Trial Purpose:
To evaluate past effective products on second set of supplied parts contaminated with cutting and lubricants.
Date Run:
06/26/2008Experiment Procedure:
The top five products were selected from the previous lab trial. Products were diluted to 5% using DI water in 300 ml glass beakers. Water also was used. Solutions were heated to 130 F. The beakers were immersed in a water bath in a Branson 40 kHz ultrasonic tank. Products were degassed for five minutes.
A set of three soiled steel parts (coated with cutting fluids and lubricants) were immersed into each product and cleaned for 5 minutes using ultrasonic agitation. Following cleaning, coupons were observed for cleanliness.
Trial Results:
The Daraclean 282 GF cleaned parts at both 5 and 10% dilutions at 130 F were visually the cleanest. At 5%, Micro 90 was the next cleanest followed by Polyspray Jet 790 XS. At 10%, Polyspray Jet 790xs was the second most effective product followed by M Aero.
| Product | 5 Min Rank | 10 Min Rank |
| Micro 90 | 2 | 4 |
| 790xs | 3 | 2 |
| 282 GF | 1 | 1 |
| M6310 | 5 | 5 |
| M Aero | 4 | 3 |
| Water | 6 | 6 |
Success Rating:
A follow up test, usually based on company input.Conclusion:
Parts cleaned with Daraclean 282 GF were the cleanest in all of the parts cleaning trials conducted. Piloting with this product, Polyspray 790xs and Armaklean M Aero (the top three products overall) is recommended. Photos of parts are included below for 5 and 10% cleaning at 5 minutes and 130 F.
