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Trial Number 7

Trial Purpose:

To evaluate the effectiveness of SB-33 (a D limonene and Dimethyl Glutarate mixture) and SB-10 (a t-butyl acetate and Benzyl benzoate mixture) in removing several production oils and greases from stainless steel coupons as a potential replacement for TCE unheated immersion cleaning method.

Date Run:

04/26/2023

Experiment Procedure:

Three stainless steel coupons were used for each of the five soils being tested for a total of 15 coupons.  The initial weights of each coupon were recorded. The bottom third of every coupon was soiled by applying the corresponding soil with a swab.  The dirty weights of each coupon were then recorded.  The coupons were then subjected heated immersion in SB-33 and SB-10 with the stir bar at 200rpm for 15 mins at 130F.   After the coupons were cleaned, they dried with a heat gun for about 2 minutes each.  The next morning, the clean weights of each coupon were taken

Soil Use CAS
Milform OAK 7a International Stamping and drawing fluid 64742-53-6 / 68909-65-9
M4    
Milform Oak 15c Metalworking oil 64742-52-5 / 64742-53-6 
Milform Oak 15a Metalworking oil 64742-44-5 / 64742-52-5 / 64742-55-8
Milform Oak 529  Evaporative lubricant  68551-17-7 / 123-95-5 / 127087-87-0

Trial Results:

Cleaner Soil Initial wt of cont. Final wt of cont. %Cont Removed % AVG % Overall
SB-33 Oak 7a international 0.0390 0.0013 96.67 93.49 84.64
0.0876 0.0107 87.79
0.0677 0.0027 96.01
M4 0.3285 0.0090 97.26 98.29
0.2656 0.0027 98.98
0.4822 0.0066 98.63
Oak 15c 0.0467 0.0019 95.93 97.40
0.1117 0.0016 98.57
0.1748 0.0040 97.71
Oak 15a 0.0890 0.0014 98.43 98.27
0.1177 0.0010 99.15
0.1116 0.0031 97.22
Oak 529 0.0071 0.0043 39.44 34.81
0.0059 0.0035 40.68
0.0037 0.0028 24.32
SB-10 Oak 7a international 0.0424 0.0063 85.14 94.45 93.47
0.0804 0.0011 98.63
0.0699 0.0003 99.57
M4 0.3605 0.0006 99.83 98.63
0.2962 0.0022 99.26
0.3696 0.0118 96.81
Oak 15c 0.0721 0.0069 90.43 87.30
0.1227 0.0162 86.80
0.1155 0.0177 84.68
Oak 15a 0.1725 0.0085 95.07 94.56
0.1763 0.0106 93.99
0.1891 0.0102 94.61
Oak 529 0.0090 0.0006 93.33 91.41
0.0076 0.0012 84.21
0.0303 0.0010 96.70

Success Rating:

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

Conclusion:

SB-33 is an effective alternative to TCE in removing all soils except for M4 using heated immersion.  SB-10 is an effective alternative to TCE in removing all soils using heated immersion

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