Metalworking fluids

Areas of concern by coolant users
While coolant selection is important, coolant users are also challenged to maintain their coolants properly in order to get the most out of their coolants. Improper selection and maintenance of coolants often lead to some of the following problems faced by today's coolant users:

Many types of coolants, ranging from fully synthetic, semi-synthetic and soluble oil, are available today. They are designed to provide some definite degree of lubricity, cooling, surface activity, stability, finishing, corrosion inhibition, anti-weld properties, and many more. There is probably no "Perfect" coolant available for any metal removal operations, but with careful considerations, a "best balanced" coolant can be selected to provide optimum performance.

 Type of operation (milling, turning, grinding, etc) 
 Type of metal (Steel, Aluminum Alloy, Magnesium, Brass, etc) 
 Type of tool material (Diamond, HSS, Carbide, etc) 
 Operating conditions (Geometry, speed, feed, depth of cut, etc) 

Finding the "Perfect" Coolant
Metalworking fluids (or commonly known as coolants) provide lubricating and cooling effects which are essential to the production of precision parts. The type and degree of lubrication and cooling required for various metal removal operations vary according to various factors, for example: