The present invention relates to a process for preparing a metallic workpiece for
cold forming by contacting at least one metallic surface thereof with an aqueous acidic phosphating solution to form at least one
phosphate coating, comprising step 1 to step 6, wherein 1) a roughness value of the metallic workpiece is determined, 2) a surface A of the metallic workpiece is determined, 3) a
current density is determined from a surface A of the metallic workpiece, 4) a factor FS is determined, using the
current density determined in step 3, 5) phosphating is carried out electrolytically, whereby FS ≤ 200 A s / dm2 and 6)
coating weight and optionally
coating adhesion are determined, to a metallic workpiece, which has been coated with at least one
phosphate coating according to the aforementioned process or to a metallic workpiece, which has been coated with at least one
phosphate coating according to the aforementioned process and additionally with at least one
lubricant layer, to a use of the metallic workpiece, which has been coated with at least one phosphate coating or with at least one such phosphate coating and additionally with at least one
lubricant layer for
cold forming or in sliding friction and to a metallic workpiece, which has been formed or forged by using the aforementioned metallic workpiece.