Abstract: Lubricating compositions comprising a thiol-carboxylic adduct that is the reaction product of a thiol and carboxylic acid and/or a carboxylic acid derivative. The lubricating composition also comprises an antiwear agent. Methods of lubricating an internal combustion engine comprise contacting the internal combustion engine with a lubricating composition comprising a thiol-carboxylic adduct that is the reaction product of a thiol and carboxylic acid and/or a carboxylic acid derivative. Methods of reducing lubricant oxidation and/or corrosion in an internal combustion engine with a lubricating composition comprising a thiol-carboxylic adduct that is the reaction product of a thiol and carboxylic acid and/or a carboxylic acid derivative. The use of a comprising a thiol-carboxylic adduct that is the reaction product of a thiol and carboxylic acid and/or a carboxylic acid derivative to reduce lubricant oxidation and/or corrosion in an internal combustion engine.

Abstract: A lubricant composition is provided that has reduced deposit formation and a low evaporation allowing for improved performance in high temperature applications relative to conventional high temperature lubricants. The high temperature lubricant composition includes a base oil, wherein the base oil includes at least one polyol ester and at least one pyromellitate ester. In some embodiments, the lubricant composition further includes one or more additives selected from the group of an extreme-pressure additive, an anti-wear additive, an anti-rust additive, a corrosion inhibitor, and an antioxidant, or a combination thereof. Further provided are methods for lubricating an apparatus using the lubricant composition, methods for improving the operational lubrication of a conventional high temperature lubricant, and methods of preparing the high temperature lubricant composition of the present invention.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for lubricating a driveline device comprising supplying to the driveline device a lubricating composition comprising an oil of lubricating viscosity and an antiwear package wherein the antiwear package comprises (a) a derivative of a hydroxycarboxylic acid, and (b) a phosphorus compound selected from the group consisting of an amine salt of a phosphate hydrocarbon ester, a phosphite having at least one hydrocarbyl group with 4 or more carbon atoms, and mixtures thereof.

Abstract: A biodegradable lubricating oil composition of the invention includes a component (A) that is an ester obtained by reacting a linear saturated aliphatic carboxylic acid and a linear aliphatic dicarboxylic acid with a polyhydric alcohol, a component (B) that is an ester obtained by reacting a linear saturated aliphatic carboxylic acid with a polyhydric alcohol, and a component (C) that is a phosphate amine salt obtained by reacting an acidic phosphate with an alkylamine, in which the linear saturated aliphatic carboxylic acid of the component (A) is formed of a linear saturated aliphatic carboxylic acid having 8 carbon atoms and a linear saturated aliphatic carboxylic acid having 10 carbon atoms, and a molar amount of the linear saturated aliphatic carboxylic acid having 8 carbon atoms is larger than a molar amount of the linear saturated aliphatic carboxylic acid having 10 carbon atoms.

Abstract: There is provided a grease composition decreasing the load sensitivity to a running torque, maintaining necessary performances for a wheel supporting rolling bearing unit, and maintaining a good lubricated condition for a long time, and, a wheel supporting rolling bearing unit having the grease composition packed therein. The grease composition contains base oil, thickeners, rust inhibitors, and anti-wear agents, the base oil contains mineral oil, synthetic oil or blend oil of the mineral oil and the synthetic oil, a mix ratio (mass ratio) of the mineral oil and the synthetic oil is 0:100 to 20:80, a kinematic viscosity of the base oil at a temperature of 40° C. is 70 to 150 mm2/s, and a pour point of the base oil is equal to or lower than ?40° C. The wheel supporting rolling bearing unit is packed with this grease composition.

Abstract: There are provided a lubricating oil composition for a fluid dynamic bearing, and a HDD motor fabricated using the same. The lubricating oil composition includes an ester base oil and 0.01 to 3.00 parts by weight of an additive relative to 100 parts by weight of the base oil and has a density of 0.900 g/cm3 or less at 15° C. and a kinetic viscosity of 9.50 cSt or less at 40° C. According to the present invention, the HDD motor is fabricated by using a lubricating oil composition for a fluid dynamic bearing, the lubricating oil composition having advantages such as low viscosity at practical temperature, reduced evaporation loss and enhanced oxidation stability, thereby improving impact resistance and low temperature operational stability of a fluid dynamic motor.

Abstract: A lubricant composition useful for automotive engines, comprising: (A) at least one polyalkylene glycol suitable for use as a lubricant in an automotive engine, (B) an additive package which comprises an acid scavenger, wherein the acid scavenger is an aspartic acid ester, aspartic acid amide, a Group V aspartic acid salt, or a combination thereof.

Abstract: A lubricating fluid contains a synthetic ester base fluid having a viscosity index of at least 110, from 0.01% to 5% by weight, based on the total weight of the lubricating fluid, of at least one tri-C6-C14-aryl phosphate, and from 0.01% by weight to 5% by weight, based on the total weight of the synthetic ester base fluid, of at least one carbodiimide.

