ASTM_D_6361_-_D_6361M_-_98_2020.pdf

Designation:D6361/D6361M98(Reapproved 2020)Standard Guide forSelecting Cleaning Agents and Processes1This standard is issued under the fixed designation D6361/D6361M;the number immediately following the designation indicates theyear of original adoption or,in the case of revision,the year of last revision.A number in parentheses indicates the year of lastreapproval.A superscript epsilon()indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.1.Scope1.1 This guide is intended to assist design engineers,manufacturing/industrial engineers,and production managersin selecting the best fit cleaning agent and process.This guidetakes into account environmental pollution prevention factorsin a selection process.1.2 This guide is not to be considered as a database ofacceptable materials.It will guide the engineers and managersthrough the cleaning material selection process,calling forengineers to customize their selection based on the cleaningrequirements for the cleaning tasks at hand.If a part can becleaned,and kept clean,it can be cycled through severalprocess steps that have cleaning requirements.This eliminatesextra cleaning process steps during the total process.Atotal lifecycle cost analysis or performance/cost of ownership study isrecommended to compare the methods available.1.3 This guide is for general industry manufacturing,equip-ment maintenance and remanufacturing operations,and tosome extent precision cleaning of mechanical parts and assem-blies.It is not intended to be used for optical,medical,orelectronics applications,nor is it intended for dry-cleaning orsuper-critical fluid cleaning.1.4 The values stated in either SI units or inch-pound unitsare to be regarded separately as standard.The values stated ineach system are not necessarily exact equivalents;therefore,toensure conformance with the standard,each system shall beused independently of the other and values from the twosystems shall not be combined.1.5 This standard does not purport to address all of thesafety concerns,if any,associated with its use.It is theresponsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-priate safety,health,and environmental practices and deter-mine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.1.6 This international standard was developed in accor-dance with internationally recognized principles on standard-ization established in the Decision on Principles for theDevelopment of International Standards,Guides and Recom-mendations issued by the World Trade Organization TechnicalBarriers to Trade(TBT)Committee.2.Referenced Documents2.1 ASTM Standards:2D56 Test Method for Flash Point by Tag Closed Cup TesterD92 Test Method for Flash and Fire Points by ClevelandOpen Cup TesterD93 Test Methods for Flash Point by Pensky-MartensClosed Cup TesterD2240 Test Method for Rubber PropertyDurometer Hard-nessD3167 Test Method for Floating Roller Peel Resistance ofAdhesivesD3278 Test Methods for Flash Point of Liquids by SmallScale Closed-Cup Apparatus(Withdrawn 2020)3D3519 Test Method for Foam in Aqueous Media(BlenderTest)(Withdrawn 2013)3D3601 Test Method for Foam In Aqueous Media(BottleTest)(Withdrawn 2013)3D3707 Test Method for Storage Stability of Water-in-OilEmulsions by the Oven Test Method(Withdrawn 2016)3D3709 Test Method for Stability of Water-in-Oil EmulsionsUnder Low to Ambient Temperature Cycling Conditions(Withdrawn 2016)3D3762 Test Method for Adhesive-Bonded Surface Durabil-ity of Aluminum(Wedge Test)(Withdrawn 2019)3E70 Test Method for pH of Aqueous Solutions With theGlass ElectrodeE1720 Test Method for Determining Ready,Ultimate,Bio-degradability of Organic Chemicals in a Sealed VesselCO2Production Test(Withdrawn 2013)3F483 Practice for Total Immersion Corrosion Test for Air-craft Maintenance ChemicalsF484 Test Method for Stress Crazing of Acrylic Plastics inContact with Liquid or Semi-Liquid Compounds1This guide is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee D26 on HalogenatedOrganic Solvents and Fire Extinguishing Agents and is the direct responsibility ofSubcommittee D26.03 on Cold Cleaning.Current edition approved April 1,2020.Published April 2020.Originallyapproved in 1998.Last previous edition approved in 2015 as D6361/D6361M98(2015).DOI:10.1520/D6361_D6361M98R20.2For referenced ASTM standards,visit the ASTM website,www.astm.org,orcontact ASTM Customer Service at serviceastm.org.For Annual Book of ASTMStandards volume information,refer to the standards Document Summary page onthe ASTM website.3The last approved version of this historical standard is referenced onwww.astm.org.Copyright ASTM International,100 Barr Harbor Drive,PO Box C700,West Conshohocken,PA 19428-2959.United StatesThis international standard was developed in accordance with internationally recognized principles on standardization established in the Decision on Principles for theDevelopment of International Standards,Guides and Recommendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical Barriers to Trade(TBT)Commi