EMULSIFIER FOR METAL WORK OIL

Oils for metal processing (e.g. oils for cutting operations) are typically aqueous emulsions, and the emulsifiers for these processing oils should have lubricating bacteriostatic/bactericidal, and corrosion-inhibiting properties. Suitable emulsifiers should comprise the following components: (A) about 30 to 50, preferably 40 to 45, weight % of a chlorinated paraffin sulfonate in admixture with a partially chlorinated paraffin; (B) about 15 to 30, preferably 20 to 25, weight % of at least one alkylsulfonamide/carboxylic or alkylsulfonamide/aminocarboxylic reaction product or a salt thereof; (C) about 15 to 20, preferably 12 to 17, weight % of a surface-active compound of the formula R(CH2CH2O)nH in which n is from 3 to 12, and R is C10-C22-alkanoyloxy or -alkenoyloxy, C8-C22-alkoxy or -alkenoxy, C6-C16-alkylphenyl or -alkylnaphthyl, or mono-, di- or tri-C8-C22-alkyl- or -alkenylamine; and (D) about 15 to 25 weight % of a mono- or di-ethanolamine C12-C20 aliphatic carboxylic acid reaction product.