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TX8415 AlphaSat 9" x 9" Polyester Cleanroom Wiper Pre-Wetted 6% IPA

Texwipe TX8415 AlphaSat 9" x 9" Polyester Cleanroom Wiper Pre-Wetted 6% IPA

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SKU:
TX8415 BAG
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Quantity Option (Bag):
50 Wipers Per Reclosable Bag
Quantity Option (Case):
12 Bags of 50 Wipers Per Case
Type:
Pre-Wet Wiper
Wiper Family:
AlphaSat Vectra Alpha 10
Wiper Material:
Polyester
Wiper Size:
9" x 9"
Wiper Edge:
Sealed Border
ISO Class:
ISO 2 (Class < 1) - ISO 8 (Class 100,000)
Country of Origin:
Made in the USA

TX8415 AlphaSat 9" x 9" Polyester Cleanroom Wiper Pre-Wetted 6% IPA

TX8415 AlphaSat is a low-linting (no wiper is truly ‘zero-lint’ in every process condition), sealed-border, pre-wetted polyester cleanroom wiper built on Texwipe’s Alpha® 10 substrate (continuous-filament, double-knit polyester) and pre-wetted with 0.2 µm filtered 6% IPA / 94% DIW. It is designed to provide consistent wetness for critical wipe-downs while reducing bulk solvent handling and helping control releasables for defect-sensitive environments.

Shipping note: This item is considered a Consumer Commodity ORM-D shipment and can only be shipped UPS Ground.

Specifications:
  • Size: 9" x 9" (23 cm x 23 cm) nominal
  • Substrate: Alpha® 10 sealed-border wipers
  • Material: 100% synthetic fiber (continuous-filament, double-knit polyester)
  • Edge/Border: Sealed border (4 sealed borders)
  • Pre-wet solution: 0.2 µm filtered 6% IPA / 94% DIW
  • Packaging (Bag): 50 wipers per reclosable bag
  • Packaging (Case): 12 bags of 50 wipers per case (600 wipers total/case)
  • Type: Pre-wetted wiper
  • Wiper family: AlphaSat® with Vectra® Alpha® 10
  • Packaging controls: Packaged in a cleanroom environment and protected in a sealed outer bag for contamination-controlled introduction into the cleanroom
  • Use environments: Often selected for ISO Class 2–8 controlled environments (final suitability depends on your process and cleaning method)
  • Shipping: ORM-D Consumer Commodity — Ground shipping only
  • Typical performance/cleanliness metrics (datasheet; not specifications): Basis weight 125 g/m2; sorptive capacity 280 mL/m2; sorptive rate 0.5 second; particles 0.5–5.0 µm 9.0 x 106 particles/m2; particles 5.0–100 µm 142,000 particles/m2; fibers (> 100 µm) 200 fibers/m2; NVR (IPA) 0.06 g/m2; NVR (DIW) 0.02 g/m2; ions (typical) Na 0.25 ppm, K 0.08 ppm, Cl 0.05 ppm
About the Manufacturer: 

Texwipe (an ITW company) differentiates itself in cleanroom wiping by treating the wiper as an engineered product, not a commodity consumable. In pre-wetted programs, that shows up in the substrate choice (continuous-filament, double-knit polyester for durability and low releasables posture), perimeter control (sealed-border construction to reduce edge-derived release pathways), and packaging discipline intended to support consistent wipe-to-wipe performance.

 

For TX8415 specifically, manufacturer materials describe AlphaSat® as pre-wetted Alpha® 10 sealed-border wipers in reclosable slider bags—positioned to reduce bulk-solvent handling and squirt-bottle variability while maintaining strong abrasion resistance. SOSCleanroom (SOS) supports that manufacturing discipline with a close working relationship with Texwipe focused on continuity of supply, clean documentation handoff (certs, lot traceability), and practical application support—so customers can standardize pre-wetted wiping materials with predictable performance while maintaining procurement reliability and audit readiness.

