General purpose soluble oil formulated with special base oils, coupling agents and a  high level of emulsifiers.  Aquatex 3180 will form very stable emulsions, even with relatively hard water. Aquatex 3180 exhibits high levels of detergency and reserve alkalinity, low foaming tendencies, and contains a biocide to combat a wide spectrum of micro-organisms commonly found in sumps and reservoirs.

APPLICATIONS

•   Light machining such as drilling, planing, milling, sawing and  turning operations on  a  variety of carbon and alloy steels ranging from soft to medium hardness, particularly where carbide tip tooling is being used

•   Recommended for grinding operations where very clean emulsions are typically required to permit rapid settling of fines

Water-containing metalworking fluids such as soluble oil emulsions should never be used for machining operations on magnesium or magnesium-containing alloys as a fire or explosion hazard may exist.  The recommended product for machining these metals is Caltex Almag Oil.