Project #1
Explore alternative processes and chemicals
09/11/2003
various tools
70% steel, 10%Al, 10% brass, 10% ss
some long flat parts
Small
machining or surface finishing
plating or painting
Trichloroethylene
Regulatory
Adhesion of electroplating or powder paint
Used Immediately
Would like to utilize current equipment with no rinsing or water usage.
Initially, eight cleaners were selected from the laboratory's database of cleaning evaluations. Based on client input, five cleaners could be used as a cold solvent, requiring no rinsing and leaving no residue. The successful products were used to clean supplied parts. Upon review by the client, cleaning was not acceptable. Additional testing on drop-in vapor degreasers were conducted. Parts were cleaned and analyzed by the client. This time the parts were acceptable. Only obstacle is cost of drop-in solvents.