The Lubrizol Corp.
A Changing Environment For Corrosion Protection
By Janet Kay, Global Commercial Manager - Metal Protection, The Lubrizol Corporation | TLT CMF Plus November 2019
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For decades, steel manufacturers, metal fabricators and parts manufacturers have coated metal coils, sheets and components with a temporary rust preventive film to protect against corrosion. This has made traditional, wax-based rust preventives essential in thin-film corrosion protection.
However, with increased regulatory pressures and feedstock supply concerns, paired with performance and durability demands, members of the industry are seeking better solutions. Over time, this has led many formulators to challenge current rust preventives and demand new, sustainable solutions that maintain or exceed the performance of traditional technologies.
Setting the standard for additives, ALOX® has used 90 years of industry expertise to test and supply proven solutions that meet ever-changing demands. Understanding the latest industry regulations and the challenges they bring, ALOX is proud to introduce a new, revolutionary product, ALOX® MT1000.
A Next Generation Solution
A calcium-based rust preventive, ALOX MT1000 serves as a new solution to industry challenges. Reducing complexity and mitigating supply risk, all without compromising exceptional performance, it is unlike any traditional rust preventive formulation in market.
Compatible with an extensive range of oil and solvent diluents, ALOX MT1000 provides formulators with the opportunity to meet the increasing demands placed on transportation and industrial markets. All while reducing inventory requirements and extending the performance of their rust preventives.
Focused on delivering operational efficiency, ease of handling and superior solubility, ALOX MT1000 can reduce heating time with its lower melting point at room temperature. This allows for a reduction of energy used, as well as in operational costs.
Advanced Corrosion Protection
Within the automotive and industrial markets, corrosion is the most common cause of component failure. Currently, the World Corrosion Organization reports that the annual cost of corrosion worldwide is over 3% of the world’s GDP. This has led many manufacturers, formulators and fabricators to seek preventive and protective solutions. Specifically, ones that optimize corrosion protection.
Corrosion protection is difficult to measure as it is impacted significantly by the surrounding environment. Controlled testing is therefore completed in both traditional salt-spray testing and outdoor testing to replicate real-world conditions and identify early signs of rust formation. ALOX MT1000 is proven in real-world testing conditions to achieve high levels of corrosion protection using a variety of corrosion measurement techniques. All while consistently delivering excellent protection in diverse environments against current technologies.
Increased Operational Efficiency
As blenders and formulators are looking for new ways to improve operational efficiency and reduce costs, many seek alternatives to traditional rust preventive additives, as they require special equipment and extended planning time for heating and handling.
Unlike traditional technologies, ALOX MT1000 is a semi-fluid paste at room temperature, featuring a lower melting point that allows for lower maintenance costs, storage capacity and processing time. All while reducing the handling of hot materials and the risk of spills, which drastically improves worker safety and reduces waste. Ultimately, reducing energy used and total operational costs.
Registered & Regulated Across The Globe
Greater global awareness of health, safety and environmental impacts have led to increased global regulations on volatile organic compound (VOC) exposure levels and driven the replacement of traditional volatile solvent-based rust preventives.
VOC regulations combined with the increased usage of Group II+ base oils with more demanding solubility are being selected by formulators to reduce their operational complexity. ALOX MT1000 is compatible with a wide range of solvents and base oils while delivering consistent corrosion performance, reducing risk of exposure from high VOC solvents and stability during storage.
Available in key geographical areas, ALOX MT1000 is a solution fit for the global marketplace. By removing the complexity that comes with new registration requirements and changes to product labels, ALOX MT1000 minimizes supply complexity while meeting the demands of OEMs.
A Sustainable Solution For New Technologies
The ability to ensure exceptional corrosion protection and stain resistance using a thin, film rust preventive provides an advantage in today’s competitive marketplace. ALOX MT1000 not only delivers on key performance benefits, but it also reduces the number of additives needed for formulation and is compatible across a wide range of metals. Making it a sustainable solution fit for emerging technologies and new environmental regulations.
As an addition to a proven, additive family that has been setting the standard for over 90 years, ALOX MT1000 serves as the superior solution for rust prevention by not only delivering on ever-changing industry demands, but maintaining or exceeding the performance of traditional technologies.