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Most people are familiar with the basic process of cleaning: a solvent dissolves the oil, grease, flux or some other contamination and then the contamination is rinsed away. The key is dissolving: just like sugar “dissappears” in warm water, solvents need to dissolve most contamination to remove it.However, sometimes the contamination cannot be dissolved. In…
Until recently, there would have been only one recommendation and it would have stood out so far above all others you couldn’t even read the names of the second choice. The leader: the Uncured Epoxy Remover (#MCC-EPX). This cleaner is as good as than the old ozone-depleting 1,1,1-TCA, it dries reasonably quickly, is very acceptable environmentally, and…
One of the biggest barriers to cleaning a surface is a chemical phenomenon known as “surface tension.” Many cleaning fluids from MicroCare have an extremely low surface tension which may enable them to out-perform other cleaning choices.Surface Tension Examined:In liquids, molecules cling to each other with an “intermolecular cohesive force.” This force is balanced and…
MicroCare precision cleaners are the best choice in the industry for cleaning difficult shapes and awkward pieces. The reason for this success is the very low surface tension these products exhibit.Surface tension is the cohesive behavior of a liquid in which the molecules of the liquid are more attracted to each other than to the…
Nearly all of the recent advances in cleaning fluid technology center around developing safe chemistries that meet both cleanliness standards and environmental regulations – meaning they do not contribute to global warming and are not an ozone depleting substance. However, it was not always that way.Prior to 1990sPrior to the 1990s, the two most common…
A “wetting Index” is a measure of a fluid’s ability to clean complex shapes. Water has a very poor wetting index, which is a function of its inherent molecular structure while modern planet-friendly solvents do a much better job cleaning small, delicate or intricate shapes. Here’s why:Aqueous or water-based cleaners have challenges that many engineers…