Advanced materials used for development of lubricated compositions for die casting

Abstract

The article presents the requirements for the lubricants used in die casting of non-ferrous alloys and polymer materials. The methodology for conducting research to determine the lubricating properties of materials, as well as the results of studies of the lubricating qualities of materials used in the development of lubricant compositions for die casting of non-ferrous alloys and polymer products are presented. It is shown that the use of the materials researched under study reduces the effort to extract the metal rod from the casting by 4.5–8.9 times. It has been established that it is advisable to use petroleum jelly and fus (by-product of vegetable oil) as materials used to develop the composition of a lubricant for die-casting non-ferrous alloys and polymer products. The lubricity of these materials is, on average, 28.8–51.2% higher than that of other lubricants studied.

Keywords

• lubricant
• silicones
• petroleum products
• soap stock
• fus (by-product of vegetable oil)
• mineral oil
• die casting
• mold