Abstract: The present invention relates to functional fluid compositions containing friction modifiers, and specifically stable compositions containing friction modifiers with limited solubility in and/or limited compatibility with the functional fluids with which they are used. In particular the present invention deals with functional fluids used in internal combustion engines, such as engine oils, and friction modifiers that contain one or more amide functional groups, where the friction modifier is present in the functional fluid composition at levels that would otherwise cause the composition to be unstable and/or hazy.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for lubricating a driveline device comprising supplying to the driveline device a lubricating composition comprising an oil of lubricating viscosity and an antiwear package wherein the antiwear package comprises (a) a derivative of a hydroxycarboxylic acid, and (b) a phosphorus compound selected from the group consisting of an amine salt of a phosphate hydrocarbon ester, a phosphite having at least one hydrocarbyl group with 4 or more carbon atoms, and mixtures thereof.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a lubricant concentrate containing the following components (i) at least one amine, (ii) at least one phosphate according to the general formula (I), (iii) at least one acid, (iv) optionally at least one ether carboxylic acid compounds with the general formula (II) R20—(O(CH2)m)nOCH2COO?M+??(II), (v) optionally at least one further aid or additive.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a lubricant concentrate containing the following components (i) at least one amine, (ii) at least one phosphate according to the general formula (I), (iii) at least one acid, (iv) optionally at least one ether carboxylic acid compounds with the general formula (II) R20—(O(CH2)m)nOCH2COO?M+??(II), (v) optionally at least one further aid or additive.

Abstract: The multifunctional aqueous lubricant according to the invention comprises at least one water-soluble salt of dithiodiglycolic acid and at least one water-soluble compound chosen from the group consisting of: a) phosphoric esters of general formula:  in which R represents an alkyl, alkenyl or alkylaryl radical having from 6 to 20 carbon atoms, k is equal to 2 or 3, m is a number ranging from 0 to 20 and x is equal to 1 or 2, and their salts, and b) water-soluble salts of alkylthio acids of general formula: R′—S—(CH2)n—COOH  (II)  in which n is a number ranging from 1 to 10 and R′ represents an alkyl, alkenyl or aryl radical having from 6 to 20 carbon atoms,  the ratio by mass of dithiodiglycolic acid to compound(s) I and/or II being between 1/1 and 50/1.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a lubricating composition comprising a hydrocarbon lubricant base oil in combination with (a) a phenyl-naphthylamine, (b) a thiophosphate, and (c) a diphenyl amine, preferably in combination with (d) an aspartic acid ester. Further, the invention relates to the use of the lubricating composition for lubricating a combination of a gas turbine and a steam turbine.

Abstract: A lubricant grease composition comprising is disclosed. The composition includes:(a) an oil or oil mixture of one or more ester of aromatic tricarboxylic or tetracarboxylic acids with an alcohol or a mixture of alcohols having the general composition C.sub.n H.sub.2n+1 OH with n=7 to 22 and/or one or more of the esters of trimethylolpropane, pentaerythritol or dipentaerythritol with aliphatic carboxylic acids having the general composition C.sub.n H.sub.2n+1 COOH with n=6 to 21,(b) a thickening agent comprising a biurea and/or polyurea, and(c) a wear-protecting additive comprising a mixture of the components triaryl phosphorothionate, C.sub.8 -C.sub.20 alkylamino monohexyl and dihexyl phosphate and C.sub.1 -C.sub.8 -alkylamino isobutyl phospate.

Abstract: There is disclosed a hydraulic working oil composition which comprises in the form of a blend, a base oil having a C.sub.A content of at most 5%; 0.01 to 5% by weight of an (A) aminic antioxidant such as 4,4'-dioctyldiphenylamine; 0.01 to 5% by weight of a (B) phenolic antioxidant such as 2,6-ditert-butyl-4-methylphenol; 0.01 to 5% by weight of a (C) phosphoric ester such as tricresyl phosphate; and 0.001 to 5% by weight of a (D) fatty acid amide such as isostearic acid triethylenetetramide and/or polyhydric alcohol ester such as sorbitan monooleate each based on the whole amount of the composition.

Abstract: Lubricants containing a compound of the structureR.sub.1 R.sub.2 N--C(X')S--(CR.sub.3 R.sub.4).sub.a Ywhere X' is an oxygen or sulfur atom and Y is, e.g., an activating group; also containing a phosphorus acid or ester of the formula (R.sub.6 X)(R.sub.7 X)P(X).sub.n X.sub.m R.sub.8 or an amine salt thereof; and also a surfactant, exhibit good antiwear properties. They are particularly useful in pressure transmitting applications such as tractor hydraulic fluids.

Abstract: This invention relates to a composition, comprising: (A) an acylated amine having a base number in the range of about 45 to about 90, said acylated amine being the product made by contacting (A)(I) at least one carboxylic acid acylating agent with (A)(II) at least one polyamine, said polyamine (A)(II) being selected from the group consisting of (A)(II)(a) a product made by contacting at least one hydroxy material with at least one amine, (A)(II)(b) an alkylene polyamine bottoms product, and (A)(II)(c) a product made by contacting a hydroxy material with an alkylene polyamine bottoms product; (B) a boron compound; and (C) an organic phosphorus acid or ester, or derivative of said phosphorus acid or ester. In one embodiment, this composition further comprises (D) a thiocarbamate. In one embodiment, this composition further comprises (E) a nitrogen-containing ester of a carboxy-containing interpolymer.