CHEMDRAW BC-18

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    CHEMDRAW® BC-18 is a high purity sodium stearate precoat designed for immersion and batch tank applications. It leaves a crystalline film on parts to improve performance in subsequent metal forming operations such as cold forming and wire drawing.

    This formula can be customized. Find out how

    Key Features
    • White, soft granular particles
    • Moisture: 40% by wt.
    • Readily soluble in hot water
    • Useful for cold forming cylinders, small parts, and sheet metal
    • Acts as post lubricant after galvanizing or metal forming
    • Reactive lubricant over zinc phosphate
    • Typically used at 5–20% concentration
    Certifications
    • Nitrite Free
    • Borax Free
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    Tailored chemistries engineered to match your process when off-the-shelf can't.

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    Is your current product improving your processing downstream? Is your current product increasing your downtime, is it messy – foaming, dusting, not coating, are you changing solids regularly?

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    Our experts will recommend the right product for your process.

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    We provide in plant support before, during and after the trial. Our goal is to give our customers real solutions that save time and money.

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    What makes Blachford the leader in wire drawing?

    A globally deployed portfolio with low-dust, low-consumption chemistries, the proprietary SMART System for data-driven selection, custom formulations for high-tech segments, eco options (lime/borax substitutes), and fluid recycling—validated by extensive field data across 20+ countries / 5 continents.
    SMART maps your wire grade, die geometry, reduction schedule, and targets to a short-listed chemistry and usage plan—cutting trial-and-error, accelerating qualification, and improving ROI with recommendations backed by global field data.
    Cleaner machines (low dust), lower total lube consumption, longer die life, better surface quality, and more stable speeds—outcomes reported consistently in demanding production environments.
    Yes. We supply custom-engineered solutions for welding wire, spring wire, PC strand, tire bead/cord, stainless, galvanized, and non-ferrous applications, with product families tuned to each use case.
    Examples include CHEMDRAW® S31L, 644 N, DX557 (spring); CHEMDRAW® 7607 (PC strand); CHEMDRAW® 228, 838, 644-N (galvanized); CHEMDRAW® WL1084, 701, 2001 (copper & aluminum); and CHEMDRAW® BSS-2 (lime/borax substitute). Your final shortlist is generated via SMART.
    Lime/borax-free options (e.g., BSS-2) reduce environmental load and housekeeping; low-dust chemistries support cleaner, safer conditions; recycling programs for non-ferrous cut usage and disposal. Some customers have seen up to ~50% cost reduction with eco substitutions.
    A structured, SMART-guided trial plan (targets, usage, success criteria), on-line technical support, and rapid data reviews—so validation is predictable and scale-up is straightforward.
    We serve manufacturers and OEM/Tier 1 suppliers in automotive, infrastructure/construction, shipbuilding, mining, oil & gas, appliances, fencing, and specialty producers, with supply and technical support across 20+ countries on 5 continents.

    Momentum That Moves Your Profit Margin

    Eliminate bottlenecks and boost profit with patented additives and 90+ years of global innovation.

    • 30+

      Countries Served

    • 3

      Global Manufacturing Locations

    • 200+

      Patents Granted

    • 4B

      Gallons of Lubricant Delivered Annually

    • 90+

      Global Manufacturing Locations

    • 1

      Academy Award