Saponifier / Detergent

Amerway 925 Copper Cleaner  -- Amerway Copper Cleaner PC 925 is a specially formulated product for cleaning and activating copper and gold plated surfaces without etching away the base metals.  This formulation can be used for cleaning and activating solder and tin coating, very tarnished copper and silver-plated surfaces.  It will provide a clean, bright metallic surface prior to plating or Hot Air Solder Leveling (HASL) process.

Application:  Amerway Copper Cleaner 925 was designed for spray cleaning application as well as dip cleaning application.  This product is very effective for activating heavily oxidized metal surfaces where production requirements necessitate a short cleaning time of 5 to 10 seconds.  This product can be used at temperatures ranging from 25 C (77F) to as high as 88 C (190F).

Rinsing Requirements:  After the cleaning process has been accomplished, it is recommended that a rinse in tap water followed by a second rinse in deionized water is recommended.  After the printed circuit boards have dried, they are now ready for solder plating or HASL process.

Physical Properties

Specific Gravity @ 25 C        1.166
Pounds/ Gallon                       9.71
pH (10% solution)                  2-3
Flash Point:                             None

Safety:  Amerway Copper Cleaner 925 is a non-flammable material.  Although sulfuric acid or hydrochloric acid is not used in this formulation, standard precautions should be observed when handling the product.