In the year 2007, a new legislation, REACH, was introduced
within the EU, which aims at a high level of protection of human
health and the environment [1]. REACH holds the industry responsible
for a safe handling of chemicals and fortifies suppliers to
develop new and environmentally benign tribological systems. The
application ofthese new tribological systems has become more and
more important also in cold forging operations, even though the
tribological loads in this area are known to be severe.