Patent ID: 7811975

Claim:
A method of providing lubricity in a forming or machining fluid, comprising the steps of: providing a forming or machining fluid; providing a boron compound; dissolving said boric compound in a solvent selected from the group consisting of methanol, ethanol, isobutyl alcohol, pyridine, isoamyl alcohol, n-propanol, 2-methylbutanol, glycerol, lactate esters and combinations thereof; mixing said boron compound and solvent in the forming or machining fluid at a concentration of from about 2% to about 24% of said solvent by weight; wherein said boron compound is boric acid; said boron compound is in the form of a nanometer-sized particulate and; the forming or machining fluid is selected from the group consisting of n-alcohols, polyalkylene-glycols, polyvinyl alcohol, glycerol, and combinations of any two or more thereof.