Project #1 / Stick II Products / Clients / Media

Name

Project #1

Test Objective

To find an alternative cleaner to Heptane/Toluene

Witnessed

No

Confidential

No

Help Implementing

No

Submission Date

10/24/1995

Representatives

Tom Picard

Substrates

Steel

Sample Type

cold rolled steel

Product Use

Metal used on coating heads. Parts can not be dipped, they must be hand washed

Percentages Cleaned

Weight Min

Weight Max

Approximate Size

72 inches long x 4 inches wide

Approximate Size ID

Medium

Weight Range ID

Shape

Smooth

Hardness

Hard

Shape Type

Simple

Return Samples

Yes

Return Sample Address

Contaminants

Adhesive
Rubber

Samples Available

Yes

Pre Clean Manufacturing Step

liquid adhesive applied to part

Post Clean Manufacturing Step

liquid adhesive applied to part

Parts Cleaned Per Week

3-6

Parts Cleaned Per Bath

Frequency

PSI

Equipments

Manual Wipe

Vendor

Cleaning Chemicals

Toluene, Heptane

Concentration

4/1

Cleaning Temp

75

Cleaning Time

5-10

Cleaning Water Type

Problems With Current Method

Works great. Would like to stop using solvent as cleaner.

Purpose of Cleaning

metal needs to be clean so that coating thickness is true +/- 0.0005

Rinse Time

Rinse Temp

Rinse Water Type

Drying Method

None

Drying Time

Drying Temp

Storage Type ID

Used Immediately

How Stored

How Long Stored

adhesive is poured on as soon as metal is cleaned

Analysis Method

Visual

Performance Test

Comments or Concerns

Summary

Lab had difficulty in finding a straight aqueous cleaner. Two different combinations were found to work. AW Chesterton 803 Marine Solvent & Solvent Kleene D-Greeze 500 and MacDermid ND-17 & Solvent Kleene D-Greeze 500 worked with manual cleaning.

Implementation

No

In Progress

No

Technolog Transfer

No

Analysis Only

No

Part Picture

No

Name	Class	Section
Trial #0	Trial	3
Trial #1	Trial	3
Trial #2	Trial	3
Trial #3	Trial	3

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Project #1