Lubrication Aspects of the Deep Drawing of Stainless Steel, Titanium and Nickel Base Alloys at Elevated Temperatures

Abstract
A range of potential lubricants has been examined in friction and actual cup-forming tests on AISI 304, Inconel X and Ti-6A1-4V. Among these potential lubricants were boron nitride, two graphitic materials and two oxides of molybdenum. The latter two materials appear to be of increasing promise at temperatures above 900F. Further development work is in hand.