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Trial Number 6

Trial Purpose:

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.

Date Run:

04/19/2023

Experiment Procedure:

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

Soil Use CAS
Milform OAK 7a International Stamping and drawing fluid 64742-53-6 / 68909-65-9
Milform Oak 529 Evaporative lubricant 68551-17-7 / 123-95-5 / 127087-87-0
Milform Oak 15a Metalworking oil 64742-44-5 / 64742-52-5 / 64742-55-8
Milform Oak 15c Metalworking oil 64742-52-5 / 64742-53-6 
M4    

Trial Results:

Cleaner Soil Initial wt of cont. Final wt of cont. %Cont Removed % AVG % Overall
SB-33 Oak 7a international 0.0716 0.0041 94.27 86.83 83.01
0.0736 0.0049 93.34
0.1441 0.0391 72.87
M4 0.5475 0.0036 99.34 99.15
0.4997 0.0000 100.00
0.4923 0.0093 98.11
Oak 15c 0.0693 0.0248 64.21 86.85
0.1046 0.0027 97.42
0.1296 0.0014 98.92
Oak 15a 0.2135 0.0038 98.22 97.85
0.1782 0.0057 96.80
0.1484 0.0022 98.52
Oak 529 0.0047 0.0027 42.55 44.38
0.0213 0.0128 39.91
0.0144 0.0071 50.69
SB-10 Oak 7a international 0.1011 0.0961 4.95 9.41 34.83
0.1007 0.0981 2.58
0.1044 0.0828 20.69
M4 0.4988 0.1493 70.07 79.38
0.6742 0.1689 74.95
0.4094 0.0281 93.14
Oak 15c 0.0991 0.0974 1.72 22.60
0.1588 0.1070 32.62
0.1446 0.0962 33.47
Oak 15a 0.1992 0.0927 53.46 43.72
0.1788 0.1127 36.97
0.1505 0.0892 40.73
Oak 529 0.0287 0.0187 34.84 19.05
0.0314 0.0258 17.83
0.0269 0.0257 4.46

Success Rating:

Results successful using TACT (time, agitation, concentration, and temperature, as well as rinsing and drying) and/or other cleaning chemistries examined.

Conclusion:

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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