Corrosion Prevention and Friction Reduction Coating and Low Temperature Process

A process of simultaneously passivating a surface subject to corrosive forces and reducing the frictional coefficient between said surface and a source of sliding, rolling, or sliding rolling friction, comprising:

• adding boric oxide to a liquid carrier to form a coating mixture, said liquid carrier lacking lubricating properties;
• applying said coating mixture to said surface;
• effecting passivation of said surface by continuous migration of boric acid to specific areas to be passivated, said migration being driven by an established chemical potential gradient;
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• reducing the coefficient of friction through migration of boric acid to an operative surface in contact with an environment of nonzero humidity, said migration also being driven through a locally derived chemical potential gradient.

A section of railway track which may be mechanically moved from one position to another position without disassembly or detachment from the ground coated with a composition comprising:

• a liquid carrier selected from the durable structural coating class of resins comprising acrylics, urethanes, epoxies, vinyl acrylics, styrene butadienes, ureas, polyurea, silicones, and silicates, said liquid carrier lacking lubricating properties, and said liquid carrier including a dye to indicate the presence of said boric oxide on said surface;
• a single additive for simultaneously providing corrosion protection through electrochemical binding of active surface corrosive sites, lubrication enhancement through the creation and resupply to all operative surfaces where frictional contact occasionally occurs of a weak slip plane crystalline material which may be a locally formed product utilizing local atmospheric humidity, and material for reaction with an initiator to provide for freezing point depression during coating application;
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• a dynamic stabilization material which creates a balance of stabilized material for supply of corrosion protection product, lubrication reduction product, and freezing point depression product.

A railway switch coated with a composition on surfaces other than the railcar wheel interface surface comprising:

• a liquid carrier selected from the group of durable structural coating class of resins comprising acrylics, urethanes, epoxies, vinyl acrylics, styrene butadienes, ureas, polyurea, silicones, and silicates, said liquid carrier lacking lubricating properties, and said liquid carrier including a dye to indicate the presence of said boric oxide on said surface;
• a single additive for simultaneously providing corrosion protection through electrochemical binding of active surface corrosive sites, lubrication enhancement through the creation and resupply to all operative surfaces where frictional contact occasionally occurs of a weak slip plane crystalline material which may be a locally formed product utilizing local atmospheric humidity, and material for reaction with an initiator to provide for freezing point depression during coating application;
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• a dynamic stabilization material which creates a balance of stabilized material for supply of corrosion protection product, lubrication reduction product, and freezing point depression product.

A process of simultaneously passivating a surface subject to corrosive forces and reducing the frictional coefficient between said surface and a source of sliding, rolling, or sliding rolling friction, comprising:

• adding boric oxide to a liquid carrier to form a coating mixture, said liquid carrier lacking lubricating properties;
• applying said coating mixture to said surface;
• effecting passivation of said surface by continuous migration of boric acid to specific areas to be passivated, said migration being driven by an established chemical potential gradient;
• reducing the coefficient of friction through migration of boric acid to an operative surface in contact with an environment of nonzero humidity, said migration also being driven through a locally derived chemical potential gradient;
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• stabilizing said coating mixture during said applying step with a borate ester, wherein said stabilizing comprises providing corrosion protection, lubrication reduction, and freezing point depression.

A process of simultaneously passivating a surface subject to corrosive forces and reducing the frictional coefficient between said surface and a source of sliding, rolling, or sliding rolling friction, comprising:

• adding boric oxide to a liquid carrier to form a coating mixture, said liquid carrier lacking lubricating properties;
• applying said coating mixture to said surface, said liquid carrier including a dye to indicate the presence of said boric oxide on said surface;
• effecting passivation of said surface by continuous migration of boric acid to specific areas to be passivated, said migration being driven by an established chemical potential gradient;
• reducing the coefficient of friction through migration of boric acid to an operative surface in contact with an environment of nonzero humidity, said migration also being driven through a locally derived chemical potential gradient;
• stabilizing said coating mixture during said applying step with a borate ester, wherein said stabilizing comprises providing corrosion protection, lubrication reduction, and freezing point depression;
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• stabilizing said borate ester during the applying step through a dynamic balance of boric acid, borate ester, and anhydroxy groups.