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  1. GianottiV

    Zinc release on brass items in oil environment

    [highlight #FCE94F]EdStainless (Materials)4 Oct 20 18:05 More likely it is Zn either from rust preventative coatings or oils and grease used in assembly. I can't see a mechanism for solective de-alloying of brass in oil.[/highlight] About the rust coating it is a CuAl based system, so no zinc...
  2. GianottiV

    Zinc release on brass items in oil environment

    Hi everyone... I have the following situation in my project: We have a hidraulic oil system that was been classified after a flushing operation according to the cleaness parameters, however during a few weeks of trials the oil sample revealed zinc contamination. The flush is performed with...

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