Some Facts About Dry Moly Lubricant And its Usages

 

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Molybdenum disulfide which is chemically known as Mos2 is the most common and vastly used lubricant in the market that you can find now and its usage of it is quite applicable where the capacity of load-carrying capacity, operating pressure and the frictional coefficient is one of the biggest and serious concern. The lamellar lattice is the main thing that helps the Mos2 to get bond permanently with the surface where it is being applied. 

What Exactly Is Mos2 Coating?

The coating of Mos2 refers to the dry film lubricant that tends to work as the intrinsic slippage of all the sulfur atoms. This feature of Mos2 helps to reduce the wear and tear of the parts and also improves the friction coefficient too. The actual coating is made up of the purest form of molybdenum disulfide powder.

What Is The Actual Application Process Of The Coating?

● The first thing to do before applying is to wash the part thoroughly where it will be applied so that there is no grease, oil or anything present there. 

● The parts should also be pre-treated by abrasive surface blasting.

● After doing all these things, Mos2 is being applied with extreme speed impingement with specially designed equipment. 

● To remove any kind of abandoned coating, ultrasonic washing is done.

● Just before the final packaging, checking whether the coating is done properly is quite a mandatory thing to do.

What Is The Exact Use Of This Coating?

Generally, Mos2 coating is being used where the lubricant will stay steady and hard while using. It is also used in such areas where the lubricant will not react with corrosive agents and thus it is being widely used in areas where corrosion management is quite necessary. Itself the Mos2 coating helps in delaying the corrosion as well.  

● Automotive applications

● Application in fuel cell

● Vacuum application

● Microelectronics and circuitry

● Military applications

● Photonics and photovoltaics

The coefficient of friction of Mos2 ranges from 0.03 to 0.06 and the colour of the lubricant also varies between grey, silver and blue. 

These are the basic details of dry moly lubricant and it is quite a versatile lubricant applicable in different areas and industries all over the globe.