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Types of Metal & Their Contaminants<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Metal<\/th>Components<\/th>Potential Contaminants<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
aluminum, zinc<\/td>castings, open-mesh air filters, used automotive carburetor parts, valves, switch components, drawn wire<\/td>chips, lubricants and general grime<\/td><\/tr>
copper, brass, silver, gold, tin, lead, solder<\/td>printed circuit boards, waveguides, witch components, instrument connector pins, jewelry (before and after plating), ring bearings<\/td>chips, shop dirt, lubricants, light oxides, fingerprints, flux residues, buffing and lapping compounds<\/td><\/tr>
iron, steel, stainless steel<\/td>castings, stamping, machined parts, drawn wire, diesel fuel injectors<\/td>chips, lubricants, light oxides<\/td><\/tr>
iron, steel, stainless steel<\/td>oil-quenched, used automotive parts; fine mesh and sintered filters<\/td>carbonized oil grease, carbon smut, heavy grime deposits<\/td><\/tr>
iron, steel, stainless steel<\/td>bearing rings, pump parts, knife blades, drill taps, valves<\/td>chips; grinding, lapping and honing compounds; oils; waxes and abrasives<\/td><\/tr>
iron, steel, stainless steel<\/td>roller bearings, electronic components that are affected by water or pose dryer problems, knife blades, sintered filters<\/td>buffing and polishing compounds; miscellaneous machining, shop and other soils<\/td><\/tr>
magnesium<\/td>castings, machined parts<\/td>chips, lubricants, shop dirt<\/td><\/tr>
various metals<\/td>heat-treated tools, used automotive parts, copper-clad printed circuit boards, used fine-mesh filters<\/td>oxide coatings<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

(Source: Ultrasonic Cleaning, Tool and Manufacturing Engineers Handbook, Vol. 3, Materials, Finishing, and Coating, C. Wick and R.F.Veilleux, Ed., Society of Manufacturing Engineers, 1985, p. 18-20 to 18-24)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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