Choosing the appropriate parts cleaning solution for immersion and ultrasonic applications can be daunting due to the amount of products available. This selection guide below is designed to simplify the process by comparing different cleaning solutions across various applications and their effectiveness on different types of soils and substrates.
How to find the best immersion and ultrasonic parts cleaners for your needs
The guide below offers a detailed comparison of various parts cleaning products. Here’s an overview of what you can expect from each section:
- Product Range: The guide features several products including AquaVantage® 815 GD, AquaVantage® 815 GD-NF, AquaVantage® 815 QR-NF, AquaVantage® 3843 GD, AquaVantage® HTD, and Alkaline Deruster HD. Each product has unique properties suitable for different industrial cleaning needs.
- Cleaning Applications: Each cleaner is assessed for its effectiveness on various types of soils such as oils, greases, coolants, and specific challenges like carbon buildup and buffing compounds. The effectiveness is marked by a ‘+‘ (optimal performance), ‘o‘ (effective performance), or left blank for less effectiveness.
- Material Compatibility: The guide covers how well each cleaning solution works on different materials like steel, aluminum, copper alloys, titanium, and plastics and many more. This is crucial for ensuring that the cleaning process does not damage the materials.
- System Specifications: Each product’s application is detailed whether it’s suitable for immersion tanks, ultrasonic parts washers, or cabinet or inline spray systems.
- Chemical Characteristics: The pH, foaming tendency, and chemical concentration dilution ranges are listed to help in choosing the right solution based on the chemical handling capabilities and environmental policies of your facility.
- Performance Ratings: The table rates each cleaner’s performance on various contaminants from fats and greases to more challenging substances like tar, pitch, and waxes.
Immersion and Ultrasonic Industrial Selection Guide
Choosing the right product for immersion and ultrasonic parts cleaning
When selecting an industrial parts cleaner, consider the following:
- Type of Soil: Identify the most common types of contaminants in your process. Choose a parts cleaner that offers the best performance for those specific soils.
- Material Safety: Ensure the parts cleaner is suitable for the materials you are cleaning to avoid damage.
- Environmental and Safety Considerations: Consider parts cleaners with lower VOCs (Volatile Organic Compounds) and those that are conform to various environmental standards to meet your sustainability goals.
- Cost-Effectiveness: Consider the concentration and dilution rates, as these will impact the overall cost of cleaning operations.
Comparing each parts cleaning detergent option
Selecting the right industrial parts cleaning solution not only depends on its effectiveness against specific soils but also on its compatibility with the materials you need to clean. Here’s a breakdown of each featured detergent from the selection guide, highlighting which substrates they’re most effective on.
- Optimal and Effective Cleaning: Buffing compounds, coolants, greases, oils, various hydrocarbons, and water-soluble soils.
- Most Suitable Substrates: Ideal for steel, aluminum, cadmium plating, copper plating and alloys, titanium and titanium plating, plastics, and glass.
- Cleaning Processes and Systems: Effective in immersion tanks and ultrasonic parts washers.
- Characteristics: Long solution life, working pH of 11.5, performs best at temperatures between 130-170°F.
- Dilution Range: 5% – 30%
- Optimal and Effective Cleaning: Carbon, dirt, coolants, drawing compounds, lubricants, cutting oils, forming oils and more.
- Most Suitable Substrates: Ideal for steel, aluminum, cadmium plating, copper plating and alloys, titanium and titanium plating, plastics, and glass.
- Cleaning Processes and Systems: Designed for immersion tanks or ultrasonic parts washers.
- Characteristics: NPE-free. Long solution life, working pH of 11.4, works effectively within a temperature range of 130-170°F.
- Dilution Range: 5% – 30%
- Optimal and Effective Cleaning: Buffing compounds, carbon, coolants, dirt, fats, greases, cutting oils, drawing compounds, lubricants, tar and waxes.
- Most Suitable Substrates: Compatible with steel, aluminum, chrome plating, magnesium and magnesium allots and titanium and titanium plating.
- Cleaning Processes and Systems: Best used in immersion tanks or ultrasonic parts washers.
- Characteristics: NPE-free. Long solution life, pH of 12.4, optimal at 130-170°F.
- Dilution Range: 5% – 30%
- Optimal and Effective Cleaning: Dirt (particulate), fats, heavy greases, and a wide variety of oils.
- Most Suitable Substrates: Steel, aluminum, copper plating and alloys, titanium and titanium plating, plastics, and glass.
- Cleaning Processes and Systems: Suitable for both turbulation and cabinet or inline spray washing, as well as immersion tanks or ultrasonic parts washers.
- Characteristics: NPE-free. Long solution life, low foaming, pH of 11.7, and best used at temperatures of 120-180°F.
- Dilution Range: 3% – 20%
- Optimal and Effective Cleaning: Buffing compounds, dirt (particulate), coolants, cutting oils, drawing compounds, hydrocarbon, lubricants and water-soluble oils.
- Most Suitable Substrates: Steel, aluminum, copper alloys, and glass.
- Cleaning Processes and Systems: Performs well in immersion tanks or ultrasonic parts washers.
- Characteristics: NPE-free. Working pH of 8.1 and best used at temperatures of 130-170°F.
- Dilution Range: 5% – 30%
- Optimal and Effective Cleaning: Removing rust, carbon and scale as well as self-emulsifying oils, sulfur or chlirinated oils, water-soluable oils, tar and pitch and waxes.
- Most Suitable Substrates: Steel, magnesium, titanium, plastics and composites.
- Cleaning Processes and Systems: Effective in immersion tanks or ultrasonic parts washers.
- Characteristics: NPE-free. Long solution life, very low foaming, alkaline pH over 13.0, and operates well at temperatures between 120-200°F.
- Dilution Range: 2% – 50%
Experience reliable cleaning outcomes you can trust
We hope this guide proves to be an essential tool for industries requiring high levels of cleanliness and maintenance. By understanding the characteristics and performance of each cleaner, our goal is to help you make an informed decision that enhances your cleaning processes, ensures safety, and optimizes costs. Our parts cleaning specialists are here to help onboard the right immersion and ultrasonic product for your operation.
Last Updated: October 7, 2024 | Originally Published: September 25, 2024
