IonoFil 100
IonoFil 100 is used to overcome wire eroding issues in dielectrics. Cobalt leaching is a problem that is difficult to get under control, especially when machining carbide. This iswhy oelheld, together with leading companies in the erosion industry and the University of Leuven (Belgium), has decided on a research project to develop a hydrocarbon-based dielectric that is directly adapted to wire cutting technology. Particularly the service life of carbide punches can be enormously extended by eliminating cobalt leaching. This development makes costly and time-consuming deionization of the water with resins, corrosion protection (before, during and after processing) as well as frequent changes of the medium a thing of the past. As a dielectric, IonoFil enables smaller spark gaps, which allow for smaller inner radii with the same wire diameter. The quality of the surfaces also increases to the same extent, which can be achieved with a coarseness of up to RA 0,01 much faster and more easily than with water.
Product families
Applications
- Equipment & Parts
- Metal Manufacturing & Finishing
Product Families
- Metalworking Fluids
Other characteristics
- Brand
- IonoFil
- Features
Corrosion Resistant, Excellent Lubricity, Good Thermal Stability, High Dielectric Strength, Improved Surface Quality, Service Life Extension, Thermal Cracking Resistance
- Application Area
Cutting Tools, Electrical Discharge Machining, Machining Operations; Cutting Tools; Electrical Discharge Machining; Machining Operations
- Markets
- Industrial
- Test Data
https://media.knowde.com/image/upload/c_limit,h_800,w_800/v1659936825/production/Ckeditor::Picture/Oelheld_Image_1.PNG.png; The upper pictures clearly show the areas where water has significantly damaged the surface due to leaching of cobalt.; https://media.knowde.com/image/upload/c_limit,h_800,w_800/v1659936955/production/Ckeditor::Picture/Oelheld_Image_2.PNG.png; Undamaged surface, machined with IonoFil
- Advantages
No cobalt leaching with carbide; Better surface quality; No corrosion of work pieces and machines; Better precision machining thanks to smaller spark gaps; No microbiological contamination; Reduced thermal shock and less thermal cracking; Less heat cracking
- Product Type
- Metalworking Fluids
- Technology
- Ready-to-Use Products
- HIGHLIGHTS
Following on the experience and success with its dielectrics in the field of electrical discharge machining (EDM), oelheld has now set itself new targets. Whereas high-quality hydrocarbons have been successfully used for decades in cavity-sinking EDM, water is still used in wire EDM – and that despite the numerous associated disadvantages. Particularly when machining carbide metal, cobalt leaching consequently causing corrosion present a problem that is difficult to overcome. That is why oelheld together with leading companies in the EDM field and the University of Louvain (Belgium) decided to solve this problem and set up a research project to develop a hydrocarbon-based dielectric that is designed specifically for the wire EDM technology.. The service lives of carbide punches, in particular, can be enormously prolonged by preventing cobalt leaching. Laborious and cost-intensive deionisation of the water with resins, corrosion protection – before, during and after machining – and frequent changing of the medium are now things of the past thanks to this development. IonoFil as dielectric allows smaller spark gaps to be used, thus permitting far better precision machining, e.g. with closer radii. The quality of the surfaces increases to the same extent, with peak-to-valley roughnesses of down to Ra 0.1 μm being achieved far faster and easier than with water. A convincing argument, particularly at a time when the industry is making ever higher quality demands on its suppliers and on the manufactured parts.
- Ready to Use Product Features
- Corrosion Resistant
- Excellent Lubricity
- Good Thermal Stability
- High Dielectric Strength
- Improved Surface Quality
- Service Life Extension
- Thermal Cracking Resistance
Technical data
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3 rows| Characteristic | Value | Unit |
|---|---|---|
| Density (15°C) | 0.79 | g/cm³ |
| Viscosity (40°C) | 2.9 | mm²/s |
| Flash Point | min. 115 | °C |
