The continuous casters in a steel plant are one of the most critical operating areas in the plant. A possible stoppage or segment change in these casters due to lubrication failure can lead to huge production losses or deterioration of slab quality. The lubricants in the casters are exposed to high temperatures, high loads, constant vibration, and contamination with water, steam and so on.Most of the lubricants used in the lubrication of the segment rolls in the casters, tend to fail even before it reaches the bearings. This happens because the lubricant tends to get hardened in the central lubrication pipes itself, after being exposed to ambient high radiating temperature from the casted steel slabs. This results in grease line clogging problems. The failure of the lubricant to not reach the bearings, puts the casters at risk and it also poses serious health hazards to the maintenance personnel who have to inspect the casters in these conditions. It is important that the lubricant used in such applications do not get hardened at high temperatures. The lubricant should not only have the capability to operate at high temperatures but it also needs to provide excellent wear protection properties as the bearings are constantly subjected to high and shock loads.
Klüberplex HB 98-601 BH is a giant leap in the caster lubrication technology. This semi-synthetic grease is designed to withstand high temperatures and also provide excellent lubrication to the segment roller bearings. Klüberplex HB 98-601 BH with its non-hardening tendency, tends to operate in temperatures exceeding 250 ⁰ C, without any increase in the consistency of the grease.
