Counteract the oxidation of atmospheric metals with lubricants

Based on the ferrous material to be protected, the function of the component and the environmental conditions, the ideal anti-oxidation solution must respect specific characteristics and thus requires a precise formulation studied in detail.

Do you want to determine all the properties that a good lubricant must have to protect against oxidation? Download the guide and find out all the details.

Remedies against atmospheric oxidation

The oxidation of metals is the main enemy of the most common ferrous materials used for the manufacture of mechanical devices. It is an inevitable phenomenon but the effects can be reduced through appropriate measures during the production process and during transport, including the use of an anti-oxidation/anti-corrosion protective lubricants.

High-temperature grease: improve thermal resistance

Why use a high-temperature grease?

What happens to mechanical devices when they are subjected to high temperatures?

High operating temperatures can cause significant changes in the chemical/physical properties of the materials, resulting in greater wear, lower efficiency or poor performance in general.

Correct lubrication, rather, can inhibit such phenomena, so long as its formulation is studied in detail.

Silicone oil: what is it for and how to find the most suitable one

"Use of silicone oil"

When we talk about mechanical connections and movements, the common denominator is the lubrication of the components that concern them, with silicone oil or silicone grease, in order to operate correctly.

Iron oxidation: the best protective lubricants

How to avoid iron oxidation

What we commonly call iron oxidation is actually an electro-chemical phenomenon. A very particular phenomenon yet also very simple and elementary in its mechanism, which involves the transfer of the smallest electric charges (the negatively-charged sub-atomic particles called electrons) from the area of an atom of a certain element to the area of an atom of a different element.

Grease Viscosity for Bearings and Adhesiveness: which product to use

Which lubricant for your bearings?

If you design mechanical components and deal with bearings on a daily basis, it is important that you have a thorough understanding of the lubrication conditions and the characteristics of the lubricants to be used, in order to improve performance and extend the life of your project.

The dynamic viscosity of bearing grease and its adhesiveness, for example, are two very important characteristics that not all lubricants have to an extent suited to their intended use and which should, in any case, be properly balanced.

Which lubricant counteracts frictional force?

The tribosystem and friction variables

Friction or, as it is more correct and precise to say, frictional force, is generated by the surfaces of two bodies, whose motion opposes that of the other. The direct consequence of friction is wear (loss of material) of moving bodies - a consequence that can be countered (or at least reduced) by applying the right type of lubricant.

High voltage switches: optimize the operating conditions

high voltage, low wear

It is essential to prevent the formation of the electric arc in the high voltage circuit-breakers operating in the transformer substations. For this purpose, a lubricating grease can play a key role, always if formulated starting from the actual characteristics and operating conditions of the circuit-breaker.

Automotive electrical connectors: how to combat wear

lubrication for automotive connectors

Electrical connectors are components that allow two or more electrical parts to be electrically connected mechanically. Of the numerous types available on the market, automotive electrical connectors are certainly amongst those most subject to wear. Correct lubrication for these devices must take into account two distinct phases.

When to use a high temperature silicone oil?

the advantages of silicone oils

When we talk about synthetic lubricants, silicone oils are among the most effective in the lubrication of mechanical components operating at high temperatures. Their high sliding property makes them the best choice for metal-plastic and rubber-metal combinations, also thanks to their inertia and reduced interaction with the materials they wrap.

Industrial chain lubrication: an application example

How to preserve chains and products

The longevity of chains is an increasingly important issue in the industrial field, given the widespread use of conveyor belts that can be made of different materials, from steel to plastic.

At the same time, containers and products that occupy the conveyor belts can also be made of glass, plastic, metal and so on. This is why it is important that industrial chain lubrication also guarantees compatibility with all such elements, so that production is not affected.

It is thus necessary to choose the most suitable lubricant for your field of application.