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TABLE OF CONTENTS

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1 . GENERAL 1

1 .1 Scope 1
1 .2 Limitations of use 1
1 .3 Health and safety statement 1

2. EQUIPMENT, MATERIALS 1

2 .1 Equipment 1
2 .2 Materials 2

3. PROCESS 2

3 .1 Flow chart 2
3 .2 Degreasing 3
3 .3 Masking 3
3 .4 Wet blasting 3
3 .5 Cleaning 4
3 .6 Subsequent treatments 4

4. QUALITY REQUIREMENTS 5

4 .1 Visual inspection 5
4 .2 Material inspection 5
4 .3 Equipment control 6
4 .4 Process control 6

5. REFERENCED DOCUMENTS 6

Appendix 1 7
Appendix 2 8

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1. GENERAL

1 .1 Scope

This Document shall not be used as a basis for manufacture and supply of
original and replacement parts to AIRBUS INDUSTRIE unless specifically
required in a contract or purchase agreement .

This specification establishes the requirements and defines the necessary

operations for the abrasive cleaning of materials by means of wet
blasting .

1 .2 Limitations of use

The wet blasting shall not be applied on steel with TS > 1450 MPa, nor
on spring, and neither is it applicable for forming operations nor for
the removal of defects .

When dye penetrant inspection is required, this shall be performed before

wet blasting .

In order to avoid contamination on materials, an abrasive may only be

used on similar materials .

1 .3 Health and safety statement

This specification does not necessarily detail the precautions necessary

to meet the requirements of health and safety .

It is the responsability of the user of this specification to consult

and establish appropriate health and safety precautions and the method
should be operated only by trained personnel .

2. EQUIPMENT, MATERIALS

2 .1 Equipment

The blasting equipment shall be fitted with :

An abrasive impulsion system by pressure air .

Controls to regulate the pressure, direction and application time .

A device for entraining the abrasive in a high velocity stream of

water .

The cabinets shall be built up with stainless steel and their inside
shall be protected against the corrosion and abrasion by means of
rubber sheets fitted to the walls .

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2 .2 Materials

Alumina (free of lead and it will not contain more than 0 .1% of
iron) (see Appendix 1, Table 3) .

Glass microbeads (see Appendix 2, Table 4) .

Chemical additives .

3. PROCESS

3 .1 Flow chart

Degreasing
per PMS 01-01-01

Masking

Wet blasting

Cleaning

Subsequent
treatments

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3 .2 Degreasing

It shall be performed per PMS 01-01-01 and its purpose is to avoid

abrasive contamination .

3 .3 Masking

Those areas not requiring blasting must be adequately masked prior to

the start of the process .

3 .4 Wet blasting

A choice of abrasive shall be made to suit the material to be blasted

and the operation to be carried out .

For information, Table 1 and Appendix 2 give a List of abrasives and

glass microbeads and their sizes for wet blasting .

The relevant Design Authority shall determine the applicability for this
process, the use of other abrasives and the corresponding sizes depending
on the different types of materials to be processed .

Chemical additives shall be used to avoid the forming of oxide in the

installation and to improve the effects of the abrasive .

In order to avoid lumping, if required by the relevant Design Authority

it is acceptable to add glass bead to the abrasive at an abrasive/glass
bead ratio of 2 :1 . This mixture concentration shall not exceed in any
case 40% in volume .

The abrasive blast must be directed at the part, forming an angle

between 45 and 60 0 .

If the process is apply to thin materials, the stream of abrasive must

be directed at a suitable angle to avoid damage .

The distance between the nozzle and the surface of the material shall be
maintained between 150 and 200 mm . During the operation, the nozzle must
be moved from one side to the other of the part with constant traverse
rate using pressures comprised between 2 and 6 .5 bars . The treatment
time shall be a function of the surface finish .

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Materials to be Operation Alumina Glass microbeads

blasted (mesh) (mesh)
All kinds of metals DescaLing and 90'- 325 170 400
and alloys except deburring
steels treated to
1450 MPa or higher, Cleaning of surfaces
and titanium alloys with roughness over 180 or finer 170 - 400
125 RHR

Cleaning of surfaces 400

with roughness of ---
125 RHR or less

Threaded areas 180 or finer ---

Titanium alloys with
thicknesses equal or Cleaning 180 or finer 400 or finer
greater than 1 .6 mm

Abrasives and sizes used for wet blasting

Table 1

3 .5 Cleaning

After the wet blasting operation, the parts shall be rinsed with water
jet, to remove rests of abrasive or additives . The quality of this water
must be Class B according to PMS 01-01-18 .

