Designation:D6361/D6361M−98(Reapproved2020)StandardGuideforSelectingCleaningAgentsandProcesses1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD6361/D6361M;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thisguideisintendedtoassistdesignengineers,manufacturing/industrialengineers,andproductionmanagersinselectingthebestfitcleaningagentandprocess.Thisguidetakesintoaccountenvironmentalpollutionpreventionfactorsinaselectionprocess.1.2Thisguideisnottobeconsideredasadatabaseofacceptablematerials.Itwillguidetheengineersandmanagersthroughthecleaningmaterialselectionprocess,callingforengineerstocustomizetheirselectionbasedonthecleaningrequirementsforthecleaningtasksathand.Ifapartcanbecleaned,andkeptclean,itcanbecycledthroughseveralprocessstepsthathavecleaningrequirements.Thiseliminatesextracleaningprocessstepsduringthetotalprocess.Atotallifecyclecostanalysisorperformance/costofownershipstudyisrecommendedtocomparethemethodsavailable.1.3Thisguideisforgeneralindustrymanufacturing,equip-mentmaintenanceandremanufacturingoperations,andtosomeextentprecisioncleaningofmechanicalpartsandassem-blies.Itisnotintendedtobeusedforoptical,medical,orelectronicsapplications,norisitintendedfordry-cleaningorsuper-criticalfluidcleaning.1.4ThevaluesstatedineitherSIunitsorinch-poundunitsaretoberegardedseparatelyasstandard.Thevaluesstatedineachsystemarenotnecessarilyexactequivalents;therefore,toensureconformancewiththestandard,eachsystemshallbeusedindependentlyoftheotherandvaluesfromthetwosystemsshallnotbecombined.1.5Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafety,health,andenvironmentalpracticesanddeter-minetheapplicabilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.1.6Thisinternation...
