Guide to the Selection of Water Miscible Cutting Fluid
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Guide to the Selection of Water Miscible Cutting Fluid
Guide to the Selection of Water Miscible Cutting Fluid -
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| Machining operation |
Free machining nonferrous alloys |
Tough nonferrous alloys | Free machining and low carbon steels | Medium carbon steels | High carbon and alloy steels | Stainless and heat resistant alloys |
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Grinding |
General purpose or clear type soluble oils |
Clear type, soluble oil or chemical grinding fluid | ||||
| Turning | General purpose, soluble oils | General purpose or fatty, soluble oils | General purpose, soluble oil or synthetic fluid | Extreme pressure, soluble oil or synthetic fluid | ||
| Milling | General purpose or fatty, soluble oils | Extreme pressure, soluble oil or synthetic fluid | Extreme pressure, soluble oil or synthetic fluid (neat cutting oils may be necessaary) | |||
| Drilling | General purpose or fatty, soluble oils |
Fatty or extreme pressure, soluble oils; synthetic fluids |
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| Gear shaping | Extreme pressure, soluble oil or synthetic fluid | Neat cutting oils preferable | ||||
| Hobbing | Extreme pressure, soluble oil or synthetic fluid | Neat cutting oils preferable | ||||
| Broaching | Extreme pressure, soluble oil or synthetic fluid | Neat cutting oils preferable | ||||
| Tapping | General purpose or fatty, soluble oils (neat cutting oils may be preferable) | Extreme pressure, soluble oil or synthetic fluid (neat cutting oils may be preferable) | ||||
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