| All aluminium (AA) and aluminium conductors steel reinforced (ASCR) are prone to corrosion, especially in industrial and marine environments. To respond to the need for a really effective corrosion preventive grease, Vapor-Tek Limited, UK, has developed "Cablegard" that has shown over a period of 20 years, to be highly effective in preventing corrosion and thus extending the life of conductors.
Cablegard consists of a synergistic blend of corrosion inhibitors, penetrating aids, metals� deactivators and age resistors in a highly refined, gelled mineral oil. It protects all major metals and alloys and is especially effective on steel, aluminium and zinc. Cablegard is applied during the manufacture of the conductor at room-temperature, straight from the drum as received. The need for the melting, storing, pumping and application of the molten grease where strict temperature control - and therefore, viscosity - is very hard to achieve, making the operation both messy and difficult to control.
Cablegard is fluid at room-temperature during pumping and application. However, once it has been applied to the conductor it immediately re-gels and stiffens to a grease-like consistency (it is highly pseudo-plastic) to remain firmly in place. Unlike hot applied greases, Cablegard�s unique viscosity and flow characteristics enable the entire conductor to be 100% filled to ensure complete protection. Also, Cablegard will not melt, even at temperatures as high as 200�C.
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