Abstract: The invention provides a grease composition for a hub unit bearing employing an angular contact ball bearing, containing (a) as a thickener a mixture of diurea compounds represented by formula (I): R1—NHCONH—R2—NHCONH—R1, formula (II): R1—NHCONH—R2—NHCONH—R3, and formula (III): R3—NHCONH—R2—NHCONH—R3 wherein R1 is cyclohexyl group, R2 is a divalent aromatic hydrocarbon group having 6 to 15 carbon atoms, R3 is a straight-chain or branched alkyl group having 12 to 20 carbon atoms, and (R1/(R1+R3))×100=85 to 95 mol %; (b) a base oil; (c) a molybdenum dialkyldithiocarbamate; and (d) a calcium sulfonate. The grease composition of the invention, when used in the hub unit bearing, shows minimum leakage, excellent anti-flaking properties and satisfactory bearing lubrication life.

Abstract: A method of producing a compacted article according to one embodiment may involve the steps of: Providing a copper/molybdenum disulfide composite powder including a substantially homogeneous dispersion of copper and molybdenum disulfide sub-particles that are fused together to form individual particles of the copper/molybdenum disulfide composite powder; and compressing the copper/molybdenum disulfide composite powder under sufficient pressure to cause the copper/molybdenum disulfide composite powder to behave as a nearly solid mass.

Abstract: A nanostructure, being either an Inorganic Fullerene-like (IF) nanostructure or an Inorganic Nanotube (INT), having the formula A1?x-Bx-chalcogenide are described. A being a metal or transition metal or an alloy of metals and/or transition metals, B being a metal or transition metal B different from that of A and x being ?0.3. A process for their manufacture and their use for modifying the electronic character of A-chalcogenide are described.

Abstract: The invention relates to a spray material on an iron base for the thermal coating of a substrate, in particular for the thermal coating of a running surface of a cylinder of a reciprocating combustion engine, wherein the spray material includes FeTiO3 as a base material. In accordance with the invention, the spray material includes at least one first solid lubricant composed of a sulfide and one second solid lubricant composed of a fluoride. The invention further relates to a method for manufacturing a spray material, to a spray wire, in particular a spray filler wire for use in a thermal wire spraying method, to a thermal spray layer on an iron base, in particular for a running surface of a cylinder of a reciprocating combustion engine, to a spraying method for manufacturing a thermal spray layer, as well as to the use of a powder material and of a spray wire for manufacturing a thermal spray layer.

Abstract: A film-forming lubrication composition for make-up of threaded connections, intended to cover at least one threading (FE, FI) and a make-up abutment (BVM, BVF) of a threaded element (EM, EF) of a component (T2, T1) of a threaded tubular connection (JF) with a solid state film which adheres to the threading (FE, FI) and to said make-up abutment (BVM, BVF), said make-up abutment (BVM, BVF) being intended to bear against another abutment (BVF, BVM) of another component (T1, T2) of said threaded tubular connection (JF) during the terminal make-up phase, and said lubrication composition comprising a matrix. The matrix further comprises at least one rheoresistant material selected so as to endow said composition, as a complement to lubrication, with a shouldering torque which is at least equal to a threshold value.

Abstract: The present invention provides a lubricating composition, at least comprising: —a base oil; —a metal sulphide or metal oxide, preferably a metal sulphide; and —an organosulphur compound. In a further aspect the present invention provides the use of the above lubricating composition for improving one or more of extreme pressure and anti-wear properties.

Abstract: Nanoparticles comprising molybdenum, methods of manufacturing nanoparticles comprising molybdenum, and nanotechnology applications of nanoparticles comprising molybdenum, such as electronics, optical devices, photonics, reagents for fine chemical synthesis, pigments and catalysts, are provided.

Abstract: The invention relates to the use of ionic liquids for production of water-resistant lubricating grease compositions, which are used in a temperature range from at least 30° C. to at least 180° C. and have good anticorrosion properties.

Abstract: Extreme pressure additives may be added to greases to improve their lubricating properties, particularly to decrease friction and wear of parts that are exposed to very high pressures. Molybdenum disulfide is frequently used as an extreme pressure additive. However, molybdenum disulfide is expensive, has limited availability, and may have adverse environmental effects. This invention discloses an extreme pressure additive and grease formulation where the amount of molybdenum disulfide is reduced through the addition of calcium carbonate while the performance characteristics of the grease are maintained or improved. The extreme pressure additive may comprise about 20% molybdenum sulfide and about 80% calcium carbonate, by weight.

Abstract: The invention describes a wiper blade, in particular for windscreen wipers, which is at least partly provided with at least one coating, wherein the coating contains at least one indicator component for determining the layer thickness of the coating. The invention also describes a method for determining the layer thickness of a coasting of a wiper blade.

