Solvon Meeting Military Inspection
Poly Systems in Deer Park, NY has released an updated version of its Solvon FB cleaning solvent blends consisting of a high-purity, patented combination of n-propyl bromide and pentafluorobutane.
- Solvon FB2 is the mildest solvent of the series, making it the best suited for applications with sensitive plastic and elastomers. Mondi says it is considered an excellent CFC-113 replacement, and suggested applications include those that require particulate or light-oil removal from metals or sensitive plastic surfaces. He says applications include plastic optical lens cleaning, movie film cleaning and fingerprint developer carriers.
- Shellef says Solvon FB5 has good solvency and excellent wetting ability, and is the fastest surface evaporation in the FB series. He says the blend is considered an excellent HCFC-141b solvent alternative.
- “Although it has a higher boiling point than HCFC-141b, it evaporates from the surface much faster,” says Shellef, who adds that suitable cleaning applications include removing particulate and oil from precision-machined parts and cleaning precision optical lenses. Coating applications include depositing uniform, solvent-soluble inks, adhesives, sealant and paints for many diverse applications, as well as depositing hydrocarbon, fluoropolymer or silicone lubricants for applications such as disk drives, medical tubing, needles and instruments.
- Solvon FB7 is the most aggressive solvent of the series, Mondi says. It is suited for applications where great solvency is needed and more wetting is desired. He says that heavy contaminants such as drawing oils, waxes, blocking compounds, inks, printing toners, solder flux residues as well as a variety of organic soils are easily dissolved.
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