Ahead of times and regulations: cold heading oils with neutral impact in terms of BaP

Chemicals as BaPs and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) have been raising concerns in the metalworking industry at least since 2015, because some petroleum-based products such as process lubricants can release these compounds under severe operating conditions.

Though there were no recommendations for cold heading operations, CONDAT decided to anticipate the regulations.

The French Health Insurance authority issued a recommendation, reference R.451, concerning the "Prevention of chemical risks caused by cutting fluids" addressing the risks and thresholds related to BaP contained in new and in-service neat cutting oils.

Condat took the lead and, guided by its HSE and CSR convictions, requested its R&D laboratory in early 2018 to work on new formulas for cold heading oils with neutral impact in terms of BaP. The France-based company capitalized its know-how on how to reduce PAHs/BaPs in in-service machining oils, that led to the development of NEAT GREEN oils - new generation machining oils that do not show any increase in BaP content after 1,500 hours of machining.
After 6 months of research, the EXTRUGLISS HT 268 VP was born. The objective was to co-develop with major automotive groups a high-performance product for very difficult forming operations. The product has been tested for nearly 12 months on cold heading operations in partnership with a first grade automotive supplier for the manufacture of seat pinions and hubs, and showed very good results.

EXTRUGLISS HT 268 VP

Available for sale since June 2019 and following the success encountered with this partner, EXTRUGLISS HT 268 VP is positioned as a premium product specially formulated for extreme operations that generate excessive heat (stainless steel, alloy steel with high elastic limit...). Developed to solve BaP emissions problems, this neat cold heading oil is formulated from high quality, highly refined base oils; it contains fewer residual compounds that may degrade to PAH. Much more stable and pure, it resists to oxidation, increases the life of the baths and facilitates degreasing by preventing the formation of sticky residues on the parts. Less volatile, it limits oil evaporation and mist generation, thus improving the atmosphere in the workshops.
Highly additived formula, it offers high level performance for all difficult operations on hard metals such as stainless steel and alloyed steel.
This dual-purpose cold heading oil, which provides both superior lubrication characteristics to the mechanical components of cold heading machinery as well as outstanding lubrication for the deformation operations, has a viscosity of 68 cst and thus meets the standards of the largest cold heading machine manufacturers.

A complete lubrication range

CONDAT's lubricant range is widely recognized on the metal working market, in particular for cold heading, stamping and cutting processes. With over 160 years of expertise, Condat has always been a precursor in the use of innovating chemistry and renewable and plant raw materials, offering new generations of neat and soluble oils.
Condat offers one of the widest product ranges on the market for complementary operations: heat treatment fluids, maintenance lubricants for machine-tools, slide oils, cleaners, degreasers and corrosion protection products.
For more information, www.condat.fr or [email protected]