Hydrolube®

Use Michelman Hydrolube® fiber lubricants to protect glass, carbon, and other reinforcing & insulative fibers during forming, processing, and post-processing. From water resistance to slip and lubricity, Hydrolube® fiber lubricants are an ideal solution to common challenges when working with reinforcing and insulative fibers. The addition of Hydrolube® to your sizing or binder formula will help minimize fuzz, breaks, and damaged fibers, 

resulting in higher performance across a broad range of applications. Hydrolube® products also provide a softer feel—or hand—in fiberglass. Hydrolube® products are the ideal complement to Michelman’s Hydrosize® and Michem® Emulsion film formers, and are compatible with both thermoset and thermoplastic resin matrices that include polypropylene, polyethylene, polyamide, urethanes, and epoxies.

Physical Properties
PRODUCT HYDROLUBE® 480 HYDROLUBE® 496 HYDROLUBE® 723
COMPATIBILITY Hydrosize® U5-01
Hydrosize® U5-02		 Hydrosize® PA845H Michem® Emulsion 91735
Hydrosize® PP2-01
SOLIDS TYPE Microcrystalline Wax Polymer / Wax blend Paraffin
% SOLIDS 39.5–40.5 28–31 31.5–32.5
CHARGE Nonionic Nonionic Nonionic
°C AT 2% LOSS 221 210 173
°C AT 5% LOSS 231 231 193
MELT POINT (C°) 51 58 56
CONTACT ANGLE 79° near 0° 56°
Product Name
Form Type
Product Solids Type
slip and lubricity
PE compatible
PP compatible
thermosets compatible
continuous fiber
Hydrolube® 480 Emulsion Microcrystalline Wax •
Hydrolube® 496 Emulsion Polymer / Wax blend • • •
Hydrolube® 723 Emulsion Paraffin • •
Hydrolube® 743 Emulsion Paraffin • •
Hydrolube® 763 Dispersion Polymer • •