Dry Mos2 Lubricant: All You Need To Know

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Mos2, molybdenum disulfide, is one of the most commonly used lubricants. It is known for the variety that it comes in; for instance, you can buy it in dry powder forms or aerosol-based spray forms. Furthermore, they also come in the form of moly grease, where moly stands for the abbreviated version of molybdenum disulfide. 

 Molybdenum disulfide is so widely used because of its chemo-mechanical properties. It is chemically inert and prevents the surface from corrosion. On the mechanical front, it can bear heavy weights; the weight or pressure can go as high as 700000 psi. 

All these reasons make it an ideal lubricant. However, many of us struggle with its application methods as we buy a dry mos2 lubricant (mos2 = molybdenum disulfide). Hence we brought you a guide to help with moly application in your automobiles and machines.

Secrets to Applying Dry Lubricant in the Best Way

• Rubbing and Burnishing

One of the best and most common ways to apply mos2 lubricant is to scoop it in your hands and then rub it over the target material's surface. While handling the lubricant in your hands, ensure your rubber gloves are on. Otherwise, skin-to-skin contact can trigger dermal reactions. Burnishing is yet another method similar to rubbing. In burnishing, the metal surface undergoes surficial smoothening, and during that point, the dry lubricant is applied. It is one of the most efficient ways to lubricate the surface as smoothening coupled with moly application makes the friction coefficient as low as zero. 

• Impingement with or without inorganic binder

Though the impingement method involves chemical corrosion, it is good when the metal surface impinges with moly. It ensures the mos2 binds with the surface and sits there for extended periods. Furthermore, it is easy to impinge a mos2 layer because the compound has a better metal affinity. Due to metallic affinity, it sits there like a film, and once impinged, it saves the metal from harmful corrosive reagents. In the long run, impinging engines and machines with mos2 also offer protection against rusting. If one wants a more extended sitting period of the moly, then adding a binding material can help. 

• Spraying 

Molybdenum disulfide is always available in aerosol-based spray form. You can apply the moly spray cans in bulk on the desired parts. Using the moly spray cans is very easy and desirable. Sometimes there are also pipes attached to the spray mouth. It allows applying the lubricant in remote and inaccessible parts of the machinery and engines. Besides, it settles like an even film; hence manual re-layering is unnecessary. 

• Physical vapor deposition

Similar to spraying, physical vapor deposition is also a method of applying moly lube. However, due to its complex procedure, people generally opt for the above three methods of moly application. 

Conclusion 

So now that you know all the methods to apply moly, which one will you choose? Whichever suits you best, ensure that you apply it methodically and safely.