Lubricants

Material to be machined	Lubricant for reaming
Ingot steel	Cutting oil emulsion, sebum, cutting oil
Tool steel	Colza oil substitution
Alloyed steel	Colza oil substitution, cutting oil
High temperature and stainless steel	Cutting oil
Cast steel	Colza oil
Grey cast iron	Dry machining, colza oil
Chilled cast iron	Colza oil
Malleable cast iron	Dry machining, cutting oil emulsion
Brass	Dry machining, colza oil, cutting oil emulsion
Bronze	Dry machining, colza oil, cutting oil emulsion
Copper	Cutting oil emulsion
Red brass	Dry machining, colza oil, cutting oil emulsion
Nickel silver	Dry machining, cutting oil emulsion
Zinc	Cutting oil emulsion
Tin	Colza oil substitution
Ductile aluminium	Substitution of spirits of turpentine and paraffin 4:5
Cured aluminium	Colza oil
Elektron	Dry or 4 % watery sodium fluoride solution. No water, because of explosion risk
Silumin	Paraffin, spirits of turpentine
Plastics, bakelite, similar material	Dry machining, compressed air, no water
Plexiglass	Cutting oil emulsion, water