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PRODUCTS & PROCESSES Pure salt for salt spray testing Specialist Lab Salt Ltd. is the number one supplier in the UK for fully certified salt for use in all makes of Salt Spray Cabinet. The salt is certified by a UKAS/NADCAP accredited laboratory and purity is guaranteed to meet the requirements of the major salt spray standards, including ASTM B117 and ISO 9227. Nigel Cremer, Managing Director of Specialist Lab Salt Ltd, has made an in-depth study of the Corrosion Testing World and he found that many companies were not aware of the quality of the salt that is specified within the test standards, and was shocked Total Quality and Purity to find many companies using the wrong type of salt. He even found a Professor at a well known university using a popular supermarket table salt to make his salt solution. Additionally he found that there are many suppliers of salt who profess to supply the correct grade of salt for salt spray testing, but when you look at the analysis of their salt you find it is not up to the required standard. Specialist Lab Salt Ltd is a leading supplier of Corrosion Testing Salt in the UK and has found the demand from around the world is increasing substantially with export sales to Europe, the Middle East and the Far East, and major supply contracts are about to be signed for the supply of salt to India, France and Germany. The Sodium Chloride supplied by Specialist Lab Salt Ltd is totally pure and the levels of Copper, Fluoride, Iodine and Bromide are well below the levels specified in ASTM B117 and ISO 9227, and there is not anti-caking agent in the salt at all. The salt has always been available in 25Kg drums but Specialist Lab Salt Ltd was the first to find that its customers wanted a pre-weighed option and as most users of Salt Spray Cabinets make 100 litres of salt solution at a time, the 5Kg Pack was born as the standards ASTM B117 and ISO 9227 recommend 5Kg of Pure Salt by mass to be added to 95 parts of water. The pre-weighed pack is so convenient as it saves so much time when making a new batch of spray solution, as no weighing is required. The pre weighed 5Kg packs are supplied in 20Kg Boxes and each 5Kg Pack has a batch number and lot number and is fully traceable. Check you are using corrosion salt with the correct analysis! Check you are using corrosion salt at the right price! For more details on pure salt for salt spray and corrosion testing, please do not hesitate to ask Specialist Lab Salt Ltd for more information and advice. Telephone: [phone] Email: [email protected] Visit: www.specialistlabsalt.com 66 SEPTEMBER 2019 read online: www.surfaceworld.com