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Specialized Processes : Dicronite

CSL is the exclusive provider of Dicronite® coating in the northwest United States. Originally developed for space applications, Dicronite is now increasingly applied in many consumer and industrial applications. This modified Tungsten Disulfide (WS2) coating, an extremely slick dry film lubricant, provides many useful properties:

• Very thin 0.5-micron (20-micro-inch) uniform coating
• Friction coefficient of only 0.03
• Temperature range of –300° F to 1,000° F
• Chemically inert
• No binder or adhesive as a carrier
• Lowest outgassing among all dry film lubricants at any temperature, even at 10-14 torr
• Mechanical-molecular bonded coating for great adhesion
• Can be applied on any metal or ceramic
• Room temperature application with no heat-related concerns
• Non-magnetic
• Withstands a load up to 350,000 psi
• 100% lubricity throughout its texture
• Conforms to MIL Sped DOD-L-85645

Dicronite® applications include:

• Vacuum equipment manufacturers: Bearings, gears, slides and shafts, load lock/unlock, seals, and fasteners
• Petroleum industry: Valves, gear boxes, recording gauges, and down-hole tools
• Disc drive (recording) industry: Ball bearings, head activators, sliders, and gears
• Plastics molding industry: Anti-galling and mold release
• Aircraft industry: Barrels, linkage assemblies, shafts and gears, actuators, fasteners, ball screw assemblies, and many more
• Tooling industry: Stamping dies, punches, cutting tools, drills, and grinding wheels
• Canning industry: Chains, sprockets, gears, and bearings for conveyors
• Machine automation: Pick and place devices, ball bearings, and ball screw assemblies

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