LUBRICANT FORMULATION FOR COLD DRAWING OF WIRE Russian patent published in 1999 - IPC

FIELD: chemical industry. SUBSTANCE: lubricant formulation comprises, wt. %: liquid soap prepared by saponification of soap stocks of vegetable oils with sodium hydroxide to attain fatty acid content of at least 40%, 60-65; talc, 25-30; composition prepared by saponification of mixture of edible animal fat and coconut oil with sodium hydroxide to attain fatty acid content of at least 70%, 4-10; and iron oxide resulting from calcination of hydrates and oxygen compounds of iron in the air, 0.1-1.0. When fine drawing of wire is carried out. As compared with well known lubricants, lubricant of said formulation shows higher physical and chemical, ecological and fireproof properties. EFFECT: improved properties. 4 tbl