts including tool steels, stainless steel, hardened steel, and more
  • MIL-DTL-13924-E class 1 and class 4 compliant
  • Compatible with Birchwood cleaner, acid, and oil that is currently being used
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What is the Tru Temp® 2nd Gen Blackening Process?

     Using a simple blackening process, Tru Temp® 2nd Gen will provide a high-temperature quality coating, while operating at only 200 – 210°F. The operator-friendly solution is easy to manage and contains no EPA-regulated ingredients, so the solution can be neutralized and sent to city sewers. 

Typical black oxide process outline:   

  1.     Clean oil and grease using alkaline soak cleaner

Ø  Safe Scrub ST or Presto Kleen HP for 7 - 15 minutes

Ø  Fresh water rinse

  1.     Light acid soak to condition surface

Ø  Oxyprime XPL for 0 – 7 minutes

Ø  Fresh water rinse

  1.     Black Oxide, 200 – 210F

Ø  Tru Temp® 2nd Gen for 15 – 30 minutes

Ø  Fresh water rinse

  1.     Seal and protect with choice of oily or dry to the touch top coat

Ø  Example: Dri-touch IRP3 for 2 minutes

      If Tru Temp® 2nd Gen is a solution you are interested in, our team of experts can work with you to learn the chemistry and how to begin producing professional blackening quality using the industry’s safest solution. 

 

Neutralize Tru Temp® 2nd Gen In 2 Easy Steps:

With this solution being the safest on the market, we knew it was essential that it could be neutralized and sent to a sewer. Our Tru Temp® 2nd Gen does not contain any EPA-regulated ingredients and only requires 20% of the acid other neutralizing processes require. 

Disposal Process:

  1. Slowly add phosphoric or citric acid, while stirring
  2. Monitor pH, continue adding until it reaches acceptable discharge range (typically pH 7-11)
  3. Discharge to sewer

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