Some wax products with a high oil content, such as petrolatum compounds or “slacks”, can be used directly for the lubrication of simple devices such as chains, bearings, gears and moving parts of manually operated-machinery.

Due to their inherent compatibility and high solubility, waxes are widely used as additives in the formulation of lubricant greases and oils, with the aim of improving some specific characteristics and properties, such as viscosity, freezing point, heat dissipation, corrosion strength, sealing, friction and wear reduction, among others.

These formulations include normally some additives for anti-wear and thermal stabilization. They are products designed specifically to achieve an efficient lubrication, for application in a wide variety of equipment with high complexity, since they show wear indexes significantly lower than those for waxes and simple oils.

Applications related to wax products, though with a rather indirect participation, include precision machined or high tech metal forming (molybdenum, tungsten and tantalum), film coating in steel pieces to avoid the air oxidation phenomenon and lubrication systems for cut applications.

Application Table for Lubricants

Notes:
Melting point is determined by the ASTM D127 method. Color by ASTM D1500.