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Trial Number 15

Client Number 108

Project Number 1

Trial Purpose:

To evaluate cleaning at 85 and 100 F using ultrasonic cleaning.

Date Run:

10/08/1999

Experiment Procedure:

Two 0.5% solution were made of the cleaner using DI water in 600 mL beakers. Beakers were heated to 85 and 100 F on hot plates. Fifteen coupons were cleaned in Micro 90 at 2% using ultrasonic energy for 10 minutes. The coupons were weighed to establish a baseline level of cleanliness. The coupons were coated with the Evanol and dried overnight at room temperature. Five coupons were cleaned in the solutions for five minutes using ultrasonic cleaning at 40 kHz using a Crest ultrasonic tank model 4Ht 1014-6. Three different rinsing temperatures were used for the two different cleaning temperatures. Parts were rinsed for two minutes in DI water at 75, 85 and 100 F. The parts were dried in a convection oven at 212 F for 15 minutes. After allowing parts to cool to room temperature, final weights were recorded. Solutions examined are listed in Table 1.

Table 1. Cleaning and Rinsing Matrix
Micro 90 @ 0.5% at 85 with rinse temp of 75
Micro 90 @ 0.5% at 85 with rinse temp of 85
Micro 90 @ 0.5% at 85 with rinse temp of 100
Micro 90 @ 0.5% at 100 with rinse temp of 75
Micro 90 @ 0.5% at 100 with rinse temp of 85
Micro 90 @ 0.5% at 100 with rinse temp of 100

SUBSTRATE MATERIAL: Ceramic-Alumina coupons
CONTAMINANTS: DuPont Evanol Concentrated (Vinyl Alcohol Polymers & Copolymers CAS#s: 9002-89-5, 25213-24-5, 54626-91-4; Methanol Bulk/Packaged CAS #: 67-56-1; Sodium Acetate CAS#: 127-09-3)
CONTAMINATING PROCESS USED: Dip coupons into contaminant solution and dry overnight at room temp.

Trial Results:

Both cleaning temperatures and all three rinse temperatures resulted in complete cleaning of the coupons. Table 2 list the calculated results.

Table 2. Cleaning Results

Temp 85 100
Rinse 75 85 100 75 85 100
  100.11 100 100.11 100.17 100.09 100.12
  99.95 99.84* 100.23 100.13 100.13 100.15
  100.18 100.1 100 100.18 100.34 100.11
  100.18 100.06 99.95 100.28 100.2 100.29
  99.90* 100.15 100.3 100.21 100.19 100.11
Ave 100.07 100.03 100.12 100.19 100.19 100.16
*Only two coupons had visible traces of contamination remaining after cleaning.

Success Rating:

A follow up test, usually based on company input.

Conclusion:

There was no difference in efficiencies when the temperature of cleaning and rinsing were altered using ultrasonic cleaning and Micro 90 at 0.5%.

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