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A solid lubricant is a film of solid material composed of inorganic or organic compounds or of metal. There are three general kinds of inorganic compounds that serve as solid lubricants: 1. Layer-lattice solids: materials such as graphite and molybdenum disulfide, commonly called molysulfide, have a crystal lattice structure arranged in layers. Strong bonds between atoms within a layer and relatively weak bonds between atoms of different layers allow the lamina to slide on one another. Other such materials are tungsten disulfide, mica, boron nitride, borax, silver sulfate, cadmium iodide, and lead iodide. Graphite’s low friction is due largely to ...(100 of 2092 words)