Cleaning ProduCts for

aerosPaCe and defense

CLEANING PRODUCTS FOR AEROSPACE AND DEFENSE For over 20 years, Petroferm has manufactured and supplied cleaning products to the aerospace and defense industry including commercial aviation, general aviation, military and space. Marketed under the AXAREL®, BIOACT®, CleanSafe™ and LENIUM® brands, these products have been specially formulated to meet today’s performance, compatibility and environmental requirements.

Petroferm cleaning products are used during the manufacture, maintenance and repair of aerospace and defense components. We currently provide products for use in the following areas:

• Turbine and rotary engines • Landing gears, wheels and brakes • Aircraft exterior surfaces• Flight control surfaces• Avionics and electrical components• Breathing system components

• Rocket motor components • Weapon systems and small arms• Ground support equipment • Honeycomb structures• Composite structures• Hydraulic line assemblies

Common applications using Petroferm cleaning products include the following:

• Removal of masking and fixturing waxes• Removal of corrosion inhibiting compounds• Removal of adhesive bonding agents• Cleaning prior to nondestructive testing

• Cleaning prior to adhesive bonding • Cleaning prior to reassembly• Cleaning prior to welding• Cleaning prior to subsequent operations

AQUEOUS CLEANERS

Petroferm offers high-performance, aqueous cleaning products designed for use in spray, immersion and ultrasonic applications. These products offer the lowest environmental, health and safety impact while providing the flexibility of adjusting concentrations and temperatures. These products do not contain nonylphenol or alkylphenol ethoxylates (NPE/APEs), phosphates and have low to zero volatile organic compounds (VOCs). They have been formulated to replace caustic solutions and cleaners with high silicate levels.

Product Uses Features Approvals

CleanSafe 787CGeneral cleaning and degreasing; Cleaning prior to NDT

Very low-foaming in spray and immersion

Boeing, GE Aviation, Honeywell, IAE, Messier-Dowty, Pratt & Whitney, Rolls-Royce, Spirit AeroSystems, SCAQMD

SEMI-AQUEOUS CLEANERS

Petroferm’s line of semi-aqueous cleaning products offers the unique combination of high solvency and long bath life with the ease of water-rinsing. Designed to operate in immersion and spray applications, these powerful cleaners effectively remove waxes, greases and other high melt-point soils.

Product Uses Features Approvals

BIOACT 280 Removes masking and fixturing waxes

Bio-based, high wax loading, very low odor

CFM, GE Aviation, Hawker Pacific, Honeywell, IAE, Pratt & Whitney, Rolls-Royce

AXAREL 56Removes greases, hydraulic oils, lubricants

Used 100% in immersion, 25% in spray

Boeing, Messier-Dowty

VAPOR DEGREASINGPetroferm offers a complete line of vapor degreasing solvents suitable for replacing TCE, PERC, MeCl and HCFCs. These products were developed to operate in open-top and vacuum vapor degreasing equipment and are fully supported by Petroferm’s Platinum™ Start-up Service Program.

Product Uses Features Approvals

*LENIUM NPBSolvents

Removes greases, oils, lubricants, waxes, solder paste and flux residues

High solvency, extra stabilization, titanium compatible

Goodrich, Lockheed Martin, Praxair, Rolls-Royce (NA), Scott Aviation, EPA SNAP

LENIUM HFC Solvents

Removes greases, oils, lubricants

Non-ozone depleting, titanium compatible

Rolls-Royce, EPA SNAP

SOLVENT AND MANUAL CLEANERSPetroferm manufactures a wide range of cleaning products designed to replace solvents with high, environmental, health and safety impact. These products meet the NESHAP requirements for aerospace cleaning and are suitable alternatives to acetone, IPA, MEK, MPK and other highly flammable and/or toxic solvents.

Product Uses Features Approvals

BIOACT 105General cleaning; Prior to bonding, coating; Exterior surface cleaning

High solvency, fast drying, available in liquid and wipes

Bell, CFM, GE Aviation, Gulfstream Aerospace, Honeywell, IAE, Pratt & Whitney, Rolls-Royce, United Airlines

BIOACT 121General cleaning; Prior to bonding, coating; Exterior surface cleaning

100% bio-based, moderate dry times

Airbus, Boeing

AXAREL 1000General cleaning; Removes greases, hydraulic oils, lubricants

Very low odor, fast drying, low vapor pressure

MIL-PRF-680 Ty I*, Airbus, Boeing, Honeywell, Lockheed Martin, Pratt & Whitney

AXAREL 2000General cleaning; Removes greases, hydraulic oils, lubricants

Very low odor, moderate dry times, low vapor pressure

MIL-PRF-680 Ty II*, Airbus, Boeing, Honeywell, Lockheed Martin, Pratt & Whitney

* MIL-PRF-680 Types III and IV are also available

* Includes LENIUM ES, LENIUM GS and LENIUM XS

AVIONICS CLEANERS

Petroferm supplies the latest generation of cleaning products designed for use on military and avionics circuit assemblies. This product series includes inline and batch defluxers, vapor degreasers, manual rework cleaners, and stencil and misprint cleaners.

Product Uses Type Features

BIOACT EC-88Removes solder paste and flux residues

Spray-in-air cleanerLong bath life, non-foaming, no additives required

AXAREL 2200Removes solder paste and flux residues

Manual cleanerIPA replacement, fast drying, low surface residue

MASKING AGENTS

Petroferm has developed a line of wax maskants for use in selective plating operations. Designed to replace paraffinic waxes, these products mask both simple and complex geometries and are suitable for chrome, nickel sulfamate and other plating chemistries.

Product Uses Features Approvals

AEROWAX MTMasking prior to selective plating

Excellent pliability and adhesion, visible coating

Pratt & Whitney

Petroferm Inc.3938 Porett Drive

Gurnee, Illinois 60031 T 800 432 7187 or 847 244 3410

F 847 249 6346E techservice@petroferm.com

www.petroferm.com

AXAREL, BIOACT, LENIUM, PREPSOLV and RE-ENTRY are registered trademarks of Petroferm Inc. CleanSafe is a trademark of Petroferm Inc.

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