BONDERITE C-AK 909
Harmonization Code : 3208.20.90 | Paints and varnishes that are dispersed or dissolved in a non aqueous medium
Main features
- Heavy-Soil Multi-Metal Degreasing
- Immersion or Ultrasonic Cleaning
- Caustic-Soda-Free Chelating Formulation
Product Description
BONDERITE® C-AK 909 is a moderately alkaline powdered cleaner formulated for degreasing heavily soiled metal surfaces without attacking the underlying substrate. Suitable for steel, copper, zinc, aluminum, stainless steel, titanium, and other metals, it is used during surface preparation before chemical conversion coatings, electroplating, welding, metal brightening, and other finishing operations. The cleaner offers strong chelating and surface-tension-reducing properties while remaining free of caustic soda, and can be applied by immersion or ultrasonic cleaning.
Key Features
- Multi-metal compatibility: Suitable for steel, copper, zinc, aluminum, stainless steel, titanium, and other metals.
- Moderately alkaline formulation: Degreases heavily soiled metal surfaces without attacking the substrate.
- Strong cleaning chemistry: Combines chelating and surface-tension-reducing properties for effective contaminant removal.
- Caustic soda free: Formulated with alkaline salts without caustic soda.
- Flexible processing: Suitable for both immersion and ultrasonic cleaning systems.
Applications / Suitable for
- Surface preparation before chemical conversion coating
- Cleaning before chemical or electrolytic deposition
- Cleaning before welding
- Metal brightening operations
- Immersion degreasing
- Ultrasonic degreasing
TDS, SDS & Technical Documents
Technical Specifications
Other Properties
General Properties
Additional Information
As-Supplied / Before-Processing Properties
Typical supplier-published characteristics of BONDERITE® C-AK 909.
| Property | Value | Unit | Method / Condition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Technology | Industrial Cleaner | — | Supplier classification |
| Product Type | Alkaline Cleaner | — | Supplier classification |
| Application | Metal Cleaner | — | Supplier classification |
| Appearance | Powder | — | As supplied |
| Color | White / Cream | — | Typical property |
| Water Solubility | Easy | — | Typical property |
| pH (10 g/L solution) | ~12.5 | — | Typical property |
| Chemistry | Alkaline salts without caustic soda | — | Supplier description |
| Storage Temperature | 0–40 | °C | Recommended storage |
| Shelf Life | 24 | months | Unopened original packaging |
After-Processing / Operating Properties
Typical supplier-recommended operating parameters for BONDERITE® C-AK 909.
| Property | Value | Unit | Method / Condition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Immersion concentration | 40–80 | g/L | Degreasing by immersion |
| Immersion temperature | 50–90 | °C | Recommended operating range |
| Immersion contact time | 5–15 | minutes | Recommended operating range |
| Ultrasonic concentration | 20–40 | g/L | Degreasing by ultrasound |
| Ultrasonic temperature | 50–80 | °C | Recommended operating range |
| Ultrasonic contact time | 2–5 | minutes | Recommended operating range |
| Bath control | Concentration (g/L) = 7.2 × mL of 1 N HCl | — | Methyl orange titration |
| Total alkalinity (50 g/L bath) | Approx. 7 | points | Typical bath value |
| Replenishment | 720 | g per point | Add product to increase bath alkalinity by 1 point |
