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Trial Number 2

Trial Purpose:

To evaluate the effectiveness of aqueous and non aqueous cleaners in removing a variety of oil and grease soils from brass.

Date Run:

12/20/2023

Experiment Procedure:

Eighteenr brass coupons, three per soil per cleaner, were weighed to record their initial weights.  The coupons were then soiled with their respective soils;  LMKT lapping compound, Honing oil, and slide gel lubricant.  About 0.5 grams of each soil was spread on the bottom third of each coupon with a swab.  The dirty weights of the coupons were then recorded.  The coupons were then subjected to 15 minutes of heated ultrasonics at 140 F in their respective cleaners.  Once cleaned, the coupons were left the air dry over night.  The next day, the final weights of the coupons were recorded.

Trial Results:

Cleaner soil Initial wt of cont. Final wt of cont. %Cont Removed % AVG % Overall
Surface Cleanse 930 10% LMKT Lapping Compound 0.0173 0.0148 14.45 -25.43 -154.90
0.0160 0.0367 -129.38
0.0189 0.0116 38.62
Honing Oil 0.0103 0.0135 -31.07 -345.12
0.0053 0.0346 -552.83
0.0068 0.0375 -451.47
Slide Gel 0.0188 0.0282 -50.00 -44.91
0.0312 0.0508 -62.82
0.0210 0.0256 -21.90
Shopmaster LPH 10% LMKT Lapping Compound 0.0093 0.0374 -302.15 -204.12 -84.62
0.0074 0.0258 -248.65
0.0216 0.0349 -61.57
Honing Oil 0.0335 0.0212 36.72 50.58
0.0557 0.0252 54.76
0.0506 0.0201 60.28
Slide Gel  0.0155 0.0349 -125.16 -100.32
0.0278 0.0455 -63.67
0.0206 0.0437 -112.14

It is important to note that the cleaners did not evaporate off the coupons over night.  The clean weights thus include the weight of the cleaner.  

Success Rating:

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

Conclusion:

It would be worthwhile to test these cleaners again with the addition of a post cleaning drying step to get more accurate data.

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