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Trial Number 477

Trial Purpose:

Using non-toxic aqueous cleaning products to remove cutting/tapping fluid off of steel using a manuel wipe method.

Date Run:

02/25/2009

Experiment Procedure:

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

Weigh the steel coupons to get an original weight before adding the cutting/tapping fluid. The weigh the dirty coupons get a second reading. Setup the manual wipe machine for 20 cycles = 30 seconds and add the cleaning solution to the coupons that is designated to be tested with this cleaning product. After that reweigh the coupons to get a final reading and see what percentage of the tapping/cutting fluid has been taken off.

Trial Results:

Cleaner Initial wt Final wt % Removed
Brulin Corp. - Aquavantage      
  0.0500 -0.0010 102.00
  0.1000 -0.0063 106.30
  0.0760 -0.0070 109.21
Ecolink Pinnacle      
  0.1760 -0.0012 100.68
  0.1569 -0.0069 104.40
  0.1607 -0.0016 101.00
Innovative Organics inc - Amber Clean      
  0.1387 -0.0014 101.01
  0.1016 -0.0019 101.87
  0.2642 -0.0085 103.22
Magnaflux - Daraclean 238      
  0.0972 -0.0072 107.41
  0.1094 -0.0061 105.58
  0.1389 -0.0057 104.10
Magnaflux - Daraclean 236      
  0.2343 -0.0062 102.65
  0.2924 -0.0021 100.72
  0.1436 -0.0021 101.46
US PolyChem Corp. - Polyspray jet 790 xs      
  0.1713 -0.0052 103.04
  0.1834 -0.0067 103.65
  0.2302 -0.0070 103.04
Warren Chemical company - Sea Wash Blue      
  0.1591 -0.0027 101.70
  0.1930 0.0031 98.39
  0.2074 -0.0119 105.74

Success Rating:

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

Conclusion:

All of the product passed the test with average cleaning average of 100+%. They are two products that need to have a second look to see if the product does damage to the product or not. They are Aquavantage 1400 and Daraclean 238.

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