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- Manufacturer: Nouryon
- Product Line: Nouryon Lubricant Additives
- Product: Armolube® Lubricant Additives
- Industries: Care Chemicals | Lubricant Formulation
- Authorized Countries: Canada | United States
Armolube® EM 203
Armolube® EM 203 is a versatile tallow alkylamine ethoxylate valued for emulsification and multifunctional benefits in lubricants and cleaners.
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Specifications
Appearance: Liquid
Color: Amber
Color, Gardner: ≤12.0
Odor: Amine-like
Total amine, meq/g: 1.33 to 1.45
Neutralization equivalent, g/eq: 689 to 752
Water content, %: ≤0.4
Active content, %: 100
Cloud point, °C: 71
Relative density, g/cm³: 1.00
Flash point, °C: ≥100
Pour point, °C: 3
Surface tension, nM/m: 36
Viscosity, dynamic, mPa·s: 220
Wetting power, sec: ≥600
pH: 9 to 11
Water solubility: Soluble
Solubility in solvents: Soluble in ethanol, 2-propanol, propylene glycol, xylene, et al.
CAS number: 61791-26-2
Primary Chemistry:
Tallow alkylamine ethoxylate
- Manufacturer: Nouryon
- Product Line: Nouryon Lubricant Additives
- Product: Armolube® Lubricant Additives
- Industries: Care Chemicals | Lubricant Formulation
- Authorized Countries: Canada | United States
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Overview
Armolube® EM 203 is a readily biodegradable ethoxylated amine based on tallow alkylamine. It provides moderate alkalinity to formulations and multifunctional benefits to metalworking fluid, hydraulic fluid, and industrial cleaners, particularly as an emulsifying additive. Armolube® EM 203 is a weakly cationic co-emulsifier and wetting agent, and it demonstrates excellent oil-in-water (O/W) co-emulsification and hard-water tolerance, as well as high stability in acid and alkali systems. It is ideally suited for cutting and grinding fluid formulations and emulsifying Group II mineral base oils. The additive also provides friction modification, lubrication, detergency, dispersancy, and corrosion inhibition. In water-based hydraulic fluid formulations, Armolube® EM 203 acts as a co-thickener, helping control the fluid's rheology. It is also commonly used in industrial cleaning formulations, including metal parts cleaning.
Specifications
Appearance: Liquid
Color: Amber
Color, Gardner: ≤12.0
Odor: Amine-like
Total amine, meq/g: 1.33 to 1.45
Neutralization equivalent, g/eq: 689 to 752
Water content, %: ≤0.4
Active content, %: 100
Cloud point, °C: 71
Relative density, g/cm³: 1.00
Flash point, °C: ≥100
Pour point, °C: 3
Surface tension, nM/m: 36
Viscosity, dynamic, mPa·s: 220
Wetting power, sec: ≥600
pH: 9 to 11
Water solubility: Soluble
Solubility in solvents: Soluble in ethanol, 2-propanol, propylene glycol, xylene, et al.
CAS number: 61791-26-2
Primary Chemistry:
Tallow alkylamine ethoxylate
Features & Benefits
- Cationic surfactant
- Co-emulsifier with good O/W emulsification
- More than 50% renewable content
- Readily biodegradable
- Ashless formulation
- Good friction modification
- Anti-wear benefits
- Provides lubricity properties
- Hard-water tolerant
- High acid and alkali stability
- Provides alkalinity to formulations
- Good corrosion inhibition
- Multifunctional benefits allow for greater flexibility
Problems Solved
When emulsions fall apart in metalworking and industrial applications, fluid performance is often negatively impacted, resulting in shorter fluid life, equipment damage, and increased costs. Formulators designing finished lubricants often need to source multiple additives to serve different functions. This can cause complexities in blending and in the supply chain. In certain jurisdictions or environmentally sensitive applications, lubricants and cleaners that are nonbiodegradable or have high metal content can pose potential risks to the soil and water.
Applications
Metalworking fluid
Soluble oil
Semi-synthetic metalworking fluid
Industrial cleaning fluid
Hydraulic fluid
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