Trial #6
To evaluate the effectiveness of SB-33 (a D limonene and Dimethyl Glutarate mixture) and SB-10 (a t-butyl acetate and Benzyl benzoate mixture) in removing several production oils and greases from stainless steel coupons as a potential replacement for TCE unheated immersion cleaning method.
2023
31
2
0
Coupon
04/18/2023
0.00
Immersion/Soak
Amelia Wagner
Stainless Steel
Greases Lubricating/Lapping Oils Oil
None
Heat Gun
Gravimetric
Three stainless steel coupons were used for each of the five soils being tested for a total of 15 coupons. The initial weights of each coupon were recorded. The bottom third of every coupon was soiled by applying the corresponding soil with a swab. The dirty weights of each coupon were then recorded. The coupons were then subjected unheated immersion in SB-33 and SB-10 with the stir bar at 200rpm for 15 mins. After the coupons were cleaned, they dried with a heat gun for about 2 minutes each. The next morning, the clean weights of each coupon were taken
SB-33 is an effective alternative to TCE in removing all of the soils except for Oak 529 using unheated immersion. SB-10 is not an effective cleaner in removing any of the soils, except for M4, using unheated immersion.
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