About this Abstract |
| Meeting |
2026 TMS Annual Meeting & Exhibition
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| Symposium
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Aluminum Alloys: Development and Manufacturing
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| Presentation Title |
Development and Implementation of Soap Free Aluminum Hot Mill Lubricant with Excellent Fines Dispersion |
| Author(s) |
Annika Neudecker |
| On-Site Speaker (Planned) |
Annika Neudecker |
| Abstract Scope |
Today, both soap-based and soap-free formulations are widely used in the aluminum hot rolling industry. Soap-based products are recognized for having the best lubricity on a wide variety of alloys but struggle with metallic soap build up. Current soap free technologies have good lubricity and dramatically low usage rates but can struggle with poor fines dispersion. This can cause problems not only in the emulsion tank but also on mill surfaces. A unique soap-free formulation has been developed, incorporating newly developed test methods. Subsequently, refined pilot mill protocols were used to better mimic production mill performance. Initial promising field results will be documented. This formulation reached a new level of performance with improved lubricity and fines dispersion. |
| Proceedings Inclusion? |
Planned: Light Metals |
| Keywords |
Aluminum, Sustainability, |