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Title | Development of a replacement for trichloroethylene in the two-stage cleaning process |
Creator/Author | Harding, W.B. |
Publication Date | 1992 Dec 01 |
OSTI Identifier | OSTI ID: 10116492; Legacy ID: DE93006258 |
Report Number(s) | KCP--613-4941 |
DOE Contract Number | AC04-76DP00613 |
Other Number(s) | Other: ON: DE93006258 |
Resource Type | Technical Report |
Coverage | Topical |
Resource Relation | Other Information: PBD: Dec 1992 |
Research Org | Allied-Signal Aerospace Co., Kansas City, MO (United States). Kansas City Div. |
Sponsoring Org | USDOE, Washington, DC (United States) |
Subject | 45 MILITARY TECHNOLOGY, WEAPONRY, AND NATIONAL DEFENSE; 32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION; CLEANING; MATERIAL SUBSTITUTION; STAINLESS STEELS; DETONATORS; CHLORINATED ALIPHATIC HYDROCARBONS; PROPANOLS; TERPENES; ULTRASONIC WAVES; FLUIDS; CUTTING FLUIDS; TRIGLYCERIDES; PHTHALATES; AMIDES; ESTERS |
Description/Abstract | A solvent was sought to replace trichloroethylene in the two-stage cleaning process that is used in the Allied-Signal Inc., Kansas City Division (KCD) Miniature Electro-Mechanical Assembly Department. The process is an ultrasonic cleaning process in which product is first cleaned in trichloroethylene and then in isopropyl alcohol. After a general review of the properties of available solvents, isopropyl alcohol, d-limonene, and a synthetic mineral spirits, were chosen to be evaluated as trichloroethylene replacements. Stainless steel test panels were cleaned and then soiled with several different organic materials. Certain of the panels were cleaned by the two-stage process. The others were cleaned by the two-stage process using one or another of the solvents under evaluation in the place of the trichloroethylene. The cleanliness of the panels was determined by Auger and photoelectron spectroscopy. The panels cleaned with any of the three solvents under evaluation were found to be as clean as those cleaned by the standard two-stage process. Because of simplicity and minimization of inventory, it is recommended that the two-stage process be changed to use isopropyl alcohol in both stages. |
Country of Publication | United States |
Language | English |
Format | Size: 15 p. |
Availability | OSTI; NTIS; GPO Dep. |
System Entry Date | 2005 Jun 30 |
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