TX8415 Features:
  • 100% synthetic fiber (continuous filament, double-knit polyester) with a sealed border
  • Excellent abrasion resistance and wiping efficiency
  • Bag-to-bag traceability
  • In-line statistical process control and inspection ensure consistent quality
  • Packaged in a cleanroom environment and protected in a sealed outer bag for contamination-controlled introduction into the cleanroom
TX8415 Benefits:
  • Durability under rigorous wiping: Superior wiper strength guards against abrasion during wet cleans and PM wipe-downs (process-dependent).
  • Low releasables posture: Wipers provide ultralow particle levels and low extractable levels to help reduce product and cleanroom contamination risk.
  • Reduced solvent-handling burden: Pre-wetted wipers reduce the need to purchase, inventory, store, transport, and handle bulk IPA and squirt bottles.
  • Compliance posture: Packaging is RoHS and animal origin compliant.
  • VOC control: Minimizes VOCs (volatile organic compounds) compared with higher-IPA and bulk-solvent handling approaches (process-dependent).
Common Applications:
  • Cleaning surfaces sensitive to water contamination
  • Maintenance of manufacturing equipment for semiconductor, disk media and flat panels
  • Cleaning production tools during “wet cleans”
  • Preventative maintenance (PM) activities
  • Final wipe down of critical surfaces prior to manufacturing or packaging
  • Cleaning activities in flammable-solvent restricted areas
  • Cleaning activities in stringent VOC regulation areas
Best-Practice Use:
  • Wipe down before entry: In material airlocks, wipe the outer bag before opening to reduce surface-borne transfer into higher-grade areas.
  • Reseal quickly: Open only as needed and reseal promptly to help maintain wetness consistency and reduce evaporation-driven variability.
  • Fold for control: Fold into quarters to create multiple clean faces; rotate faces instead of re-wiping with a loaded surface.
  • Wipe pattern: Use straight-line, overlapping strokes (top-to-bottom or left-to-right) to reduce redeposition.
  • Change-out triggers: Replace the wiper when the face becomes visibly loaded or starts smearing; do not stretch a pre-wet wipe past its effective wetting window.
Selection Notes (TX8415 vs. Other Options)
  • TX8415 vs. TX8410: Same AlphaSat® with Vectra® Alpha® 10 platform and 9" x 9" format, but TX8410 is the 100% IPA configuration (often identified by a red bag). Choose TX8415 when your program targets lower IPA concentration and tighter VOC/handling control.
  • Pre-wet vs. dry Alpha 10: If you want the Alpha 10 sealed-border substrate without pre-wetting (or you need to qualify your own chemistry), consider TX1010 (dry Alpha 10 9" x 9").
  • Size-up for coverage: If coverage per wipe matters more than dispensing convenience, consider TX1012 (12" x 12" dry Alpha 10) as a larger-face option.

Link to Texwipe Technical Datasheet: Click Here

Other Similar Products Available From SOSCleanroom.com

Vectra Alpha 10 Dry Wipers

  • TX1010: 9" x 9" nominal (23 cm x 23 cm) double-knit polyester, sealed-border wipers, 100 wipers/bag

Alpha 10 Dry Wipers

  • TX1012: 12" x 12" nominal (31 cm x 31 cm) double-knit polyester, sealed-border wipers, 100 wipers/bag

AlphaSat with Vectra Alpha 10 Pre-Wetted Wipers

  • TX8410: 9" x 9" nominal (23 cm x 23 cm), wipers pre-wetted with 100% IPA, 50 wipers/reclosable bag
  • TX8415: 9" x 9" nominal (23 cm x 23 cm), wipers pre-wetted with 6% IPA, 50 wipers/reclosable bag

Notes: Looking for application guidance or qualification context for Texwipe TX8415 AlphaSat 9" x 9" wipers pre-wetted 6% IPA? Open the SOSCleanroom Technical Vault tab above for practical wiping technique, selection notes (TX8415 vs. TX8410 100% IPA and dry Alpha 10), and the documentation details teams typically review when standardizing sealed-border pre-wetted wipes across ISO-class controlled environments.

