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Trial Number 4

Trial Purpose:

To eliminate the use of N-Propyl Bromide in cleaning operations.

Date Run:

04/06/2016

Experiment Procedure:

One cleaner was tested at room temperature on aluminum, brass, and stainless-steel coupons to evaluate how Castrol Performance Bio NC Lite, Navi Guard Way Lube 32, and Water-Soluble Coolant soils were cleaned.  Preweighed coupons were coated with each supplied soil using a handheld swab for each substrate and weighed a second time to determine the amount of soil added. Each cleaner was put in a beaker and three coupons were immersed into the solution for 5 minutes. The coupons were then stood upright to air dry for 15 minutes and then placed on a tray. There was no rinse. Once dry, final weights were measured and efficiency calculated for each coupon cleaned.

Trial Results:

Contaminant Substrate Initial wt of cont.  Final wt of cont. %Cont Removed
Castrol Aluminum 0.1079 0.0005 99.54
Performance  Aluminum 0.0728 0.0001 99.86
  Aluminum 0.0818 0.0002 99.76
  Brass 0.1257 0.0040 96.82
  Brass 0.1118 0.0018 98.39
  Brass 0.0757 0.0001 99.87
  Stainless 0.1210 0.0012 99.01
  Stainless 0.1172 0.0004 99.66
  Stainless 0.1414 0.0001 99.93
Navi Guard Aluminum 0.1606 0.0005 99.69
Way Lube 32  Aluminum 0.1789 0.0002 99.89
  Aluminum 0.1692 0.0004 99.76
  Brass 0.2668 0.0008 99.70
  Brass 0.1363 0.0026 98.09
  Brass 0.1749 0.0010 99.43
  Stainless 0.2093 0.0008 99.62
  Stainless 0.2248 0.0015 99.33
  Stainless 0.2166 0.0014 99.35
Water- Aluminum 0.0153 0.0011 92.81
Soluble Aluminum 0.0194 0.0009 95.36
Coolant Aluminum 0.0094 0.0011 88.30
  Brass 0.0074 0.0010 86.49
  Brass 0.0101 0.0022 78.22
  Brass 0.0067 0.0007 89.55
  Stainless 0.0050 0.0001 98.00
  Stainless 0.0054 0.0005 90.74
  Stainless 0.0078 0.0005 93.59

Success Rating:

Results successful using TACT (time, agitation, concentration, and temperature, as well as rinsing and drying) and/or other cleaning chemistries examined.

Conclusion:

DuPont Vertrel Sion efficiently removed the three soils, Castrol Performance Bio NC Lite, Navi Guard Way Lube 32, and Water-Soluble Coolant on all three substrates at room temperature. The Castrol Performance Bio NC Lite soil with Sion was cleaned with an efficiency of 99.20%. The Navi Guard Way Lube 32 was most efficiently cleaned with Sion, with an efficiency of 90.43%. The Water-Soluble Coolant soil was least efficiently cleaned with Sion, with an efficiency of 90.34%.

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