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Tin Layer as a Solid Lubricant for Cold Tube Drawing Processes

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This paper reports an investigation into the deployment of a thin layer of tin as a lubricant on low carbon steel tube for tube drawing process. The layer was deposited using electro-deposition technique using a green technology of citric acid based electrolyte bath. Coating layer is characterized using SEM, EDS and 3D digital microscopy technique before and after drawing processes. Experimental trials of drawing operation were conducted and promising results were observed with respect to drawing load and surface quality. The observed drawing load is comparable to that with the conventional lubrication system thereby proving the effectiveness of the new proposed lubrication system. The use of proposed lubrication resulted in greatly improved finish as well as better corrosion resistance yielding an additional promise for better value in service life, better market potential as well as a gain on environment front as the proposed method has the potential to eliminate some after operations after drawing as the drawn tube is ready to use after drawing operation.

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We gratefully acknowledge the research grant received from Tube Investments of India Ltd., Chennai, India to carry out this work in addition to the grant of permission as well as the technical help for completing the experiments at the industrial facility. We received overwhelming support at Tube Investments of India Ltd., Chennai, India.

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The research Grant worth INR 2.745 million received from Tube Investments of India Ltd., Chennai, India for carrying out the reported research investigations.

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  1. Department of Mechanical Engineering, BITS Pilani KK Birla Goa Campus, Goa, India

    Mahesh Patil & Varinder Singh

  2. Department of Mechanical Engineering, BITS Pilani Hyderabad Campus, Hyderabad, Telengana, India

    Amit Kumar Gupta & Srinivasa Prakash Regalla

  3. Department of Mechanical Engineering, BITS Pilani Pilani Campus, Pilani, Rajasthan, India

    Tufan Chandra Bera

  4. Corporate Technology Center, Tube Investments of India Ltd, Chennai, India

    Bade Simhachalam & Krishna Srinivas

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Patil, M., Singh, V., Gupta, A.K. et al. Tin Layer as a Solid Lubricant for Cold Tube Drawing Processes. Int. J. of Precis. Eng. and Manuf.-Green Tech. 9, 459–472 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40684-020-00301-8

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