Fluorinated solvents like Vertrel® offer unique properties for precision cleaning, defluxing, degreasing and carrier fluid applications. These characteristics include:
- Vertrel® is a versatile cleaner and removes many types of contamination, such as oils, grease and fluxes which helps keep costs down
- Vertrel® is easy to re-use and recycle, which protects the environment and keeps costs down.
- Vertrel® offers excellent physical properties for cleaning difficult shapes and designs, which keeps costs down
- Vertrel® fluids boil at low temperatures (just above room temperature), which means they use very little electricity, are safe to work around, are fast-drying and deliver speedy cleaning cycles,andVertrel® are nonflammable, all of which which makes cleaning easier and safer, and helps keep costs down
- Vertrel® has essentially no aroma and very easy handling, which make life easier for the technicians on the floor, which helps keep costs down
- Vertrel® has an excellent environmental record, which helps protect the planet and means you can use this cleaner for the next twenty or thirty years, avoiding costly re-qualifications -- which (guess what?) -- keeps costs down
- Vertrel® has good toxicity ratings, which keeps your people safe and keeps insurance and worker comp costs down
- Vertrel® has excellent materials compatibility, which helps keep costs down.
Compared to alcohols, HCFC-141b, perflourocarbons, n-propyl bromide and dozens of other possible solvent contenders, the winner is clearly Vertrel®!