Trial Purpose:
To determine the minimum cleaning time for the selected aqueous cleaners.
Date Run:
09/02/1998Experiment Procedure:
Eighteen preweighed coupons were contaminated with oil using a hand held swab and then weighed. Two cleaning solutions were made into 5% solutions using DI water in a 400 mL beaker. The solutions were heated to 130 F on a hot plate. The beakers were then placed into a Crest 40 kHz ultrasonic tank model 4Ht 1014-6 also at 130 F. Three coupons were placed in each cleaner for a set cleaning time. These cleaning times were 30, 60 and 120 seconds. Coupons were rinsed in tap water at 120 F for 30 seconds and air dried. Final weights were taken after drying was complete.
SUBSTRATE MATERIAL: Copper/Nickel 70/30
CONTAMINANTS: Oil-Castrol 10W-40
Trial Results:
Both chemistries had good results for the 2 minute cleaning times. The Daraclean was very effective with only 1 minute of cleaning. During experimentation, some of the coupons in each cleaner fell to the bottom of the beakers. This resulted in some of the unexpected cleaning efficiencies for both cleaners. Table 1 list the cleaning efficiencies for both cleaners at the 3 cleaning times.
Table 1. Cleaner Efficiencies at Various Cleaning Times
| Daraclean | AK 6215 | |||||
| Seconds | 30 | 60 | 120 | 30 | 60 | 120 |
| Coupon 1 | 83.33 | 99.34 | 98.63 | 88.58 | 97.78 | 95.82 |
| Coupon 2 | 48.85* | 101.20 | 99.38 | 90.55 | 85.73** | 96.46 |
| Coupon 3 | 71.45 | 99.80 | 98.90 | 55.50 | 37.18** | 91.12 |
| Ave | 67.88 | 100.10 | 98.97 | 78.21 | 73.56 | 94.47 |
| Std Dev | 17.52 | 0.97 | 0.38 | 19.69 | 32.08 | 2.92 |
*1 coupon fell during cleaning
**2 coupons fell during cleaning
Success Rating:
A follow up test, usually based on company input.Conclusion:
Both chemistries were effective in removing most of the contaminant after 2 minutes of cleaning in the 40 kHz ultrasonic tank. The WR Grace Daraclean was able to remove the contaminant in only 1 minute of ultrasonic cleaning.