SOSCleanroom.com supports contamination-control programs with cleanroom consumables in stock, fair pricing, and responsive technical support—backed by same-day shipping options and customer service that understands real cleanroom workflows.

Product page updated: Jan. 3, 2026 (SOS Technical Staff)

© 2026 SOS Supply. All rights reserved.

The Technical Vault
By SOSCleanroom
Low-IPA, High Control: Why TX8415 AlphaSat (6% IPA) Is a Practical Standard for Daily ISO Wipe-Downs
Last reviewed: Jan. 3, 2026 |  Audience: contamination control, cleanroom operations, EHS, quality

Texwipe TX8415 AlphaSat (9" × 9") is a pre-wetted, sealed-border polyester cleanroom wiper built for a very specific operational control: standardizing “light-wet” wipe-downs without running a high-VOC solvent station. It is saturated with a 6% IPA / 94% DI water solution described as 0.2 µm filtered, packaged in a resealable 50-wipe bag, and positioned for controlled-environment cleaning across a wide ISO range.

The core value proposition is consistency. A low-IPA pre-wet format reduces open-container handling, minimizes operator-to-operator wetness drift, and supports repeatable wipe behavior at benches, carts, pass-through touchpoints, and equipment exteriors—especially when the real risk is variability, not chemistry.

What it’s for

TX8415 is best used for routine wipe-downs, maintenance cleaning, and day-to-day housekeeping in controlled environments where you want controlled wetness and reduced VOC exposure. It is a practical choice for:

  • Benches, carts, and equipment exteriors (high-touch, high-frequency surfaces)
  • General cleaning where a light-wet wipe improves pickup but flooding is undesirable
  • Programs seeking a lower-VOC alternative to 70% IPA wipes for routine use
  • Facilities trying to reduce open-solvent handling and bottle/beaker variability
Decision drivers

TX8415 earns its place when a facility wants repeatable wipe behavior with a tighter EHS footprint:

  • Wetness standardization: pre-wetted delivery prevents “too dry / too wet” drift and reduces re-wetting mid-pass.
  • Lower-VOC posture: 6% IPA minimizes VOCs relative to higher-alcohol wipe systems, supporting routine use where exposure control matters.
  • Sealed-border architecture: Alpha 10 sealed-border polyester is purpose-built to reduce edge-driven releasables during folding and pressure wiping.
  • Filtration control: solution is described as 0.2 µm filtered, supporting a cleaner solvent model than ad hoc mixing/handling.
  • Resealable packaging: reduces evaporation drift and protects remaining wipes from “pack-life variability.”
  • Program stability through SOSCleanroom: consistent sourcing supports change control, lot traceability, and fewer unqualified substitutions.

Rule of thumb: Use 6% IPA wipes when wetness repeatability and EHS/VOC reduction are the primary controls. Use higher-alcohol systems when fast dry-down and water-spot avoidance are the controlling constraints.

Materials and construction – explained like an engineer

TX8415 uses a sealed-border polyester wipe (Alpha 10) as the substrate. Sealed-border designs matter because a wipe’s edge is where many real-world failures originate: repeated folding, corner work, and higher localized pressure can turn a cut edge into a fiber contributor. A sealed perimeter is a direct control for that mechanism.

The solution system is the other half of the design. A 6% IPA / 94% DI water pre-wet behaves more like a controlled “light aqueous” wipe than a classic solvent wipe. That is beneficial for routine wipe-downs and controlled wetness—but it also means you must manage water-spot risk and dry-down expectations on sensitive surfaces.

Cleanliness and performance metrics

For most cleanrooms, wipe qualification comes down to three technical risk categories: releasables (particles/fibers), residues (NVR/extractables), and ions (corrosion/ECM sensitivity). Sealed-border polyester helps control releasables, while the pre-wet system reduces operator variability that often drives streaking and redeposit events.

