METHOD AND DEVICE FOR REMOVING DIRT OF STAINLESS STEEL-MADE COMPONENTS

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method for removing the dirt of stainless steel-made components without using detergents or chemicals, and also provide a device which executes the method. SOLUTION: In the method for removing the dirt of stainless steel-made components, stainless steel-made components to be washed are heated at 1,000-1,300°C in an evacuated heating room to remove the dirt of the stainless steel-made components. The dirt-removing device for executing the dirt-removing method is provided with; a heating room 51; a basket 52 for holding the stainless steel-made components to be washed which are arranged in the heating room; a heater 53 for heating the heating room; a sucking pump 54 for evacuating the inside of the heating room; a hydrogen gas source 55 for introducing hydrogen gas into the heating room; and a nitrogen gas source 56 for introducing nitrogen gas into the heating room. COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT