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Phase out of Hexavalent Chromium (MIL-PRF-8625 Type I) - How is your company reacting? (self.mechanical_engineering)

submitted 1 month ago by Alteon to c/mechanical_engineering

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Wanted to ask about this. I do not work in California, however many of our vendors and customers are seeking to swap to MIL-PRF-8625 Type II, when they historically used Type I.

I'm totally on board with this - anything I can do to push safer, less environmentally destructive processes is a win in my book. But I understand that not all companies are interested in jumping ship so fast.

So I wanted to ask, what's your companies take on it? Did you know about the industry phase out?

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[–] RubberElectrons 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

I didn't, but we've opted for chem film lately. Old timers seemed more fond of hex chrome for high voltage applications with outdoor exposure, but I don't see why it's better than chem film.