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Caustic
(Sodium Hydroxide, NaOH and derivatives). The active ingredient in an alkaline bath, generally with a pH higher than 10, which removes aluminium from used extrusion dies by etching. The primary ingredient, Caustic Soda (NaOH), dissolves the aluminium alloy by chemical reactions with no affect on the die steel.
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