Lubricity Additive Improves Machining of New Metal Alloys

Ingevity (North Charleston, SC) has announced the introduction of a patent-pending product, AltaLUB™ 5300, as the first product in the new AltaLUB performance lubricity additive portfolio that is currently available in North and South America. Based on fatty acid chemistry, this additive is ideal in metalworking applications where precision matters most. Lab and field testing have shown it provides high mixed-film boundary lubrication, low foam, ease of formulation and hydrolytic stability.

“As market trends shift toward new metal alloys, requirements for additive performance have become more stringent. AltaLUB 5300 was designed for this demanding future. In field-testing, we saw smoother cuts being made over longer periods of time when this product was used in the metalworking fluid formulation,” stated Shana McCabe, their global business manager of lubricants and metalworking fluid additives.

Ingevity provides specialty chemicals and high-performance carbon materials and technologies that are used in a variety of demanding applications.

Ingevity, 5255 Virginia Avenue, North Charleston, SC 29406, 800-458-4034, 844-643-8489, chemicals@ingevity.com, www.ingevity.com.