Effect of rust preventive oil

About  rust

It is rare that metal generally exists with the substance of only one kind of atom in nature. Most exists as some compounds (especially, sulfide, oxide, etc.) since it is the stable energy state. However, the metal used in our life are used a lot by separating oxygen, sulfur, etc. from the metal oxide and sulfide which exists in nature. 

Iron ore
Iron ore

Examples of metal that is used very widely include iron (Fe). Iron is mined as an oxide of iron called "iron ore" in nature. oxygen atom and impurities are removed by refining the iron ore, and iron of high purity is isolated. The refined iron is processed to various products. As I mentioned before, When oxygen and moisture adhere to iron surface, the refined iron tend to return to the oxide because existing as oxide is better stable than existing as simple substance in nature.

According to this phenomenon, the reddish-brown rust which you see well is generated. This phenomenon is the cause of generating rust which you see well. 

For preventing the rust

In order to prevent rust, it is important to insulate with something so that oxygen and moisture (also, chloride ion, nitrogen oxides, sulfur oxides, dust, etc.) may not contact the metal surface. 

As one of the methods which protects the metal from rust, there is the method of covering a surface of metal with a rust preventive oil, resin coating, plating, glass coating, ceramics coating, conversion coating, etc.

Except for the method of covering the metal surface, there is a galvanic protection which always continues giving electrons to the metal.

Effective usage of rust preventive oil 

When you use rust preventive oil with garbage or dust adhering to the metal surface, sufficient rust preventive effect may not be obtained. It is also factors in which the metal chips or powder generated by forming, moisture by using water-soluble oil reduce the rust preventive effect in the scene of metal working especially. Therefore, rust preventive oil acts most effectively by using after fully removing the corrosion factor by washing metal products in pre-processing.

The types of rust preventive oils

In the types of rust preventive oils , there are classification by use, water solubility , volatility, greasy, and other various types and they are used according to the various purposes. 

Classification

The state of oil film
The main purpose
Fingerprint removal type low viscosity The fingerprint removal and rust prevention adhering to a machine part etc. 
Solvent diluting type hard film Indoor or outdoor rust prevention
thin oil film Mainly indoor rust prevention

thin oil film

Mainly indoor rust prevention (displacement of water type)
middle or high viscosity
clear, hard film Indoor or outdoor rust prevention
Petrolatum-dispersed type thin oil film Rust prevention of finished surface etc. of a machine element like bearing 
Lubricating oil type low viscosity

Rust prevention of metal materials and products

middle viscosity
low viscosity Temporary rust prevention inside devices 
middle viscosity
high viscosity
Volatile type low viscosity The rust preventive in enclosed space 
middle viscosity

How to choose rust preventive oil 

When selecting rust preventive oil, please judge from the purpose of use , the antirust period, storage environment, pre-processing, etc..

For your information, we introduce our representation products classified by the purpose of use in the following table.

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