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Trial #2

Trial #2

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

12/19/2023

0.00

Ultrasonics

Amelia Wagner

Brass

None

None

Gravimetric

Eighteenr brass coupons, three per soil per cleaner, were weighed to record their initial weights.  The coupons were then soiled with their respective soils;  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 15 minutes of heated ultrasonics at 140 F in their respective cleaners.  Once cleaned, the coupons were left the air dry over night.  The next day, the final weights of the coupons were recorded.

Cleaner soil Initial wt of cont. Final wt of cont. %Cont Removed % AVG % Overall
Surface Cleanse 930 10% LMKT Lapping Compound 0.0173 0.0148 14.45 -25.43 -154.90
0.0160 0.0367 -129.38
0.0189 0.0116 38.62
Honing Oil 0.0103 0.0135 -31.07 -345.12
0.0053 0.0346 -552.83
0.0068 0.0375 -451.47
Slide Gel 0.0188 0.0282 -50.00 -44.91
0.0312 0.0508 -62.82
0.0210 0.0256 -21.90
Shopmaster LPH 10% LMKT Lapping Compound 0.0093 0.0374 -302.15 -204.12 -84.62
0.0074 0.0258 -248.65
0.0216 0.0349 -61.57
Honing Oil 0.0335 0.0212 36.72 50.58
0.0557 0.0252 54.76
0.0506 0.0201 60.28
Slide Gel  0.0155 0.0349 -125.16 -100.32
0.0278 0.0455 -63.67
0.0206 0.0437 -112.14

It is important to note that the cleaners did not evaporate off the coupons over night.  The clean weights thus include the weight of the cleaner.  

It would be worthwhile to test these cleaners again with the addition of a post cleaning drying step to get more accurate data.

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