A lubrication model was developed for explaining how to form an oil film in the deformation zone, predicting the film thickness and determining the characteristics of lubrication in the strip rolling process, combined with the knowledge of hydrodynamic lubrication and rolling theorievS. Various mineral oils with viscosities from 0.032 to 1.6 Pa·s were used to obtain different film thicknesses in the strip cold rolling. Results from the experiment and calculation show that the oil film forming in hydrodynamic lubrication is up to the bit angle and a higher rolling speed or a higher rolling oil viscosity. The mechanism of mechanical entrainment always affects ihe film thickness lhat increases with the rolling oil viscosity increasing or the reduction rate decreasing in rolling.