Abstract:
Metals are machinend in the presence of an aq. functional fluid contg. an extreme pressure additive by incorporating a water-soluble salt into (semi)synthetic fluid. The improvement is that a water- soluble salt of 3-mercaptopropionic acid disulphide is used. Pref. the water-soluble salt is an alkali or alkaline earth metal salt. The salt is formed with liq. NH3 or an organic nitrogenous base. The functional fluid is used during industrial operations such as the machining of metals. The additive is watersoluble and stable.