Common challenges related to
cylindrical assemblies in
an industrial pump
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Apparent causes behind these challenges
Dynamic loading
Severe service environments
Root Cause
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Despite high interference and machining, there’s only 20-40% metal to metal contact. The rest is gap which allows:
- Dynamic loads to loosen the fit
- Air to get trapped in the interface causing fretting corrosion
loctite solution
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Loctite 641
Medium strength retaining compound that fills all gaps between the cylindrical components and solidifies to unitize them, thereby:
Unitizing
bearing & shaftPreventing
fretting corrosion
Results
High strength joint
Protection against corrosion
Component and Pump reliability ensured