High-carbon content steel and water are not the best of friends, so aqueous cleaning always is problematic for these substrates. High-carbon steel rusts easily and if the shapes are complex or delicate the rust will require the parts to be scrapped or at least reworked. A particularly phenomenon unique to high-carbon steel is called “flash rust” which occurs when warm, wet parts rust instantly upon contact with air. This whole problem is resolved by using waterless cleaning solvents from MicroCare. Users should consider:
Carbon Steel Applications
