Abstract: The present invention is a method for cleaning hard articles including, cleaning a hard article to which an oil stain is adhered with a cleaning liquid containing 1 ppm or more and less than 500 ppm of (a) a branched alkyl sulfosuccinate ester having a branched alkyl group with 9 or 10 carbons and water.

Abstract: This disclosure describes low ash lubricating composition achieving passing steel corrosion, passing high temperature deposit formation, and emulsion stability. The lubricating compositions include one or more select corrosion or rust inhibitor chemistries having an oil-soluble acyclic structure with acidic, hydroxy, or amine moieties but being free of imine, imide, and/or amidine moieties.

Abstract: A refrigerating machine oil according to the present invention contains a lubricating base oil and alkylated hydroxyanisole, and a working fluid composition for a refrigerating machine according to the present invention contains the refrigerating machine oil and a refrigerant.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for preparing a composition of diesters comprising reacting an unsaturated compound of alcohol type or the ester thereof, with a saturated fatty acid, in the presence of an acid catalyst. The invention also relates to a composition of diesters that is obtainable by the method of the invention, and the use thereof in lubricating compositions or in cosmetic or pharmaceutical compositions.

Abstract: This ball screw grease composition for a rack-assisted electric power steering contains a thickener, a base oil, and at least one compound selected from the group consisting of a Ca sulfonates, fatty acids, and triglycerides, wherein the kinematic viscosity of the base oil at 40° C. is 4-100 mm2/s, and the worked penetration of the composition is 265-385.

Abstract: The disclosed technology provides a lubricating composition and a method of lubricating an internal combustion engine where the lubricating composition contains an oil of lubricating viscosity, one or more metal-containing, sulfur-free, alkyl-phenol based detergents, an alkaline earth metal sulfonate detergent, a polyisobutenyl succinimide dispersant, and a dispersant viscosity modifier having a number average molecular weight of at least 20,000. The lubricating composition of the present invention can be formulated to have lower HTHS viscosity, and reduced phosphorous content, while providing protection against adhesive wear.

Abstract: An aspect of the present invention provides a refrigerating machine oil containing: a lubricating base oil; a phosphorus-containing additive; and a polymer comprising an unsaturated carboxylic acid ester as a monomer unit.

Abstract: An organophosphorus compound has a structure represented by the general formula (I): The functional groups are defined in the description. The organophosphorus compound has prominent bearing capacity and excellent antiwear and antifriction performances, and can be used as an extreme pressure antiwear additive and used in lubricating oil and lubricating grease.

Abstract: The present invention is a lubricating agent containing a compound represented by the following formula 1: wherein R1 and R2 each represent a hydrocarbon group with 6 or more and 24 or less carbons; A1O and A2O each represent an alkyleneoxy group with 2 or more and 4 or less carbons; x1 and x2 are average numbers of added moles, and each represent a number of 0 or more and 10 or less; and M is a cationic ion.

Abstract: A slurry sprayer for supplying a slurry to a wire saw during ingot slicing is disclosed. The slurry sprayer includes a main body and a cover plate that is detachable from the main body for cleaning the slurry sprayer. In some embodiments, the slurry sprayer includes an adjustable support that allows the incline angle of the sprayer to be adjusted and allows the vertical and horizontal position of the slurry sprayer to be adjusted. In some embodiments, the slurry sprayer includes two feed openings to allow the slurry pressure to be more equalized across the slurry sprayer.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to lubricating compositions and, in particular, lubricating compositions suitable for medium and/or heavy duty diesel engines having low levels of phosphorus and/or zinc but still achieving good valve train wear by including an antiwear system provided from overbased zinc dihydrocarbyl dithiophosphates having a selected average degree of branching and a certain percent of hydrocarbyl groups derived from secondary alcohols.

