ADDITIN® RC 2811
Inactive, high lubricity, high viscosity, dark colored sulfur carrier
Additin® RC 2811 is a high viscosity sulfurized fatty oil with high lubricity and low sulfur activity. Because of its high viscosity and polarity it can be used to formulate metal forming and drawing oils as well as slideway oils, EP-greases and for similar applications. Additin® RC 2811 is non-corrosive to copper and its alloys.
The performance of metalworking oils containing Additin® RC 2811 can be increased by combinations with antiwear additives like Additin® RC 3038, Additin® RC 3080 or Additin® RC 3890. Main applications for Additin® RC 2811 are metalworking fluids, slideway oils and EP-greases.
- high lubricity
- low sulfur activity

Brand
ADDITIN®
Greases
Slideway oils
Industrial lubricants
Metal removal with geometrically defined cutting edge
Metalworking fluids
Neat oils
Metal forming
Broaching
Cold impact extrusion / cold heading
Gear shaving / gear hobbing
Thread forming
Deep drawing
inactive sulfurized EP additive
inactive sulfurized lard
inactive sulfurized triglyceride
sulfurized EP additive
sulfurized lard
sulfurized triglyceride
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS (FAQ)
EP additives form protective layers on metal surfaces that prevent adhesive wear under boundary and mixed friction conditions. The common types of Extreme Pressure additives are sulfur- based compounds, phosphorus- based compounds, chlorine-based compounds. LANXESS has a bright product portfolio of sulfur-based products Additin® EP and phosphorus-based products Additin® AW.
They are essential ingredients of most metalworking fluids, industrial lubricants like gear oils or slideway oils and EP greases.
They prevent cold welding of the gears tooth faces and flanks under high pressure conditions, particularly during starting, stopping or shock load processes.
This finally depends on the specific process or application in which the lubricant is supposed to be used. Our Application Technology team is happy to support you with further information. Please contact us here.
Sulfur carriers, chlorinated paraffins, some phosphorus compounds.
Short chain chlorinated paraffins (chain-length C10 – C13) are already banned and eliminated from metalworking fluid formulations in Europe and many other countries, due to their persistency in the environment with a high potential for bioaccumulation, and because of their classification as toxic to aquatic organisms, carcinogenic to rats and mice and possibly carcinogenic to humans. Medium chain chlorinated paraffins (chain-length C14 – C17) are also already banned or at least supposed to be banned in many countries within the next years because of their risks to the ecosystem and to human health. Many chlorinated paraffins are categorized according to the globally harmonized system of classification and labelling of chemicals as “very toxic to aquatic life with long lasting effects”. Sulfur carriers do not show any kind of hazard classification.
Depending on the specific metalworking process and the metal that is machined, different sulfur carriers or synergistic combinations of sulfur carriers and other additives can even exceed the performance of CLPs in metalworking fluids. In case you need recommendations or guideline formulations for specific metalworking applications, please contact our Application Technology team.