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.

Hydrolube Fiber Lubricants
Hydrolube Fiber Lubricants
Hydrolube Fiber Lubricants
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 • •