A bending test is carried out for the evaluation of the anti-galling perfor
mance of a diamond-like carbon (DLC) coated tool in aluminum sheet forming.
The DLC coated tool is found to have an excellent anti-galling performance
in aluminum sheet forming. White spindle oil without chloride EP-additive
such as chlorinated paraffin can be used as lubricant. In the case of ordin
ary tools, white spindle oil lubricant without chloride causes severe galli
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