ASSESSMENT OF LUBRICANTS FOR ALUMINUM FORMING

A test was devised by which lubricants for sheet metal forming may be assessed for their lubrication capability and their effect on galling. An apparatus was constructed which simulates drawbeads, a mechanism which controls sheet flow into a die. The load to draw sheet metal through the simulated drawbeads varies for different lubricants. Comparison to the load for a standard lubricant gives a lubricity rating. Lubricants are also rated for their effect on galling. The lubricity rating obtained by this laboratory method correlates with the performance of the lubricants in production runs. The tests are useful for rapidly screening a large number of lubricants to determine their acceptability in sheet metal forming compared to a standard.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Presented at SAE Congress and Exposition, Detroit, 27 February-3 March 1978.
• Corporate Authors:

  Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)

  400 Commonwealth Drive
  Warrendale, PA  United States  15096
• Authors:
  • Nine, H D
• Publication Date: 1978

Media Info

• Pagination: 7 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Aluminum; Forming; Lubricants; Sheet metal
• Subject Areas: Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00395659
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: SAE 780394, HS-025 462U
• Files: HSL, USDOT
• Created Date: Jun 30 1985 12:00AM