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Trial Number 5

Trial Purpose:

To evaluate the removal of Oak 15A-1 from Galvanized Steel.

Date Run:

02/24/2022

Experiment Procedure:

Three parts per cleaner were weighed for initial weights. They were then dipped in the Oak 15A-1 oil and all excess oil was allowed to drip off. They were then weighed for dirty weights. The cleaners were heated to their vendor recommended temperatures and were placed in the heated ultrasonics tank. Three coupons per cleaner were immersed and the ultrasonics tank was run for 15 minutes at 40 KhZ. They were then placed on trays and left to dry overnight. After drying, they were weighed for clean weights.

Trial Results:

None of the cleaners performed over 90% removal effectiveness. Shopmaster had an average removal of 75%. Water works had a removal of 55% and Mirachem 500 removed an average of 86%. SC Aircraft had an effectiveness of 36% and was the lowest percentage removal. 

Cleaner Conc. Temp Initial wt. of cont. Final wt. of cont. Average Combined Average
Shopmaster LPH 20% 140 F 0.2804 0.0736 73.75 75.35
0.4291 0.0791 81.57
0.4627 0.1354 70.74
Water Works 33% 105 F 0.3211 0.0823 74.37 54.67
0.1528 0.1278 16.36
0.3483 0.0931 73.27
Mirachem 500 33% 140 F 0.9739 0.0435 95.53 86.24
0.3435 0.0375 89.08
0.3408 0.0883 74.09
S.C. Aircraft 25% 140 F 0.3565 0.0942 73.58 36.23
0.2157 0.1054 51.14
0.0792 0.0919 -16.04

Success Rating:

A follow up test, usually based on company input.

Conclusion:

None of the cleaners were effective for the removal of oil from galvanized steel. Next steps are to adjust concentration, time, and temperature to try to increase effectiveness of the removal of oil from Galvanized Steel. 

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