TECHNICAL BULLETIN – Water Quality & Metalworking Fluids – Why does it matter?
💧 Water Quality & Metalworking Fluids – Why does it matter?
When around 90% of a water-soluble cutting fluid in use is made up of locally sourced water, the quality of that water can have a significant impact on fluid performance.
Hardness, chlorides, sulphates and other dissolved contaminants can gradually build up within a system through the “distillation effect” – potentially affecting corrosion protection, emulsion stability, biological resistance and ultimately sump life.
In our latest Optimum Oils Technical Bulletin, we look at:
đź’§ How water hardness affects metalworking fluids
🔬 The impact of dissolved salts and contaminants
♻️ Why make-up water quality becomes increasingly important over time
⚙️ Tap, softened, DI and reverse osmosis water
🧪 Water testing and recommended hardness levels
As with many aspects of metalworking fluid management, getting the basics right can make a significant difference to fluid life, process reliability and overall performance.
Our technical team can support with water quality, fluid selection, testing and ongoing metalworking fluid management.
Please see our full bulletin here
đź“© Get in touch with the Optimum Oils team to find out more.
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