Abstract: Proposed is a natural wax composition including 80 to 95 parts by weight of natural plant oil being a mixture of different kinds of oil, 3 to 20 parts by weight of wax, and 1 to 3 parts by weight of a preservative. Therefore, a natural wax composition can be provided that enables anyone to easily and conveniently mold Do-it-Yourself (DIY) scented candles even without the need for any expert knowledge for making scented candles. The natural wax composition can exhibit cream-type properties, leading to a reduction in liquefaction time compared to solid wax, thereby significantly reducing the manufacturing time of scented candles.

Abstract: A sliding member according to an aspect of the present disclosure includes: a sliding member body containing a metal as a main component; and an outer layer laminated directly on a surface of the sliding member body and containing a crosslinked fluorine resin as a main component, and an arithmetic average roughness Ra1 of a surface having a waveform obtained by extracting a frequency component of a region having waviness having a frequency of not lower than 0.1 ?m and not higher than 100.0 ?m on a surface of the outer layer through fast Fourier transform processing, and performing inverse Fourier transform processing on data of a frequency component of a region having waviness having a frequency of not lower than 0.1 ?m and not higher than 10.0 ?m out of the extracted frequency component, is not greater than 0.035 ?m.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a process for preparing a sulfurized non-overbased calcium phenate detergent having a reduced content of un-sulfurized alkyl-substituted phenol and its salt. The process steps involve adding an organic solvent to the detergent, wherein the organic solvent has a boiling point of equal or above the boiling point of the un-sulfurized alkyl-substituted phenol. Distilling the organic solvent from the detergent to reduce the content of the un-sulfurized alkyl-substituted phenol.

Abstract: An oil-well metal pipe according to the present disclosure has a pipe main body including a first end portion and a second end portion. The pipe main body includes a pin formed at the first end portion, and a box formed at the second end portion. The pin includes a pin contact surface including an external thread part, and the box includes a box contact surface including an internal thread part. The oil-well metal pipe according to the present disclosure also includes a resin coating containing a resin, a solid lubricant powder, and copper phthalocyanine on or above at least one of the pin contact surface and the box contact surface.

Abstract: Use of a gasoline fuel composition comprising (a) a major portion of gasoline blending components (b) from 0 vol % to 25 vol % of oxygenated hydrocarbon and (c) from 0.01 vol % to 5 vol % of a diene compound for the purpose of increasing the injection duration at the end of a 48 hour deposit formation phase in a direct injection spark ignition engine by at least 10%.

Abstract: Provided is a lubricant composition for plastic working of a ferrous material, the lubricant composition being excellent in lubricity and releasability and not staining the work environment black. A lubricant composition for plastic working of a ferrous material is used, the lubricant composition containing (a) an alkali metal salt of an organic acid, (b) water-based resin particles, (c) a water-soluble polymer, and (d) water, the (b) water-based resin particles including particles having a particle diameter of not more than 0.1 ?m in an amount of more than 5% by weight relative to a total amount of the (b) water-based resin particles.

Abstract: An additive for lubricating oil may include a phosphite ester compound (A) having a specific structure and a phosphite ester compound (B) having a specific structure, wherein the (A):(B) mass ratio of the phosphite ester compound (A) to the phosphite ester compound (B) is in a range of from 99:1 to 80:20. Such an additive may be provided to a lubricating oil, capable of imparting wear resistance and demulsibility with respect to a base oil for lubricating oil, and to impart durability even in the presence of water.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to lubricating compositions configured for motorcycles and also to methods of lubricating a motorcycle engine, transmission, and clutch assembly with a single lubricating composition that is generally provided from a common sump or reservoir to achieve improved fuel economy.

Abstract: An aspect of the present invention provides a refrigerating machine oil containing a mixed base oil of a first hydrocarbon base oil having a kinematic viscosity at 40° C. of less than 6 mm2/s and a second hydrocarbon base oil having a kinematic viscosity at 40° C. of 6 mm2/s or more, wherein a (A)/(B) ratio is more than 1 and 1.5 or less, wherein (A) is a kinematic viscosity at 40° C. of the mixed base oil, and (B) is the kinematic viscosity at 40° C. of the first hydrocarbon base oil.