The Journal of
the Korean Journal of Metals and Materials

The Journal of
the Korean Journal of Metals and Materials

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  • pISSN : 1738-8228
  • eISSN : 2288-8241

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Title A Study on Atmospheric Plasma Cleaning (APC) of Residual Oil on the Surface Cold Rolled Stainless Steel
Authors 오상훈(Sang Hun Oh); 이성기(Sung Ki Lee); 윤재홍(Jae Hong Yoon); 조동율(Tong Yul Cho); 박봉규(Bong Gyu Park); 이성규(Sung Kyu Rhee)
Page pp.488-493
ISSN 1738-8228(ISSN), 2288-8241(eISSN)
Keywords Atmospheric Plasma Cleaning; APC; Rolling oil; Cold rolled stainless steel; Micro cleaning
Abstract Atmospheric Plasma Cleaning (APC) was studied for the residual rolling oil contaminants on the surface of cold rolled Stainless Steel after optimizing APC conditions. Electrodes were placed at a distance of 10 mm, with an RF power of 220W, and line velocity of 0.5 m/min. The residue left by APC was 0.78 mg/㎡, which was less than that of the 1 mg/㎡ approximately by other classical cleaning methods. Especially, APC combined with pre-cleaning by 550℃ Nitrogen gas left a residue of only 0.01 mg/㎡. Cleaning effect are also improved when oxygen gas is added to the atmospheric plasma. It was confirmed by the investigation of the official Korea Chemical Analysis Center that the APC-hot nitrogen method is superior to other methods. The residual contaminants for different methods were as follows: the classical method: about 1 mg/㎡, APC : 0.78 mg/㎡, and APC-hot nitrogen: 0.10 mg/㎡.