A row of Monode marking fluid bottles with labels showing different electrolyte formulas for etching

Electrolytes

The right blend for every base material.

Monode electrolytes are mild mineral-salt solutions custom blended to match the material being etched — conducting current and dissipating heat to keep your stencil and marking head cool while producing a stable, legible mark. Use the finder below to match an electrolyte to your material and mark depth, or search by name if you already know what you need.

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Electrolyte Name Aluminum Black Oxide Brass Bronze CAD Plating Carbides Cast Iron Chrome Cobalt Copper Enduracoat Hastelloy Inconel Nickel Steel, High & Tool Steel, Mild & Low Steel, Stainless Tin, Alloy or Plate Titanium Zinc Electroplate
353 ● ● ●
59CL NC ●
5S ●
91NR ● ●
A-10 ● ●
B-10 ● ● ● ● ● ●
B-20 ○ ● ● ○ ○ ● ●
B-5 ○
B-70 ●
C-10 ● ● ●
C-30 ● ●
C-50 ●
C-53
D-12 ○ ● ● ● ●
F-10 ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●
F-20 ○ ● ● ● ● ● ●
F-30 ● ● ● ● ●
F-40 ○ ● ● ●
F-50 ● ● ●
F-60 ●
GR-11 ●
MSC#1 ● ○ ● ● ● ● ●
MSC#14 ● ●
MSC#17 ●
MSC#2 ● ● ●
MSC#22 ● ●
MSC#3 ○ ○
MSC#32 ○ ● ● ● ●
MSC#3NC ○ ○
MSC#4 ● ● ● ● ●
MSC#40 ●
MSC#41 ● ● ●
MSC#42 ● ● ● ●
MSC#5 ○ ● ● ●
MSC#52 ●
MSC#6 ●
MSC#7 ● ● ●
MSC#8 ● ●
MSC#82
MSC#9 ●
T-10 ●
T-10 NC ●
T-20 ●
● Dark to Black Mark ○ Light to White Mark

Key Features:

  • Custom-blended per material family for a stable, non-rub-off mark
  • Self-cleaning formulas available, reducing stencil image-area clogging
  • Supports both shallow (fast, cosmetic) and deep (DC, material-removing) etching
  • Compatible with Monode stencils, pads, and power units
  • Bulk and standard bottle sizing available

Good For: Matching electrolyte to base material · Stainless, aluminum, titanium/superalloy, carbon steel, and copper/brass etching · Reducing stencil clogging with self-cleaning formulas · Reorders for known SKUs

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