Water lubricating application in wire and coaxial cable drawing process with nano-dies

摘要

An extremely effective new type of wiredrawing, cable compacting, and tube drawing die is capable of providing dramatic benefits over PCD and tungsten carbide dies in particular applications. This paper introduces Nanocrystalline Diamond Composite Coating technology applied to dies (nano-dies) and discusses applications in aluminum wiredrawing and coaxial cable drawing. Benefits of using nano-dies include significant price and performance improvements, better surface finish, higher productivity and a most attractive green element - water lubricating.