Metal Working Rust Protection
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Protection of your investments, cost reduction and increasing productivity
Up to 5% of US economic loss can be the result of metal corrosion, causing products to have to be sold at a lower grade, be reprocessed, repickled or completely thrown away due to massive corrosion. When products cannot be used as designed, or in the proper timeframe, the result is a lack of productivity by your staff. Returned goods and claims because of rust damage impact your bottom line, so prevention of this problem should be a high priority in any business plan.
Most Corrosion Problems Solved By Cortec®'s VpCI® Applications
There's no type of metal that our Cortec® VpCI® Technology cannot address and protect, including piping and tubular applications. 
Dipping or spraying the metals with our product provides complete protection. Specifically applied to difficult metals like hot rolled, cold rolled, galvanized and aluminized steels, copper, aluminum and brass, our water-based concentrates provide protection and lubrication, completely eliminating any need for oil-water emulsion rust inhibitors. Please call the corrosion experts on our staff for specific application methods and products.
Your Assets Are Completely Protected From Corrosion Through Our Cortec® VpCI® Products
If time constraints are a concern to you, our Cortec® VpCI® products can be applied in minutes to rolled coil edges or stacks via spray equipment. Ordinary rust inhibitors encourage speckling on the inside of your product, while moister easily penetrates coils which encourages corrosion, rust, speckling and staining instantly. Our VpCI® vapor phase technology actually looks for and adheres to those dangerous agents that cause corrosion and instantly penetrates the outer as well as inner layers of your precious assets, providing complete protection.
Cut Costs With Cortec® VpCI®'s
- Typical oil-based corrosion preventatives are more costly than our Cortec® VpCI® water-based rust inhibitors
- Save labor cost through our efficient application process
- Environmentally safe, improving the health and safety of your employees and surroundings
- Labor and processing costs are saved because our VpCI® protectant does not have to be removed
Loss of money and labor within your business because of corrosion damage will virtually be eliminated by attacking the cause of damaging rust, staining, speckling and other forms of corrosion, you also eliminating insurance claims and product returns while at the same time improving the product as a whole. It virtually streamlines your whole business model when you can find a way to be more efficient using VpCI® technology.
| Annual Economic Loss Due to Corrosion | Cost of VpCl® Treatment to Portect Total Production | Total Savings With Cortec VpCl ® | |
| Per Shift | $ 4,500 | $ 100 | $ 4,400 |
| Per Day | 13,500 | 300 | 13,200 |
| Per Week | 94,500 | 2,100 | 92,400 |
| Per Month | 410,625 | 9,125 | 401,500 |
| Per Year | $ 4,927,500 | $ 109,500 | $ 4,818,000 |
Figures are based on a steel mill producing and shipping 100 ten ton coils per shift, three shifts per day, seven days per week, a nominal material and manufacturing cost of $300 per ton, with a 1.5% economic loss due to corrosive attack.