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Trial Number 0

Trial Purpose:

To find the effectivity of a set of cleaners against various oils on an aluminum surface.

Date Run:

02/23/2017

Experiment Procedure:

Aluminum coupons were selected and arranged into sets of three for each cleaner. The substrates were wiped off with Kimwipes and initial weights were taken. Then the coupons were soiled with the respective oil and allowed to air dry for one hour before taking dirty weights. The coupons were cleaned by immersion in the cleaners at 49°C or 120°F. The coupons were allowed 15 minutes for lighter oils and 30 minutes for the epoxidized soybean oil, inspecting them every 10 minutes. Coupons were taken out once cleaning was complete and rinsed in a bath of water, to later be blown off with pressurized air for 5 minutes. After allowing the coupons to dry about five minutes, clean weights were taken.

Trial Results:

The MacDermid Adherite cleaner was not effectively compatible with the aluminum coupons and seemed to deteriorate the substrate, darkening the surface as shown in Figure 1. This was the reason for the percentages being over 100% for the Nisseki soil. The same effect was observed on at least three of the four oils. No reaction was observed with canola oil. It proved difficult to clean silicone and epoxidized soybean oil, because a lot of residue was left on the coupons. Blow off with pressurized air did very little except spread the oil along the surface.

MacDermid Clepo Adherite 590
Products          Initial Wt Final Wt % Removal Soil Ave Overall Ave
Nisseki SAS 601E
  0.0561 -0.0039 106.95 103.52 92.25
  0.0955 -0.0029 103.04    
  0.1542 -0.0009 100.58    
Silicone Fluid
  0.0673 0.0055 91.83 93.36  
  0.1253 0.0079 93.7    
  0.1211 0.0066 94.55    
Canola Oil
  0.1143 0.0145 87.31 84.9  
  0.1173 0.0152 87.04    
  0.1795 0.0353 80.33    
Epoxidized Soybean Oil
  0.0736 0.0026 96.47 87.21  
  0.0565 0.0146 74.16    
  0.1499 0.0135 90.99    
Brulin Aquavantage 1400
Nisseki SAS 601E
  0.1514 0.0073 95.18 93.17 82.17
  0.0795 0.0081 89.81    
  0.064 0.0035 94.53    
Silicone Fluid
  0.1272 0.0104 91.82 94.6  
  0.0957 0.0028 97.07    
  0.1587 0.0081 94.9    
Canola Oil
  0.1681 0.0394 76.56 79.03  
  0.1371 0.0112 91.83    
  0.1256 0.0393 68.71    
Epoxidized Soybean Oil
  0.1334 0.0425 68.14 61.87  
  0.0957 0.0456 52.35    
  0.1465 0.0511 65.12    
Chemetall Inproclean 3800
Nisseki SAS 601E
  0.1124 0.0021 98.13 98.65 87.68
  0.1546 0.0017 98.9    
  0.1196 0.0013 98.91    
Silicone Fluid
  0.0691 0.0031 95.51 97.38  
  0.1346 0.0028 97.92    
  0.146 0.0019 98.7    
Canola Oil
  0.1707 0.0078 95.43 91.71  
  0.2622 0.0236 91    
  0.223 0.0252 88.7    
Epoxidized Soybean Oil
  0.1404 0.0197 85.97 62.99  
  0.1611 0.0758 52.95    
  0.0887 0.0443 50.06    
Bio Circle Aero
Nisseki SAS 601E
  0.0626 0.0033 94.73 95.81 78.88
  0.1311 0.005 96.19    
  0.1205 0.0042 96.51    
Silicone Fluid
  0.1287 0.0097 92.46 84.5  
  0.0864 0.0126 85.42    
  0.0824 0.0201 75.61    
Canola Oil
  0.227 0.0457 79.87 78.72  
  0.1153 0.02 82.65    
  0.1487 0.0392 73.64    
Epoxidized Soybean Oil
  0.1621 0.0437 73.04 56.51  
  0.0628 0.0348 44.59    
  0.1148 0.0552 51.92    
Gemtek SC Aircraft
Nisseki SAS 601E
  0.1118 0.0455 59.3 74.77 82.18
  0.0578 0.0153 73.53    
  0.1479 0.0126 91.48    
Silicone Fluid
  0.1928 0.0029 98.5 98.78  
  0.6433 0.0041 99.36    
  0.1705 0.0026 98.48    
Canola Oil
  0.2955 0.0453 84.67 88.94  
  0.3296 0.0155 95.3    
  0.1278 0.0168 86.85    
Epoxidized Soybean Oil
  0.075 0.0445 40.67 66.22  
  0.2514 0.0069 97.26    
  0.2043 0.0802 60.74    
Polychem Polyspray Jet 790P
Nisseki SAS 601E
  0.0535 0.005 90.65 92.98 92.05
  0.0496 0.003 93.95    
  0.0599 0.0034 94.32    
Silicone Fluid
  0.646 0.0246 96.19 95.51  
  0.2296 0.0187 91.86    
  0.97 0.0146 98.49    
Canola Oil
  0.2574 0.0108 95.8 95.74  
  0.2528 0.0136 94.62    
  0.9234 0.0295 96.81    
Epoxidized Soybean Oil
  0.1297 0.017 86.89 83.98  
  0.2173 0.0328 84.91    
  0.2051 0.0407 80.16    
MacDermid Keykote 84
Nisseki SAS 601E
  0.0791 0.0067 91.53 92.57 87.3
  0.0575 0.0044 92.35    
  0.0987 0.0061 93.82    
Silicone Fluid
  0.4979 0.0152 96.95 81.58  
  0.4549 -0.1142 125.1    
  0.1687 0.1304 22.7    
Canola Oil
  0.1838 0.0214 88.36 88.13  
  0.1873 0.0205 89.05    
  0.1553 0.0202 86.99    
Epoxidized Soybean Oil
  0.1873 0.0179 90.44 86.92  
  0.109 0.0115 89.45    
  0.1386 0.0265 80.88    

Success Rating:

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

Conclusion:

The best cleaner was likely Polychem’s Polyspray Jet 790P as it performed consistently across all soils. The next best cleaners were Chemetall Inproclean 3800 and MacDermid Keykote 84, respectively.

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