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Trial Number 9

Trial Purpose:

To evaluate the effectiveness of various cleaners in removing Masterdraw L240B from aluminum coupons.

Date Run:

09/07/2016

Experiment Procedure:

Four cleaners were tested at room temperature on aluminum coupons to evaluate how Masterdraw L240B soil was cleaned.  Preweighed coupons were coated with each supplied soil using a hand held swab for each substrate and weighed a second time to determine the amount of soil added. Each cleaner was put in a beaker and each coupon were placed separately and 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 recorded and efficiency was calculated for each coupon cleaned.

Trial Results:

Cleaner Initial wt of cont. Final wt of cont. %Cont Removed
Fluosolv CX 0.1077 0.0095 91.18
  0.1762 0.0093 94.72
  0.1348 0.0099 92.66
Fluosolv NC 0.1243 0.0057 95.41
  0.1472 0.0187 87.30
  0.1517 0.0067 95.58
Vertrel Sion 0.1259 0.0062 95.08
  0.1503 0.0069 95.41
  0.1521 0.0034 97.76
Solstice PF 0.1081 0.0206 80.94
  0.0884 0.0213 75.90
  0.0933 0.0249 73.31

Success Rating:

A follow up test, usually based on company input.

Conclusion:

Ecolink Fluosolv CX, Ecolink Fluosolv NC, and DuPont Vertrel Sion efficiently removed #1 Masterdraw L240B on aluminum at room temperature using immersion. Honeywell Solstice PF cleaned least efficiently. DuPont Vertrel Sion cleaned most efficiently with an overall efficiency of 96.08%.

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