The invention relates to a forming
lubricant for
ferrous materials, in particular for forming steel. According to the invention, the forming
lubricant comprises at least one mineral having a
layered structure and an agent for modifying the
layered structure. Advantageously, the mineral is swollen, delaminated, and / or exfoliated by means of the modifying agent. The modifying agent is or preferably comprises a surfactant, which preferably comprises a
soap and / or an amine. In one embodiment of the invention, the surfactant is a water-soluble
soap, preferably an alkali or alkaline earth salt of a
fatty acid, which preferably has a
chain length of at least ten carbon atoms. The mineral is advantageously a layered
silicate, preferably kaolin or a mineral of the
mica group. The invention further relates to a process for producing the forming
lubricant and a molded body coated with the forming lubricant.