Trial #2
To determine the efficacy of aqueous cleaners compared to water utilizing VCN equipment.
2023
32
2
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Coupon
04/13/2023
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Vacuum Cycle Nucleation
Dylan Labonte Serena Burkinshaw Siddhant Trivedi
Stainless Steel
Lubricating/Lapping Oils Oil
None
Air dry
Gravimetric
Eighteen pre weighed stainless steel coupons were used, three per soil per cleaner. Half of the coupons were soiled by swabbing the bottom third of the coupons with Production Soil, while the other half of the coupons were soiled with DTE Cutting Oil. The dirty weights of all coupons were then recorded. The coupons were then subjected to a one-minute heated cycle at 140 degrees F in the VCN using water, Alcojet 1% concentration, and LF2100 1% concentration. The coupons were then removed and left to air dry overnight. The next day the clean weights of the coupons were recorded.
Water, Alcojet 1% concentration, and LF2100 1% concentration are highly effective in removing both soils from stainless steel utilizing VCN methods.
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