Trial Purpose:
Laboratory evaluations of alternative cleaning products
Date Run:
09/16/2003Experiment Procedure:
Basic cleaning performance testing was conducted using ASTM G122 as the bases for cleaning.
Five products were used at full strength, heated to 120 F on a hot plate. Fifteen preweighed coupons were coated with Remi Corp Re-Lion cutting fluid and allowed to dry overnight and reweighed. Three coupons were cleaned in each solution for 5 minutes using stir-bar-agitation, rinsed in a tap water bath for 15 seconds at 120 F and dried using air blow off for 30 seconds at 68 F. Coupons were allowed to dry overnight and then reweighed a final time. Efficiencies were calculated.
Note: Bio T Foam Plus was sprayed onto coupons at room temperature and allowed to sit for 5 minutes. The cleaner was then rinsed.
Trial Results:
Two of the five products were successful in removing the cutting fluid. AW Chesterton and Eastern Etching & Chemical products removed 93 and 88% respectively.
| Cleaner | Initial wt | Final wt | % Removed |
| 278 Super Solv | 0.0574 | 0.0091 | 84.15 |
| 0.9922 | 0.0141 | 98.58 | |
| 0.9189 | 0.0174 | 98.11 | |
| Bio T Foam Plus | 0.8147 | 0.0841 | 89.68 |
| 0.8837 | 0.0718 | 91.88 | |
| 0.0705 | 0.0207 | 70.64 | |
| Ecobrite AK | 0.5828 | 0.0346 | 94.06 |
| 0.1262 | 0.0311 | 75.36 | |
| 0.7383 | 0.0399 | 94.60 | |
| Rip Tide | 0.5350 | 0.0344 | 93.57 |
| 0.0760 | 0.0252 | 66.84 | |
| 0.0715 | 0.0182 | 74.55 | |
| EZ Solv | 0.1179 | 0.0385 | 67.35 |
| 0.1193 | 0.0448 | 62.45 | |
| 1.1147 | 0.0683 | 93.87 |
Success Rating:
Preliminary compatibility tests on substrate coupons encouraging for at least one cleaning chemistry. More in-depth laboratory testing necessary.Conclusion:
Two successful products were found for this cutting fluid.