Abstract: A process is disclosed for manufacturing a lubricant composition comprising combining a superabsorbent polymer with a material for decreasing friction between moving surfaces. The superabsorbent polymer absorbs from about 25 to greater than 100 times its weight in water and may comprise a polymer of acrylic acid, an acrylic ester, acrylonitrile or acrylamide, including co-polymers thereof or starch graft co-polymers thereof or mixtures thereof. A product produced by the process includes the material for decreasing friction comprising a petroleum lubricant containing an additive, water containing an additive, synthetic lubricant, grease, solid lubricant or metal working lubricant, wherein the synthetic lubricant, grease, solid lubricant or metal working lubricant optionally contain an additive. A process comprising controlling the delivery of a lubricant to at least one of two moving surfaces in order to decrease friction between said moving surfaces, is also disclosed.

Abstract: A lubricant composition is disclosed comprising a superabsorbent polymer combined with a material for decreasing friction between moving surfaces. The superabsorbent polymer absorbs from about 25 to greater than 100 times its weight in water and may comprise a polymer of acrylic acid, an acrylic ester, acrylonitrile or acrylamide, including co-polymers thereof or starch graft co-polymers thereof or mixtures thereof. In the composition, the material for decreasing friction comprises a petroleum lubricant containing an additive, water containing an additive, synthetic lubricant, grease, solid lubricant or metal working lubricant, wherein the synthetic lubricant, grease, solid lubricant or metal working lubricant optionally contain an additive.

Abstract: Extreme pressure additives may be added to greases to improve their lubricating properties, particularly to decrease friction and wear of parts that are exposed to very high pressures. Molybdenum disulfide is frequently used as an extreme pressure additive. However, molybdenum disulfide is expensive, has limited availability, and may have adverse environmental effects. This invention discloses an extreme pressure additive and grease formulation where the amount of molybdenum disulfide is reduced through the addition of calcium carbonate while the performance characteristics of the grease are maintained or improved. The extreme pressure additive may comprise about 20% molybdenum sulfide and about 80% calcium carbonate, by weight.

Abstract: The present invention discloses the use of calcium sulfonate based greases compounds for use in application where the compounds are continuously, periodically or intermittently exposed to fluids that tend to contamination, erode, ablate or otherwise remove or interfere with the compounds ability to protect contact surfaces such as those present in threaded connections, and, especially in threaded connections associated with oilfield applications. The present invention also discloses methods for making and using such greases and compounds in application where the compounds are continuously, periodically or intermittently exposed to fluids that tend to contamination, erode, ablate or otherwise remove or interfere with the compounds ability to protect contact surfaces.

Abstract: The present invention provides a substance for lubricating cutting tools, the substance preferably comprising grease and tapping fluid. The grease may include lithium and the tapping fluid may include molybdenum. The substance made from two to six parts of grease per one part tapping fluid.

Abstract: Dry film lubricant coatings are provided by using a silicone resin binder, either as an aqueous emulsion or in a solvent-based system, to fix an alkaline earth metal fluoride to a substrate. The compositions used to apply the coatings may also include relatively minor amounts of xylene, ammonium benzoate, a wetting agent, and/or a porosity-inducing agent—although none of those additives remains in the cured coating. Multi-layer dry film lubricant coatings are also disclosed, with the multi-layer coating having a basecoat layer as described above, and a topcoat layer made of a layer-lattice solid such as graphite or molybdenum disulfide, and a silicone resin, aluminum phosphate or an alkali metal silicate binder.

Abstract: Dry film lubricant coatings are provided by using a silicone resin binder, either as an aqueous emulsion or in a solvent-based system, to fix an alkaline earth metal fluoride to a substrate. The compositions used to apply the coatings may also include relatively minor amounts of xylene, ammonium benzoate, a wetting agent, and/or a porosity-inducing agent—although none of those additives remains in the cured coating.

Abstract: A solid lubricant and composition useful for lubricating the flanges of locomotive wheels, railcar wheels, rail track and in applications where it is desirable to reduce friction when metal contacts metal. The solid lubricant having from about twenty-five percent to about seventy percent by volume of a polymeric carrier, about five to seventy-five percent by volume of organic and inorganic extreme pressure additives, about zero to twenty percent by volume synthetic extreme pressure anti-wear liquid oil, and about zero to one percent by volume optical brightener.

Abstract: Compositions and methods for ballistic conditioning firearm projectiles, firearms, and firearm components such as bores of barrels, by applying to such items a conditioning composition selected from the group consisting of hexagonal boron nitride, graphite, tungsten disulfide, antimony trioxide, talc, mica, and mixtures thereof, suspended in a carrier comprising a volatile solvent, and a binder selected from the group consisting of cellulosic-, alkyd- and acrylic-resins.

Abstract: Compositions and methods for ballistic conditioning firearm projectiles, firearms, and firearm components such as bores of barrels, by applying to such items a conditioning composition selected from the group consisting of hexagonal boron nitride, graphite, tungsten disulfide, antimony trioxide, talc, mica, and mixtures thereof, suspended in a carrier comprising a volatile solvent, and a binder selected from the group consisting of cellulosic-, alkyd- and acrylic-resins.

