Abstract: The new agent, based on glycols and water and having crosslinked acrylic polymers as thickener and also customary corrosion inhibitors, surfactants belonging to the group of alkali metal alkylarylsulfonates and neutralizing agent to adjust the pH to a basic value, contains, as the thickener, two selected crosslinked acrylic polymers in a specific ratio by weight to one another, namely a selected crosslinked acrylic acid or alkali metal acrylate homopolymer and a selected crosslinked acrylic acid/acrylamide or alkali metal acrylate/acrylamide copolymer in a ratio by weight of 2 to 10:1 and, as the neutralizing agent, three alkaline compounds, each in a selected amount, namely ammonia, monoethanolamine, diethanolamine and/or triethanolamine as the first alkaline compound, potassium hydroxide as the second alkaline compound and a further alkali metal hydroxide as the third alkaline compound.

Abstract: This saw chain lubricant is composed essentially of water and a water-soluble antifreeze agent, as main constituents, and of corrosion inhibitors, wear inhibitors and adhesion promoters in a quantity which is effective in each case, the adhesion promoter being a water-soluble polyethylene glycol and/or a water-soluble acrylamide copolymer which contains sulfonic acid groups, the molecular weight of each being at least 500,000. In combination with this adhesion promoter, which is present in an amount of 0.05 to 1% by weight, the lubricant contains 5 to 50% by weight of a water-soluble polyethylene oxide/polypropylene oxide adduct having a viscosity of at least 300 mPa.s at 50.degree. C., as a special lubricant, percentages by weight relating in each case to the weight of the agent.