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Adhesive
Project Number 1
Summary:
Lab had difficulty in finding a straight aqueous cleaner. Two different combinations were found to work. AW Chesterton 803 Marine Solvent & Solvent Kleene D-Greeze 500 and MacDermid ND-17 & Solvent Kleene D-Greeze 500 worked with manual cleaning.Test Objective:
To find an alternative cleaner to Heptane/TolueneProduct Use:
Metal used on coating heads. Parts can not be dipped, they must be hand washed| Trial Number | Date Run | Purpose | Success Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 10/24/1995 | Replace current 4:1 heptane-toluene mixture | Test showed little or no promise. |
| 1 | 11/27/1995 | Eleven different cleaners were evaluated | Test showed little or no promise. |
| 2 | 12/22/1995 | Various safer solvents to be tested | Results successful using TACT (time, agitation, concentration, and temperature, as well as rinsing and drying) and/or other cleaning chemistries examined. |
| 3 | 12/27/1995 | Mixtures of best terpenes & aqueous cleaners | Results successful using TACT (time, agitation, concentration, and temperature, as well as rinsing and drying) and/or other cleaning chemistries examined. |