Sonicating hardened tool steel
Q. We need to find an alternative cleaning solution we can use to sonicate metal (hardened steel) tools with that won’t rust them.
A. Hardened tool steel is prone to flash rusting on exposure to water and humidity with dissolved oxygen if there are no corrosion inhibitors present. You can clean tool steel in a warm Alconox solution (less than 120 deg F or less than 45 deg C) followed by an ambient temperature rinse (circa 70 deg C or 20 deg F) and a rapid …
Precision Cleaning Detergent as Coolant
Q. We are trying to clean up a machine coolant from our VMC that has residue on the acrylic parts we are milling. It occurs to me that we might simply run Alconox as the coolant. Do you know of anyone doing this? A. Yes, we have heard of people using Alconox precision cleaning solutions as coolant/cleaner.
Using Liquinox as Stainless Steel Cleaner
Q. We are considering using a Liquinox solution for our cleaning needs. We will be cleaning stainless steel from the residues of oils etc. We will be cleaning using an ultrasonic bath. Can you recommend a concentration, time and temperature?
Removing Rust in a Solution Containment Filter
Q. We are finding rust particles in our solution containment filter. There is a steel component in the tank that we oil after flushing part with water
A. It sounds like you need to do a final rinse with deionized or distilled water . . .
Defining Acidic Cleaner
An acidic cleaner is defined as an aqueous cleaner that has a pH significantly below 7, typically below a pH of 5.5.