High-Lubricity Tube Drawing Lubricant

Product overview

For cold drawing lubrication after steel tube phosphating, forming a combined surface system with the conversion coating. Control coverage and drying; assess internal and external surfaces, reduction, dies and residual film after multi-pass drawing.

Typical applications

• Tube cold drawing Provides a stable processing interface for diameter reduction, wall reduction and sizing of seamless or other approved tubes.
• Multi-pass high-load drawing Combines with phosphate coatings for continuous lubrication in high-reduction or multi-pass tube drawing.
• Post-phosphating lubrication Completes tube degreasing, pickling and phosphating as part of a full cold drawing pretreatment system.

Key benefits

• Tube drawing lubrication Provides a lubricant layer after phosphating for diameter and wall reduction.
• Internal and external coverage Treats bore and outer surfaces to reduce locally inadequate lubrication.
• Drawing surface protection Maintains a lubricating layer between the phosphated tube and forming tools during drawing.

Application guidelines

1. Check phosphate film and rinse quality. Confirm drawing process and internal and external lubrication requirements.
2. Prepare the working solution as specified in the TDS. Use the prescribed method for uniform bore and outer- wall contact.
3. Dry as prescribed before drawing. Check scratches, residual film and die condition; maintain the working solution.

Use the current product TDS for operating parameters and the SDS for handling, storage and transport. Confirm compatibility under your process conditions.

Technical documents

Request the current MTX-LB-101 TDS and SDS for your application and destination market.