Effect of various lubricants on corrosion resistance of steel ropes and on the resistance of organic cores to biological attack

Abstract

In order to ensure high quality and competitiveness of domestic electrical ropes and steel rope, the authors have developed ASKM-1A, a new, highly effective biological corrosion resistant compound to replace copper naphthenate as a preservative for impregnation of fibrous materials. This new preservative, used in much smaller doses than copper naphthenate, has improved preservative properties, and is not hazardous to humans or the environment. ASKM-1A compound can also be used as a corrosion inhibitor and antioxidant for ferrous and non-ferrous metals. The SK-1 grease based on ASKM-1A is easy to use, and enables fibrous materials to remain frost resistant down to −60°C. The ASKM-1A biological contamination and corrosion resistant compound has undergone extensive testing in specialized laboratories in Germany and Russia, and has come into widespread use in the Russian rope industry.