After rinsing the parts shall be dried at room temperature or in an oven

at a temperature up to 60 ± 5°C .

3 .6 Subsequent treatments

Surfaces treated with wet blasting are particularly active and vulnerable
to corrosion, for this reason, the subsequent treatment shall be applied
within 4 hours after the completion of wet blasting (2 hours for
titanium alloys) .

If the parts are not to be treated immediately after the blasting

operation, they must be protected with an approved anti-corrosion
protection .

The temporary protection must be preceded by a chemical treatment,

according to the following procedures :

NOTE : Care must be taken in the choice of temporary protection where it

could be detrimental to subsequent processing eg . bonding or
painting .

3 .6 .1 Aluminum alloys

Perform an immersion in the following bath :

- Chromating per PMS 01-02-05 .

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3 .6 .2 Titanium and titanium alloys

An immersion shall be made into a solution of nitric acid 40 - 42 ° Be

35 - 45% in volume, at room temperature for 20 - 60 minutes . Then rinse
and dry the parts .

3 .6 .3 Magnesium alloys

Perform an immersion in a bath with a chromic acid solution 160-200 g/l

at a temperature of 75 ± 5° C for 2-10 minutes . The rinse and dry the
parts .

3 .6 .4 Stainless steel

The parts shall be immersed in a solution according PMS 01-01-08,

para . 3 .3 .6 .

Rinse with water, quality Class B per PMS 01-01-18, for at least
3 mintues before introducing the parts into the sodium dichromate
solution .

4. QUALITY REQUIREMENTS

Quality Assurance shall verify compliance with the requirements of this

specification .

The control covers the materials, equipments and the process .

4 .1 Visual inspection

All wet blasted parts shall be visually inspected before performing

subsequent operations .

Check that the treatment has been applied to the whole surface of the
parts these must remain free of grease, corrosion, abrasives and other
contaminants .

The surfaces must be uniformly smooth and they must not present
distorsion notches or other defects . The parts must meet the dimensional
and roughness requirements established in the drawings .

4 .2 Material inspection

4 .2 .1 Abrasive control and glass microbeads control

The type of the abrasive and glass microbeads used, shall be in

accordance with the requirements of this specification .

Ensure that the same abrasive or glass microbeads are not used for
blasting different materials .

4 .2 .2 Size control

Screen and clean or replace the abrasive or microbeads as often as

necessary to remove undersize material and contaminants .
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4 .3 Equipment control

Check that the blasting chambers are free of oxides which might
contaminate the abrasives and that the material of the nozzles are
suitable and unobstructed .

4 .4 Process control

Check that the pressure is correctly applied and that the angle is
correct in each case, as established in para . 3 .4 and the time as
required . Check also the correct masking of those areas indicated on the
drawings .

5. REFERENCED DOCUMENTS

PMS 01-01-01 Degreasing using chlorinated solvent in vapour phase

PMS 01-01-06 Acid pickling of aluminum alloys

PMS 01-01-08 Cleaning and passivation of stainless steel, nickel

and cobalt alloys

PMS 01-01-18 Water for chemical treatment

PMS 01-02-05 Chromating of aluminum and aluminum alloys

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Screen
Grade Size All Retained ' Accumulated Passing
No . passing 5% max .
m (No .) % max . /. min . . /. min .
m (No .)
(Screen No .) (Screen No .) (Screen No .)
(35)
A 36 1000 (18) 15 (25) 50 (35) 80 and 350 (50)
(40)
(120)
6 100 250 (60) 25 (100) 30 (120) 55 and 63 (230)
(140)
(200) (200)
C 180 180 (80) 20 (170) 30 and (230)
(230) 60 and ---
(270)

Size and screen requirements for alumina

Table 3

(1) According MIL-A-21380 Type 1 .

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Head size - X round min . '- I passing

us 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 18 9 10 11 12 13
STD
60% 60% 65% 70% 70%. 80% 80% 80% -80% 90% 90% 90% 95%
Screen
Round Round Round Round Round Round Round Round Round Round Round Round Round
Mesh
10 100
12 95-100 100
14 0-15 95-100 100
20 0-5 0-15 95-100 100
30 0-5 0-15 95-100 100
40 0-5 0-15 95-100 100
50 0-5 0-15 95-1_00 100
60 0-5 95-100 100
70 0-15 95-100 100
80 0-5 0-15 95-100 100
100 0-5 0-15 95-100 100
120 0-5 0-15 95-100 100
140 0-5 95-100 100
170 0-15 95-100
200 0-5 0-15
230 0-5 0-15
325 _ 0-5 0-15
400 0-5

Size and screen requirements for glass microbeads

Table 4

Appendix 2
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