This paper reports an investigation into the deployment of a thin layer of tin as a lubricant on low carbon steel tube for tube drawing process. The layer was deposited using electro-deposition technique using a green technology of citric acid based electrolyte bath. Coating layer is characterized using SEM, EDS and 3D digital microscopy technique before and after drawing processes. Experimental trials of drawing operation were conducted and promising results were observed with respect to drawing load and surface quality. The observed drawing load is comparable to that with the conventional lubrication system thereby proving the effectiveness of the new proposed lubrication system. The use of proposed lubrication resulted in greatly improved finish as well as better corrosion resistance yielding an additional promise for better value in service life, better market potential as well as a gain on environment front as the proposed method has the potential to eliminate some after operations after drawing as the drawn tube is ready to use after drawing operation.

本文报道了对在低碳钢管上进行拉管工艺使用的锡薄层润滑剂的研究。使用基于柠檬酸的电解质浴的绿色技术的电沉积技术来沉积该层。在绘制过程之前和之后，使用SEM，EDS和3D数字显微镜技术对涂层进行表征。进行了拉丝操作的实验试验，并在拉丝载荷和表面质量方面观察到了有希望的结果。观察到的拉伸载荷与常规润滑系统相当，从而证明了新提出的润滑系统的有效性。