Our laser marking leaves a permanent high contrast black mark on stainless steel by using a process of laser welding on ceramic type material to the face of the nameplate or panel.
Test results are shown below:-
Laser marks were made on stainless steel tags using a Laser.
Tags were totally immersed in the test solutions.
Exposure Time | ||||
Organic Solvents | 1 Hour | 12 Hours | 24 Hours | 1 Week |
Gasoline | No effect | No effect | No effect | No effect |
Limonene | No effect | No effect | No effect | No effect |
Methyl Ethyl Ketone | No effect | No effect | No effect | No effect |
N-Butanol | No effect | No effect | No effect | No effect |
Mineral Spirits | No effect | No effect | No effect | No effect |
Xylene | No effect | No effect | No effect | No effect |
Acetone | No effect | No effect | No effect | No effect |
Propylene Carbonate | No effect | No effect | No effect | No effect |
Ethanol | No effect | No effect | No effect | No effect |
DMSO | No effect | No effect | No effect | No effect |
Motor Oil | No effect | No effect | No effect | No effect |
Acid/Bases | ||||
Hydrochloric Acid 35% | No effect | No effect | See notes below | |
Nitric Acid 68% | No effect | No effect | No effect | No effect |
Sulphuric Acid (conc.) | No effect | No effect | No effect | No effect |
Acetic Acid 99.5% | No effect | No effect | No effect | No effect |
Hydrogen Peroxide 30% | No effect | No effect | No effect | No effect |
Sodium Hydroxide 25% | No effect | No effect | No effect | No effect |
Ammonium Hydroxide 20% | No effect | No effect | No effect | No effect |
Other | ||||
Boiling H2O | Soaked in boiling water for 1 hr. - no effect | |||
LN2 (Cold) | Dipped in liquid nitrogen - no effect | |||
Flame (Hot) | Heated in propane flame until cherry red - metal | |||
Hot/Cold Cycling | Marks heated red hot and immediately plunged in liquid nitrogen | |||
Notes: | ||||
Hydrochloric acid testing: | - Acid dissolves the steel tag and was not run over 12 hrs. long | |||
Sulphuric acid testing: | - Acid discolours at approximately 96 hrs. |