ISO 9001

Specialized products for every application:

A selection of products is mentioned in this catalogue. For more details please contact us, or your local Traxit representative.

I N T E R N AT I O N A L WIRE LUBRICATION
OHSAS 18001

Wire Drawing Lubricants

Product Innovation: Traxit continues to develop boron free products, for both coatings and lubricants. ZEL 520 builds a strong and heavy layer film which is used after mechanical descaling units. C 500 and GT 77 are lubricants for a wide range of applications e.g. Mechanical descaled, low carbon, high carbon, phosphate coated, stainless steel Both are mixed soaps with different amounts of sodium, therefore the solubility is the same as other traditional soaps that contain borate compounds. One benefit is the low and soft residuals, while baking or chemical cleaning. Mechanical descaled wire with final sand belting followed by a wet coating is being seen more and more in lines producing high carbon spring wire. This combination (including the use of pressure dies) is a new innovation where Traxit is technologically at the forefront. High tensile wire with high speed drawing needs quick applying and drying coating agents, high temperature stable lubricants with the best cooling effect. Our main coating/lubricant recommendation is ZEL 450, ZEL 520, C 4540 and SL 2020 B. Not every lubricant is ideal for use with pressure dies,because of undersize problems. The lubricant must exit the die chamber and not remain inside. We provide products such as: Coatings: ZEL 565 Lubricants: C 4540 C 500 F 80 B GT 77 SL 2020 B

ISO 9001

I N T E R N AT I O N A L WIRE LUBRICATION
OHSAS 18001

Traxit International GmbH Prinzenstrae 46-50 58332 Schwelm Germany Tel.: (+49) 23 36 / 919-100 Fax: (+49) 23 36 / 919-101 Email: info@traxit.com www.traxit.com

Traxit International GmbH Prinzenstrae 46-50 58332 Schwelm Germany Tel.: (+49) 23 36 / 919-100 Fax: (+49) 23 36 / 919-101 Email: info@traxit.com www.traxit.com

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ISO 9001

I N T E R N AT I O N A L WIRE LUBRICATION
OHSAS 18001

Based in Germany - Active Worldwide

Traxit International offers a complete range of industrial wire drawing lubricants, emulsions and coatings for all applications. As one of the largest manufacturers of drawing lubricants, we now produce in four locations around the world Schwelm / Germany Bad Mnstereifel / Germany Tianjin/ China Clarksdale/ USA Through innovative new products we are able to offer productive and sustainable solutions for all requirements. Our highest quality Technical Service is one of our major strengths enjoyed by our worldwide customers. We deliver to over 150 countries throughout the world.

Research and experience at the forefront

Based on the latest EU - directives, we have decided as a first step to produce in Germany dry drawing lubricants completely free of borax with effect from 30th June 2010 (www.boraxfree.com). The new products are mainly based on sodium lubricants where borax was generally used as an additive. A variety of new products have been developed to replace the old products and still achieve equivalent or improved results in the application. In addition, die life can often be increased with the new products.
Please find all details relating to our boron-free products on the Internet: www.boraxfree.com

Dry Lubricant

Emulsions

Coating Agent

Health, Environment and Quality

Through the use of our new boron free products, we offer significant health and environment protection. Our company is certified ISO 9001 and OHSAS 18001. Our integrated Management System of Quality, Environment, Safety and Health is based on these certifications. Traxit products are always of the highest quality. They are manufactured using raw materials with low environmental impact and meet the changing needs of both the wire industry and the environment. Traxit - responsibility and innovation for the future

Maximum Performance with Extensive Research

Head Office in Schwelm with Production und Administration

Production, Sales and Service are Subject to the Highest Safety and Quality Standards for Satisfied Customers and a Clean Environment

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ISO 9001

Specialized products for every application:

A selection of products is mentioned in this catalogue. For more details please contact us, or your local Traxit representative.

I N T E R N AT I O N A L WIRE LUBRICATION
OHSAS 18001

Low Carbon Wire: For the drawing of low carbon wire whether mechanical descaled or acid cleaned a low fat calcium lubricant is normally recommended. If the wire needs to be carefully cleaned after drawing for electro-plating or coppering then a water soluble sodium soap should be used at least in the final passes. We provide products such as: Coatings: ZEL 520 ZEL 565 Dry lubricants: C 4540 CCF 6 E 25 F 80 B G 25 G 40 SL 2020 B TR 300

Stainless Steel Wire: In the last decade there have been many changes in the use of calcium soaps. We have increased our range of sodium soaps having greater stability against pressure and temperature. Coatings have been improved to protect alloys and ferritic alloys against corrosion. Synthetic lubricants protect the wire during strong subsequent deformation processes. A major innovation is to use an emulsion, based on vegetable oil for austenitic wire on multipass machines. The result is optimum brightness and cleanability. We provide products such as: Coatings: ZEL 760 AB ZEL 800 KRS Dry lubricants: C 500 C 4540 GT 45 B TR 41 B TRAXIT 2 V 60 B Emulsions: Cortrax 4 Cortrax 880

