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Trial #1

Trial #1

To evaluate the effectiveness of aqueous and non aqueous cleaners in removing a variety of oil and grease soils from brass.

2023

32

2

0

0

Coupon

11/13/2023

0.00

Ultrasonics

Amelia Wagner

Brass

None

Air dry

Gravimetric

Twenty four brass coupons, three per soil per cleaner, were weighed to record their initial weights.  The coupons were then soiled with their respective soils; american lapping compound, LMKT lapping compound, Honing oil, and slide gel lubricant.  About 0.5 grams of each soil was spread on the bottom third of each coupon with a swab.  The dirty weights of the coupons were then recorded.  The coupons were then subjected to 20 minutes of unheated ultrasonics in their respective cleaners.  Once cleaned, the coupons were left the air dry over night.  The next day, the final weightss of the coupons were recorded.

Cleaner Soil Initial wt of cont. Final wt of cont. %Cont Removed % AVG % Overall
Micro 90 (100%) american lapping compound 0.0581 0.0303 47.85 -18.02 -185.14
0.0801 0.0656 18.10
0.0390 0.0858 -120.00
LMKT lapping compound 0.0257 0.0881 -242.80 -343.50
0.0197 0.0711 -260.91
0.0112 0.0702 -526.79
honing oil 0.0347 0.0558 -60.81 -174.03
0.0176 0.0730 -314.77
0.0230 0.0567 -146.52
slide gel lubricant 0.0578 0.0754 -30.45 -205.01
0.0352 0.1111 -215.62
0.0248 0.1163 -368.95
SC Aircraaft and Metal Cleaner (100%) american lapping compound 0.0880 0.0392 55.45 31.72 52.74
0.0386 0.0263 31.87
0.0382 0.0352 7.85
LMKT lapping compound 0.0394 0.0022 94.42 64.05
0.0128 0.0122 4.69
0.0316 0.0022 93.04
honing oil 0.0163 0.0095 41.72 50.93
0.0133 0.0022 83.46
0.0373 0.0270 27.61
slide gel lubricant 0.0806 0.0122 84.86 64.27
0.0527 0.0159 69.83
0.0349 0.0216 38.11

The Micro 90 left a very sticky and thick residue that could not be removed by air drying overnight or by using the heat gun as a drying step post cleaning.  This accounts for the added weight of the coupons in the results. 

Neither the Micro 90 (1005) nor the SC Aircraft and Metal Cleaner (100%) are effective cleaners in removing any of the soil types.  

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