Stainless steel flange is a component that connects pipes to each other, connected to the pipe end. There are holes on the flange, and bolts tightly connect the two flanges. After using stainless steel flanges for a period of time, some dirt may appear. So how do we usually remove rust? What are the rust removal tools available?
The specific introduction of rust removal tools for stainless steel flanges is as follows:
1. Knocking Rust Hammer
Also known as a shovel hammer, it usually has two edges, one end is a "one" shape and the other end is a "│" shape, with a blade width of about 20mm. It is mainly used to remove surface rust, loose oxide scale, and old coatings. There is also a pointed hammer with a pointed tip used to remove rust from deep depressions.
2. Forklift blade
The blade length is about 50-100cm, made of wooden handle or hollow steel pipe, with a blade width of 40mm-20cm, made of carbon steel or tungsten steel. Mainly used to remove rust, oxide scale, old coatings, and dirt on flat surfaces.
3. Scraper blade
Commonly known as "scraping and planing", one end is flat, the other end is curved, and both ends have blades. It is made of carbon steel and is about 20cm long. The flat end serves the same purpose as a shovel, and the elbow is used to remove rust and dirt from the back of the angle iron; There is also a pointed scraper with a curved end in a pointed shape, used to remove rust, putty, and other dirt from gaps.
4. File file
There are various shapes such as flat and triangular, mainly used to remove protruding hard objects such as welding slag.
5. Wire brush
Divided into long handle and short handle, the brush end face is strung with fine steel wire to remove rust and residue left after being scraped by other tools; Another type of steel wire bundle with steel wires at both ends, used for gaps and holes.
We all need to have these tools when rust removing stainless steel flanges, which can greatly help us with rust removal.