TRIPAC 2000 Blue

TRIPAC 2000 Blue
Hot Dip Galvanized

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Description

TRIPAC 2000 Blue is a comprehensive coating system for the protection of steel bolts, studs, nuts, washers and other fasteners. This unique system includes step-by-step procedures necessary to ensure that the coating meets the abrasion resistance, corrosion and chemical protection desired. This comprehensive coating system also significantly improves corrosion protection even when the surface (blue) coating is damaged in field applications. This system provides excellent lubrication therefore eliminating the need to use anti-seize.
It reduces make-up torque by as much as 70% and can be tightened and removed numerous times with little or no damage to the coating. This coating is electrostatically applied to the fastener after all surfaces are chemically cleaned, abrasive blasted and primed with a nickel/zinc phosphate primer. Multiple coats are applied and the finished fastener is baked at 425°F for one hour. Fasteners protected with this system show no signs of corrosion after salt spray testing up to 2000 hours. Nuts can be easily removed with a wrench instead of using a cutting tool or torch.
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T 2000 Blue
T2000
Coating Procedures:

1. Surface Preparation:

  • All Surfaces Chemically Cleaned
  • Abrasive Blasting with Alum. Oxide (120 Grit)
  • Zinc/Nickel Primer Process Applied
  • Baked

2. Coating:

  • Multiple Coats of Fluoropolymer Coating Applied (1 mil) 1014/1424
  • Air Dry For Minimum of 30 minutes
  • Baked at 425 Degrees for 1 hour
  1. Quality control checked for uniform application and thickness. Appearance shall be free from any cracks, pinhole, runs, sags. Foreign matter, grit, rough particles or other surface imperfections. 

TRIPAC 2000 Blue differs from traditional Fluoropolymer coatings in one very important aspect – it is a composite material. Lubricants with the lowest known coefficient of friction are combined in a matrix with high temperature organic polymers. United, these polymers form “Plastic Alloys” Having unique and desirable properties:

  • Low friction; as low as 0.02
  • Wear resistance; even under extreme pressure
  • Corrosion and chemical resistance in most environments
  • Weather resistance against sunlight
  • Excellent lubrication to eliminate use of anti-seize

1000 Hours salt spray test (ASTM-B-117) Performed on bolts that have been torqued indicate that in some instances, some of the coating is removed from either the bolt head (by the wrench) or from the threads (by the nut). Even with this damage, the bolt shows minimum rusting and the nut is easily removed. Bolts protected by zinc plating and by hot dipped galvanizing show significant rusting and the nuts cannot be removed under the similar testing. Bolts used in this same testing are available for examination. Further information on physical and chemical properties is available upon request.

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