Abstract: A grease composition for constant velocity joints comprises the following components: (a) a base oil; (b) a diurea type thickening agent represented by the following formula (1): R1NH—CO—NH—C6H4—p—CH2—C6H4—p—NH—CO—NHR2  (1) (in the formula (1), R1 and R2 may be the same or different from one another and each represents an aryl group or a cycloalkyl group having 6 or 7 carbon atoms); (c) a molybdenum sulfurized dialkyl dithiocarbamate; (d) a molybdenum sulfurized dialkyl dithiophosphate; (e) molybdenum disulfide; (f) a calcium salt of an alkylaromatic sulfonic acid; and (g) a phosphorus free-and sulfur-containing extreme-pressure additive. The grease composition for constant velocity joints according to the present invention has a high ability of reducing the induced thrust force and is excellent in the durability.

Abstract: The present invention relates to novel lubricant compositions comprising a solid lubricant and a binding agent in water medium suitable for lubricating steel-steel interfaces such as tractor-trailer couplings, rail-wheel systems and other heavy duty applications. The invention also relates to compositions described above which include friction modifiers with high or very high and positive coefficients of friction such that the coefficient of friction is considerably higher than the solid lubricant. The invention further relates to compositions comprising a binding agent and a friction modifier with a very high and positive coefficient of friction in a water medium.

Abstract: A grease composition for constant velocity joints comprising: (a) a base oil; (b) a diurea thickener of the formula (1):R.sup.1 NH--CO--NH--C.sub.6 H.sub.4 -p-CH.sub.2 --C.sub.6 H.sub.4 -p-NH--CO--NHR.sup.2wherein R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 may be the same or different and represent aryl groups having 6 or 7 carbon atoms or cyclohexyl groups; (c) a molybdenum dialkyldithiocarbamate; (d) molybdenum disulfide; (e) at least one extreme pressure agent selected from the group consisting of zinc dithiophosphates, and sulfur-nitrogen extreme pressure agents; and (f) a phosphorus-free sulfur extreme pressure agent. The grease composition has low coefficient of friction, good performance for reducing induced thrust and high durability.

Abstract: A self-lubricating solid coating that contains three layers of lubricants is disclosed. The solid lubricant may be prepared from chromium silicide or chromium carbide; disulfide and diselenide of tungsten, molybdenum, niobium, or tantalum; and silver or gold. This material combination provides superior wear and friction reduction over the temperature range applied. In this invention, chromium silicide or chromium carbide is a hard lubricant with a low wear property to protect the substrate metal; disulfide or diselenide is a soft lubricant with a very low coefficient of friction; and silver or gold with their high thermal conductivity are effective in conducting heat especially at high sliding velocities. Both silver and gold have a low friction coefficient with high oxidative stability.

Abstract: A lubricating composition is disclosed comprising a base oil of mineral and/or synthetic origin in combination with molybdenum disulfide, zinc naphthenate and one or more metal dithiophosphates, and optionally one or more metal dithiocarbamates. A lubricating grease comprising such a composition in combination with a thickener, which may be a urea compound, a simple lithium soap or a lithium complex, is particularly suitable for lubricating constant velocity joints such as constant velocity ball joints.

Abstract: A grease composition for constant velocity joints which consists essentially of: (a) a base oil; (b) an urea thickener; (c) molybdenum disulfide; and (d) a metal salt or an overbasic metal salt selected from the group consisting of metal salts or overbasic metal salts of oxidized waxes, petroleum sulfonates, alkyl aryl sulfonates, salicylate, and phenates. In addition to (a) to (d), it may further contain, (e) an extreme pressure agent selected from the group consisting of a metal-free sulfur-phosphorus extreme pressure agent and molybdenum dithiophosphate, or (f) molybdenum dithiocarbamate. The grease composition exhibits excellent wear-resistance and pitting-inhibitory effect.

Abstract: A rock bit grease composition is prepared by combining synthetic polymer lubricant basestocks comprising a first ethylene-alphaolefin polymer having an average molecular weight in the range of from 3,500 to 4,000, and a polyisobutylene polymer to form a first master. A metal complex soap base thickener is prepared by combining a synthetic polymer lubricant basestocks comprising a second ethylene-alphaolefin having an average molecular weight in the range of from 400 to 800, with an alkali-metal or alkaline-earth metal hydroxide, and at least one fatty acid. A preferred fatty acid is a blend of a first fatty acid having in the range of from 15 to 20 carbon atoms, and a second fatty acid having in the range of from 5 to 12 carbon atoms. The first master and metal complex soap base thickener are mixed together in desired proportions.

Abstract: The present invention provides a specific hybrid series of transition metal polymer matrix composite sets which create durable friction reducing, wear, and corrosion resistance characteristics which can be used in a powder or liquid form, or, which can be bonded to a desired surface at ambient temperature. The specific components are combinations of polytetrafluoroethylene and molybdenum disulfide, polytetrafluoroethylene and tungsten disulfide, or tungsten disulfide and molybdenum disulfide. This invention brings together the unique properties of organic chemistry (polytetrafluoroethylene) and inorganic chemistry (tungsten disulfide, or molybdenum disulfide). This invention creates a synergistic interaction which enhances the wear resistance properties of polytetrafluoroethylene while simultaneously improving the friction reducing properties of molybdenum disulfide, or tungsten disulfide.