CASE STUDY Stainless Steel Machining: 100% Increase In Tool Life QUAKERCOOL® 7350 The Challenge
The Benefits
A machining workshop specializing in bar turning and precision machining of small to medium series parts on various materials such as steel, stainless steel, aluminum, and yellow metals was looking to:
After a three month trial the customer realized the following:
• Increase tool life • Lower consumption • Improve productivity
• Improved machine cleanliness and good detergency consumption due to decreased top ups • Lowered from 3% to 2%
The Solution
TOOL LIFE COMPARISON
Based on regular visits and technical support together with a local distributor, Quaker Houghton analyzed the customer’s challenges and introduced QUAKERCOOL® 7350. The competitive product, a modern low TBN, high-pH coolant, had been running at a concentration of 8% with a 3% top-up. After 1 week using QUAKERCOOL® 7350, there was no smell, good lubrication performance was noted by the customer, and no top up was made. After one month of production, a low top-up was made at 2.5% and the pH remained stable at 9.10-9.20. The concentration was then manually raised to 8% to prepare for a prodution break (no activity for 2 weeks). When production resumed, the customer noted that there were no smell or soap issues.
The Product QUAKERCOOL® 7350 is a high performance micro-emulsion ideally suited to all operations where high surface finish quality and high lubrication is needed. QUAKERCOOL® 7350 is ideal for general purpose machining of most engineering materials and is recommended for light to medium metalworking operations on cast iron, steel and aluminum.
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increase in tool life for inserts during turning on • 100% stainless steel
Material
Stainless Steel Z15CN16
Operation
Turning
Competitive Product (Parts/Insert)
100
QUAKERCOOL 7350 (Parts/Insert)
200
Tool Life Results Using QUAKERCOOL® 7350
100% Increase
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Process and Equipment PRODUCT TITLE
PRODUCT INFORMATION
Concentration
QUAKERCOOL® 7350 6 - 8% | Competitive product 8%
Top up
QUAKERCOOL® 7350 2% | Competitive product 3%
Water hardness
150 ppm (15°f - 8°dH)
Machine
YCM MV 106A
Tank capacity
105 gallons
Pressure
290 psi
Filtration
No
Materials
Stainless Steel Z15CN16
Operations
Turning, Milling, Drilling, Tapping
Critical operations
Drilling and Tapping
Others
Disc skimmer
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