Cutting and Drilling Lubricants

Material	Drilling	Threading
Aluminum	Soluble oil           Kerosene           Lard oil	Soluble oil           Kerosene           Lard oil
Brass	Dry           Soluble oil           Kerosene           Lard oil	Soluble oil           Lard oil
Bronze	Dry           Soluble oil           Mineral oil           Lard oil	Soluble oil           Lard oil
Cast Iron	Dry           Air jet           Soluble oil	Dry           Sulphurized oil           Mineral lard oil
Copper	Dry           Soluble oil           Mineral lard oil           Kerosene	Soluble oil           Lard oil
Machine steel	Soluble oil           Sulphurized oil           Lard oil           Mineral lard oil	Soluble oil           Mineral lard oil
Tool steel	Soluble oil           Sulphurized oil           Mineral lard oil	Lard oil           Soda water
Mallable iron	Dry           Soda water	Lard oil           Soda water

This information on cutting fluids is taken from literature provided by Cincinnatti Milicron of Cincinnatti, Ohio.

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