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Trial Number 7

Trial Purpose:

To evaluate the effectiveness of various cleaners in removing Marvel Mystery Oil from aluminum.

Date Run:

09/07/2016

Experiment Procedure:

Four cleaners were tested at room temperature on aluminum coupons to evaluate how Marvel Mystery oil soil was cleaned.  Preweighed coupons were coated with each supplied soil using a hand held swab for each substrate and weighed a second time to determine the amount of soil added. Each cleaner was put in a beaker and three coupons were immersed into the solution for 5 minutes. The coupons were then stood upright to air dry for 15 minutes and then placed on a tray. There was no rinse. Once dry, final weights were recorded and efficiency was calculated for each coupon cleaned.

Trial Results:

Cleaner Initial wt of cont. Final wt of cont. %Cont Removed
Fluosolv CX 0.2182 0.0059 97.30
  0.2095 0.0028 98.66
  0.1540 0.0017 98.90
Fluosolv NC 0.1686 0.0027 98.40
  0.1786 0.0243 86.39
  0.1500 0.0094 93.73
Vertrel Sion 0.2775 0.0015 99.46
  0.2763 0.0016 99.42
  0.1941 0.0024 98.76
Solstice PF 0.1868 0.0143 92.34
  0.1220 0.0176 85.57
  0.2476 0.0272 89.01

Success Rating:

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

Conclusion:

Ecolink Fluosolv CX, Ecolink Fluosolv NC, and DuPont Vertrel Sion efficiently removed #9 Marvel Mystery Oil on aluminum at room temperature using immersion. Honeywell Solstice PF cleaned least efficiently. DuPont Vertrel Sion cleaned most efficiently with an overall efficiency of 99.21%.

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