Dry Film Lubricants

Dry Film Lubricant...solid film...reduces galling, seizing and fretting...improve wear life...less prone to collecting soil particulates...chemical resistant...

Dry Film Lubricants are high performance coatings made up of very fine particles of lubricating agents blended with binders and other special additives. Once cured, these lubricating agents bond to the part surface as a solid film which reduces galling, seizing and fretting and protects against corrosion. Through the combination of these properties, dry film lubricants greatly improve the wear life of coated parts.

Dry film/solid film lubricants allow for operating pressures above the load-bearing capacity of normal greases and oils. They are also less prone to collecting soil particulates than greases and oils. In some applications, the coating is self-burnishing, leading to improved, rather than decreased, performance over time. Some blends of dry film/solid film lubricants are also temperature and chemical resistant allowing for their use in harsh environments such as jet engines where exposure to aviation fuel and extreme temperatures are the norm.

Chem Processing Inc. dry film/solid film Capabilities:

• Sandstrom™ 099, 09A, 27A, 9AXF, Everlube™ 620, Dow Corning™ Molycote® 321 and other products available
  
• Spray and dip application
  
• Application of Zinc Phosphate or Manganese Phosphate per MIL 16232 as a pre-treatment for steel
  
• Nitric acid passivation as a pre-treatment for stainless steel
  
• Sulfuric acid anodizing or chem film as a pre-treatment for aluminum
  
• Aluminum oxide grit blasting as a pre-treatment for copper and copper alloys
• Selective surface masking and multiple finishes per part
• Salt spray corrosion test per ASTM B117
  
• Metrological thickness analysis
• Adhesion testing per ASTM 3359D
  

Applicable Specifications:

Typical dry film/solid film Applications:

• Automotive/Heavy Machinery: splines, universal joints, keyed bearings, and others
  
• Aerospace/Aviation: provides start-up lubrication on jet engine components
  
• Plastics Manufacturing: provides release on PVC molds
  
• Fasteners: allows for repeated assembly/disassembly
• Defense/Military: provides long-term lubrication of moving parts on firearms

Chem Processing Inc. offers dry film lubricant coating services to Illinois, Wisconsin, Iowa, the Midwest, North and South Carolina and beyond. CPI is strategically located by highway routes to Chicago, Milwaukee, Madison, St. Louis, and Minneapolis. The CPI facility is minutes from Rockford Chicago International Airport, a major Midwestern air freight hub, enabling efficient door-to-door delivery across the United States or across the globe.