Water Quality Affect Coolant Performance / Taiwan-Based Metalworking Fluid Manufacturer & Supplier For 39 Years | HLJH

/ HAI LU JYA HE Co., Ltd. (HLJH) have been focusing on manufacturing and marketing the industrial lubricants more than 30 years. Our fundamental belief is to make a harmful, friendly with lives, businesses, and leaving a lasting legacy for generations to come. We offer metalworking fluids (water-based cutting fluid, neat cutting oil), rust preventive oil, hydraulic oil, slideway oil, spindle oil, gear oil and so on that cover the whole industrial lubricant value chain.

Water Quality Affect Coolant Performance

As we know, a concentration of cutting oil is always one of the points to stable emulsion and optimized lubrication. But, there’s another critical key:WATER QUALITY. Water quality encompasses several factors, including hardness, pH, mineral content, and impurities. These seemingly subtle attributes collectively dictate the efficacy of coolants used in metal machining operations.


How does water quality affect your coolant abilities? Water-based cutting oils are normally diluted with water to form an emulsion which offers excellent cooling ability and lubricity and extreme pressure characteristics for effective machining operations. In some cases, diluted coolant can be 70% to 95% water in it.

The quality of the water, which can vary widely by source, region and country, has a significant impact on the emulsion quality and its sump life. However, the water quality is better kept at a proper water hardness before we use it. For example, hard water quality - it will lead to emulsion splitting and a decrease in metalworking performance. And soft water quality will increase foaming while machining.
Therefore, we’re going to share how water quality affects coolant abilities? And how to check water hardness?


• Hard water leading to emulsion splitting

coolant splitting

Hard water with high mineral content, including chlorides, calcium (Ca), and magnesium (Mg) can have detrimental effects on the emulsion quality of the fluid, leave residues, and provide food for bacteria to grow. Additionally, sulfur and chlorine can wreak havoc on your coolant; these impair the fluid’s ability to provide adequate rust protection.

If the water is very hard (well above 20° dH/350 ppm), it will lead to emulsion splitting and a decrease in metalworking performance. Using hard water may also cause significant discoloration on the surface of steel and aluminum parts. It may have negative effects such as the formation of lime (calcium) soaps, weakened corrosion protection, reduced emulsion stability, and shorter sump life.

Especially, hard water is difficult to mix with coolant, so it easily separates oil and water, and part of the concentrated liquid is consumed to soften the water, and cannot function as a cutting fluid. In order to ensure the performance of cutting fluids, adding more concentrated fluids increased the cost.


• Soft water increases foaming

coolant foaming

The water hardness determines the foam behavior of many metalworking fluid emulsions. If the water is soft (below 8° dH/140 ppm), it is not as problematic as hard water, it can greatly increase foaming.

In most cases, normal tap water can be used for the initial filling of the machine, while treated water is recommended for the preparation of the top-up emulsion. However, some metalworking fluids need soft or even RO water for good long-term stability.


How to check the water quality

Both the water hardness and the chloride concentration can be checked directly on-site with measuring strips. And, we recommended water hardness is between 50 ~ 60 ppm. Additionally, many cities and regions provide information on the local water quality on websites. Once it is ensured that the water quality is ideal for the operation, the mixing process can start.

Do you still face these problems : Decreased metalworking fluid performance? Excessive corrosion? Maybe it's time your water quality was evaluated. You can ask relevant professionals or coolant providers for on-site inspection and analysis.
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Water Quality Affect Coolant Performance | Eco-Friendly, Harmless & Low Pollution Industrial Lubricants Manufacturer And Supplier Since 1982 | HLJH

Located in Taiwan, HAI LU JYA HE CO., LTD has been an industrial lubricant manufacturer and supplier. Main products, include metalworking fluids, industrial lubricants, soluble cutting oils, semi-synthetic cutting oils, synthetic cutting fluids, neat cutting oils, rust preventive oils, slideway oils and hydraulic oils, which can reach 150 tons of cutting fluids per month.

HAI LU JYA HE Co., Ltd. (HLJH) have been focusing on manufacturing and marketing the industrial lubricants more than 30 years. Our fundamental belief is to make a harmful, friendly with lives, businesses, and leaving a lasting legacy for generations to come. We offer metalworking fluids (water-based cutting fluid, neat cutting oil), rust preventive oil, hydraulic oil, slideway oil, spindle oil, gear oil and so on that cover the whole industrial lubricant value chain. Our fundamental belief is to offer harmful and friendly products such as water-based cutting oils, neat cutting oil, rust preventive oil, hydraulic oil, slideway oil, spindle oil, gear oil and so on that cover the whole industrial lubricant value chain.

HLJH has been offering customers high-quality metalworking oils and fluids, both with advanced technology and 39 years of experience, HLJH ensures each customer's demands are met.