Hot sulfuric acid will remove oxide coatings from molybdenum.  Transene
Company offers a 75% sulfuric acid solution suitable for this.  Please
contact me at 978 777 7860 or Christopher@transene.com if you would like
more information.

Christopher Christuk
Transene Company

-----Original Message-----
From: Andre Wong [mailto:andre_wong@hotmail.com]
Sent: Friday, June 27, 2003 11:38 AM
To: mems-talk@memsnet.org
Subject: [mems-talk] removal of Mo oxidation

hi all:

I'm using Mo electrodes in a resistive heating process - pushing up to
75 A
of current through the electrodes.  The electrodes are charring - can
anyone
recommend a suitable cleaning/etching process to remove the oxide from
Moly?

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