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Trial Number 7

Trial Purpose:

To reevaluate products on supplied parts.

Date Run:

07/27/2004

Experiment Procedure:

Five products that were found to be effective on all three soils were used at 120 F in a Crest Ultrasonic 40 KHz tank. Four products were used at 5% dilutions in 600 ml beakers and the fifth was used as received from the client in a 400 ml beaker. Each beaker was submersed in the tank filled with water at 120 F and degassed for 5 minutes.

The preweighed parts were contaminated with Castrol Rustilo 4163 (64742-46-7, 8002-74-2, 34590-94-8)and the weighed again. Five parts were cleaned in each product for five minutes with ultrasonic energy. The parts were rinsed in tap water at 120 F for 30 seconds and dried using air blow off at room temperature for 30 seconds. Parts were weighed a final time and efficiencies were calculated. Parts were then packaged and sent back to client to determine effectiveness.

Trial Results:

The five products appeared to remove all of the Rustilo. Only two parts with ball bearings had less than 95% removal with ultrasonics. The table below lists the initial soil weight, final weight and cleaning efficiency for each part cleaned.

  Initial wt Final wt % Removed
Beyond 2004 0.4902 -0.0001 100.02
  0.1483 0.0001 99.93
  0.409 -0.0010 100.24
  0.3925 0.0206 94.75 (ball bearing)
  0.0397 -0.0016 104.03
Aeromaster   0.1285 0.0005 99.61
  0.1798 0.0001 99.94
  0.4602 0.0037 99.20
  0.2213 0.0159 92.82 (ball bearing)
  0.0811 -0.0004 100.49
M-Aero 0.1325 0.0001 99.92
  0.1835 -0.0010 100.54
  0.4464 -0.0006 100.13
  2.1066 -0.0002 100.01
  0.0113 -0.001 108.85
815 QR 0.1665 -0.0012 100.72
  0.1416 -0.0005 100.35
  0.3838 -0.0006 100.16
  0.3373 -0.0005 100.15
  0.0757 -0.0012 101.59
Alkalume 0.1018 0.0006 99.41
  0.1244 -0.0012 100.96
  0.3699 -0.0004 100.11
  0.1326 -0.0010 100.75
  0.0225 -0.0004 101.78

Success Rating:

A follow up test, usually based on company input.

Conclusion:

The five group of parts were sent back to be plated.

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