Treat published values as a qualification starting point—not a contractual specification—and validate in your real cleaning window (surface type, stroke pressure, dwell expectations, and dry-down acceptance).

Why low-IPA pre-wet matters operationally

In many facilities, wipe outcomes degrade late in the shift for predictable reasons: evaporation changes the solvent ratio, bottles get back-contaminated, and technicians re-wet mid-pass. TX8415’s sealed, resealable format reduces those failure modes. It also supports a lower-VOC routine wipe-down posture while still giving the operator a controlled wetting condition—useful for daily cleaning where the goal is stability, not maximum solvent strength.

Best-practice use

TX8415 performs best when technique is treated as part of the contamination control system:

  • Quarter-fold consistently: create multiple clean faces; rotate faces aggressively.
  • One-direction strokes: parallel, overlapping passes; avoid “scrub back and forth” on residue-sensitive surfaces.
  • Control dwell and dry-down: low-IPA means more water; define what “acceptable dry” looks like on your surfaces.
  • Discard early: once a face is loaded, it becomes a redeposit tool.
  • Do not top off the pack: adding solvent changes saturation and undermines repeatability.

Terminology note: TX8415 is engineered for low-linting performance; no wiper is truly “lint-free” in every process condition.

Common failure modes — and how TX8415 helps

Pre-wetted systems reduce several common process failure modes, but they do not eliminate them. Watch for:

  • Overusing a single wipe face: drives streaking and redeposit. Fix with face-rotation discipline.
  • Water-spot sensitivity: 94% DI water content can leave visible spots on some surfaces if technique is heavy. Fix by reducing wetness, improving stroke control, or defining a finishing step.
  • Pack-life drift: leaving the bag open leads to saturation changes. Fix with reseal discipline and staged issuance.
  • Assuming “routine” equals “uncontrolled”: routine cleaning still needs defined wipe roles and acceptance logic.
Closest comparators

The most defensible comparisons are to other low-IPA presaturated cleanroom wipe systems and to sealed-edge/sealed-border polyester wipes used where edge control is the driver.

Contec Anticon® presaturated low-IPA wipe formats are commonly evaluated when a facility wants pre-wet repeatability and broad cleanroom adoption. Compare substrate architecture (cut vs. sealed edge/border), packaging discipline, and how wetness holds over pack life.

Berkshire SatPax® MicroSeal-family low-IPA wipes are a logical comparator when edge control and presaturated consistency are both in scope. Compare edge strategy, cleanliness documentation posture, and how the system performs on your most spot-sensitive surfaces.

Where TX8415 fits in a cleanroom wiping program

TX8415 fits as a standardized routine wipe-down tool when the program’s limiting factor is variability—open-solvent handling, inconsistent wetness, and late-shift drift—rather than solvent strength. It is particularly effective as a daily “control wipe” for common touch surfaces and general equipment wipe-downs, with sealed-border polyester helping contain edge-driven releasables.

When the risk shifts to water-spot intolerance, fast dry-down requirements, or highly residue-sensitive finishing, the technical step is typically either (1) a higher-alcohol pre-wet system qualified for that surface, or (2) a defined two-step process (controlled wet wipe followed by a dry, low-linting finishing wipe).

Source basis
  • SOSCleanroom product page: “Texwipe TX8415 AlphaSat 9" × 9" Polyester Cleanroom Wiper, Pre-Wetted 6% IPA” (positioning, packaging, solution description, filtration note).
    https://www.soscleanroom.com/product/clearance-deals/texwipe-tx8415-alphasat-9-x-9-polyester-cleanroom-wiper-pre-wetted-6-ipa/
  • ITW Texwipe technical datasheet (via SOSCleanroom PDF): “AlphaSat® TX8410 / TX8415” (substrate family, presaturated system description, typical-use framing).
    https://www.soscleanroom.com/content/texwipe_pdf/8410%208415.pdf
Source: SOSCleanroom Technical Vault |  Last reviewed: Jan. 3, 2026 |  © 2026 SOS Supply. All rights reserved.