h-boron nitride as a graphite replacement?

[WOT]

Graphite is a very common graphite for locks and it is perhaps one of the best solid lubricant out there. Graphite is basically pencil shavings, so it's messy and it's electrically conductive.

Most of us know that hardest substance known to man, diamond and pencil lead are both made of pure carbon, but different molecular structure.

There is a new synthetic compound called boron nitride and just like carbon, comes in diamond like structure that is the second hardest material known to man as well as graphite like hexagonal structure.

The graphite like version is non-electrically conductive, but a very good lubricant like graphite. It is white and supposedly called "white graphite".

How do you guys feel about this stuff replacing graphite for use in locks? It might be costly, but you don't use a whole lot of it anyways. Good bye to mess and spillage from cylinder or service operations wouldn't cause concerns when used in conjunction with electronic locksets that would not like having conductive powder spilled in them.


http://www.azom.com/details.asp?ArticleID=78

How do you guys feel about this stuff? I'd love to get a tube of this powder, but can't find it anywhere

[paulvalente]

Here you go Buddy!

http://www.lowerfriction.com/sample.php

Enjoy

Paul

[WOT]

Here you go Buddy!

http://www.lowerfriction.com/sample.php

Enjoy

Paul

wow thanks for the link.. how do you feel about using this stuff in locks in place of graphite?

[Beyond]

Just use Lock Saver. It's cheap, not messy, and lasts a hell of a long time.

[maintenanceguy]

boron nitride has been used as a component of extreme pressure greases as long as I've been doing maintenance work. It's been on the market at least 20 years, probably more. So it's not that new.

Graphite, boron nitride or teflon (there'a 4th I can't think of) added to grease prevent grease from being squeezed out of bearings under extreme loading such as the pivot pins on backhoes. The idea is that even if the soft grease is squeeze out, there's still solid particles of these lubricants left.

I didn't realize you could get the stuff in pure form, not formulated into some other lubricant.

I don't really see an advantage. Black smudges on a white shirt or white smudges on a black shirt.

[maintenanceguy]

can't...edit...last...post...

The solid lubricant I couldn't remember was Molybdenum disulphide. Don't know why I couldn't remember something that simple.

[Beyond]

Houdini can be used for all as well, mechanical or electromechanical.