High Carbon Wire: It is necessary to subdivide the three main pre-treatments: First: acid cleaned plus coating (lime, Salt coating) Second: acid cleaned plus phosphate and coating layer (lime, Salt) Third: Mechanical descaled plus coating layer (Salt) inline. For the above applications calcium soaps with a medium to high fat content are necessary. Whether pressure dies are to be used is also an important factor in selecting the correct lubricant. Due to the relation between calcium and sodium soaps in the drawing machine, line speed and roughness is an additional influence on the combination of soaps; i.e. the higher the speed the greater the use of sodium soaps. For phosphate coated wire, sometimes benefits can be obtained using a calcium soap with a high content of fillers. We can adjust the colour of the finished wire. We provide products such as: Coatings: ZEL 535 ZEL 565 Dry lubricants: AT 2 C 4540 GT 7 GT 65 SL 2020 B SL 808 B TR 41 TR 200

Rubber Applications: For the high tensile type of wire used for these applications a sodium based soap with fillers is best. Both the soap and the coating used must have good cleanability and less residuals after heat treatment. The industry is seeing a change in pre-treatment from acid cleaning to mechanical descaling needing different soaps to achieve optimum quality. We provide products such as: Coatings: ZEL 520 Dry lubricants: C 4550 SL 2020 B SL 2050 V 60 B Emulsions: EHD 232

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ISO 9001

Specialized products for every application:

A selection of products is mentioned in this catalogue. For more details please contact us, or your local Traxit representative.

I N T E R N AT I O N A L WIRE LUBRICATION
OHSAS 18001

Non Ferrous Wire: Concrete Applications: The deformation process can be by either rolling or by drawing. It is important to use a high surface lubricant carrier for the rolling process. Slippering and welding ability are important factors. Fibre wire is mainly produced on long drawing machines. It is necessary to use sodium soaps with the highest possible heat stability and longest lasting drawing film. They are usable with or without pressure dies. We have soap combinations for PSC-wire and strand with maximum heat resistance and pick up for uniform colouring with low residuals during the baking process. We provide products such as: Coatings: ZEL 520 Dry lubricants: AT 2 C 4540 DS 51 E DS 601 DS 610 F 80 B GT 8 MB 60 SL 2020 B Other Applications: - CHQ can be mechanically descaled or phosphate coated. After mechanical descaling a sodium soap is necessary which gives a clean wire and a long die life. Our TRAXIT 2889 is recommended. After annealing a calcium soap with fillers like MoS2 is usable, which helps the life of the equipment used in subsequent cold forming. Phosphate coated and soaped wire with low reduction should be drawn with a straight sodium soap which cleans the wire and reduces the dust pollution. TRAXIT 2889 is suitable. - Oil tempered wire. It is important for high quality high carbon wire to build the appropriate crystal structure after the annealing process. The surface which has a particular surface oxidation needs a calcium soap with high adherence and performance. A certain level of EP-additive in the soap is generally essential. - Rope wire needs soaps with high fat levels. This high tensile wire is mostly drawn at high speed. In the beginning it requires a calcium soap for the best pick up followed by a sodium soap with additives at the highest speeds towards the end of the machine. Due to high tensile and the high speed of the process the temperature levels in all parts of the machine reach high levels and as a result, soaps with high softening and melting points are necessary: GT 45 B, SL 808 B or SL 2020 B. - Shaved wire is free of any oxide layer and any decarbonisation. The surface is smoother than on any other kind of wire. The lubricant must coat the wire to reduce the diameter on multi-pass machines. Calcium soaps with filler and sodium soaps with lower fat content are recommended. We provide products such as: Dry lubricants: 2889 GT 45 B SL 2020 B SL 808 B TR 41 B Because of the very smooth surface of the wire it is necessary to use high fat content sodium soaps without fillers. The adherence must be high and the residuals after baking, low. Emulsions based on vegetable oils and fats with dispersed solid ingredients are recommended. Different types totally free of foam to use on spray units are available. We provide products such as: Dry lubricants: 2889 2830 Emulsions: Cortrax 700 Cortrax 880

Welding Wire: The coating pre-treatment for CO2 welding wire, can be either sulphate based or sulphate free depending on needs. For drawing, a combination of strongly adhering calcium soaps in the first passes with sodium soaps in the later passes is normal. We can offer however special sodium soaps with fillers that can be used in all dies. For wet drawing applications special emulsions have been developed to give optimum performance at low concentrations, both cleaning the wire of calcium soap residues and lubricating in the dies. The Skin Pass Emulsion has a high resistance to the acid residues coming from the coppering process. We provide products such as: Coatings: ZEL 520 ZEL 565 Dry lubricants: C 4540 G 25 SL 2020 B TR 41 TR 45 TR 300 V 60 B Emulsions: Cortrax 30 EHD 220 SK EHD 242 EHD 730

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