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Copper Wire Drawing

BECHEM’s Unopol and Berudraw range are globally sought after lubricants for wire drawing processes of Copper and Aluminium alloys. These advanced lubricants provide superior lubricity ensuring excellent surface finish for drawn wires.

Mineral oil containing drawing lubricant developed for drawing of copper wire in rod breakdown systems and medium wire drawing process. The wire drawing lubricants of BECHEM Unopol and Berudraw series belong to the leading global brands in wire production and processing. Their excellent drawing performance and service life satisfy wire manufacturers all over the world. Through continuous research and development BECHEM ensure the highest level of quality and productivity for all applications in the demanding field of wire production.

BECHEM’s Unopol and Berudraw range are globally sought after lubricants for wire drawing processes of Copper and Aluminium alloys. These advanced lubricants provide superior lubricity ensuring excellent surface finish for drawn wires. The dynamic additive package extends the service life of the lubricant and drawing die as well.

Benefits for your Application:

Excellent surface finish, longer tool life, minimal consumption of coolants, cleaner machines and hazard free working environment are some of the desired parameters that directly affect cost per component and productivity levels in metal working processes. BECHEM’s range help customers achieve their productivity targets and much more,

Provides excellent lubricity

  • Ensures 10-15% increase in die life
  • Less wire breakage, excellent surface finish
  • Less foaming reduces spillage thereby improving working condition
  • Built-in antioxidants restricts blackening

Low make up quantities

  • 0.15 to 0.4 Kg per ton for drawing processes

Bio-stable

  • Enhanced emulsion stability resulting in savings of unto 50-100% on initial fills
  • Service life of up-to 24-48 months

Good Filterability

  • Longer sump life

BECHEM’s MQL (Minimum Quantity Lubrication)

BECHEM Unopol G 560

High performance wire drawing lubricant recommended for rod breakdown and medium wire drawing process of Copper and alloys. Also suitable for drawing copper in multiple wire machines up to final diameters of 0.20 mm. Provides excellent lubrication combined with effective cleaning of wire and machine. BECHEM Unopol G 560 provides long service life of emulsion.

BECHEM Unopol G 560
  • Wire drawing
  • Bending
  • Tube drawing
  • Low foaming
  • Corrosion protection
  • Extended tool life
ApplicationRod Breakdown
BECHEM Unopol F 811

Semi synthetic drawing lubricant recommended for use in drawing medium and fine wires of bare, tinned, nickel and silver plated copper wires. The product is apt for drawing in single and multi wire systems with diameters down to 0.10 mm till even up to 0.07 mm. Combination of selected lubricating additives and inhibitors in Unopol F 811 ensures stable viscosity and longer sump life. Can be applied in dipping and spraying machines.

BECHEM Unopol F 811
  • Wire drawing
  • Good rinsing performance
  • Extended tool life
  • Low foaming
  • Corrosion protection
ApplicationFine wire drawing
BECHEM Unopol SPG 623

Next generation water miscible, mineral oil containing semi synthetic drawing lubricant that is specially designed as an annealing fluid for continuous annealing in fine and superfine wire drawing processes. Unopol SPG 623 contains high level of Copper inhibitors, which protect the wire against discolouration after intense annealing.Product offers excellent cleaning effect as well as protection against corrosion and staining.

BECHEM Unopol SPG 623
  • Wire drawing
  • Good rinsing performance
  • Corrosion protection
  • Low foaming
  • Corrosion protection
ApplicationAnnealer lubricant
BECHEM Unopol S 643

The mineral oil free water soluble lubricant is recommended for drawing super fine copper wires up to diameters 0.05 mm in single and multi wire systems. Apart from bare copper wires, Unopol S 643 also provides superior performance whilst drawing tin, silver and nickel plated copper wires.

Unopol S 643 contains synthetic lubricity additives combined with corrosion protection additives and surfactants, which enable it to provide good lubricity and cooling properties. This specially developed drawing lubricant which provides long sump life also possesses excellent rinsing and cleaning characteristics.

BECHEM Unopol S 643
  • Wire
    drawing
  • Good rinsing performance
  • Low residue level
  • Corrosion protection
  • Low foaming
  • Extended tool life
Material to be processedCopper and copper alloys
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BECHEM’s Unopol and Berudraw range are globally sought after lubricants for wire drawing processes of Copper and Aluminium alloys. These advanced lubricants provide superior lubricity ensuring excellent surface finish for drawn wires. The dynamic additive package extends the service life of the lubricant and drawing die as well.

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