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Trial Number 462

Trial Purpose:

To remove taping fluid from stainless steel using immersion cleaning

Date Run:

12/02/2008

Experiment Procedure:

Basic cleaning performance testing was conducted using ASTM G122 as the bases for cleaning. 

Products were selected based on the compatibility of substrate and for removal of the contaminant. Five percent concentrations were used and heated the samples at 130F. The coupons were immersed in a product for 5 minutes, rinsed in tap water at 120 F and dried using compressed air at room temperature. Coupons were coated with used tapping fluid using a handheld swab and allowed to dry for 120 minutes at room temperature. The contaminated coupons were weighed again to determine the amount of soil added. After cleaning process, the final weights were recorded, efficiencies were calculated and recorded.

Trial Results:

Cleaner Initial wt Final wt % Removed
Chem Free Corp. SW 6 Metals      
  0.1487 0.0368 75.25
  0.1693 0.0261 84.58
  0.3071 0.0218 92.90
Kyzen Corp, Metlanox M6410DT      
  0.2062 0.0309 85.01
  0.2507 0.0447 82.17
  0.1986 0.0581 70.75
Kyzen Corp, Metlanox M6432      
  0.2392 0.0694 70.99
  0.1099 0.0214 80.53
  0.1124 0.0223 80.16
Magnaflux, Daraclean 203      
  0.1073 0.0346 67.75
  0.1435 0.0207 85.57
  0.0797 0.0320 59.85
Magnaflux, Daraclean 257      
  0.1548 -0.0104 106.72
  0.2523 0.0262 89.62
  0.2121 0.0296 86.04

Success Rating:

Preliminary compatibility tests on substrate coupons encouraging for at least one cleaning chemistry. More in-depth laboratory testing necessary.

Conclusion:

Only one product removed over 85% of the tapping fluid. A second product removed just less than 85%.

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