Providing
aluminum alloys with a
ceramic-hard, lubricous,
protective coating for 15,000+
hours salt spray resistance
Anolube III-15k represents
breakthrough technology in hard
anodic protective coatings for
aluminum alloys used in extreme
environments such as offshore oil
platforms and on-board ocean-going
vessels. Using sequentially
applied inorganic, bimetallic
sealant followed by proprietary,
chemically bonded fluoropolymer
sealer, the aluminum surface is
imparted with enhanced surface
properties such as:
Hardness
AnoLube III-15k has a comparable
hardness to that of hard chrome
resulting in equivalent hardness
of better than 72 Rockwell
C. The term file hard
readily applies to AnoLube
III-15k. CORROSION
RESISTANCE
Through Anoplate's proprietary
duplex sealant process enhanced by
thermal infusion of the polymer
into anodic coating, the coating
provides better than 40 times the
maximum corrosion resistance
specified by MIL-A-8625 and
similar military and aerospace
standards.
FRICTION REDUCTION
The infiltration of PTFE polymer
results in a smooth, slippery
surface with permanent
lubricity. Such as sealing
has provided years of smooth,
non-stick operation in such
applications as coating rollers
for the plastics industry and
paper guides for printing and
copier components.
ABRASION RESITANCE
Typical results for AnoLube
III-15k coates test panels
resulted in Taber Abrasion weight
loss of well under 10
milligrams. Tests were
conducted per Federal Test Method
6192 of MIL-STD-141. Again,
this is many times better than the
minimum specified for typical
hard, anodic coatings widely used
in stringent military, space and
aerospace applications.
DIELECTRIC STRENGTH
AnoLube III-15k provides aluminum
surfaces with a uniform,
consistent layer of aluminum
oxide, an electrical
insulator. As a result,
typical dielectric strength values
of 1000 volts AC at 50 microns
thickness (i.e. 2 mils) are common.
For your next challenging
environment with aluminum
components, consider Anoplate and
it's AnoLube III15-k.
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