Differentiate with acid cleaning and alkaline cleaning process.
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Acid Cleaning Process
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Alkaline Cleaning Process
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Acid cleaning is used for removal of light rust, tarnish, scale, drawing compounds, oil, and grease
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It is used for the removal of oil, grease, shop dirt, and compounds from polishing, buffing, and drawing operations.
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the cleaner is a solution of acids or acid salts instead of alkaline salts.
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In this type of cleaning, the cleaner used is the combination of a solution of certain alkaline salts and detergents in water
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Acid cleaning does not work efficiently when heavy coatings of oil and grease are there on the work-piece.
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It is very effective process.
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It is expensive process.
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This method is considered to be the least expensive and most popular for mass production.
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Hydrochloric acid, Sulphuric acid are the acid cleaning agents.
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caustic soda, tri-sodium phosphate, silicates, borates, or carbonates are the alkaline agents.
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