Industrial lubricants

Industrial lubricants

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Industrial lubricants

Mixed film

Industrial machinery; Industrial lubricants

A type of lubrication that features a combination of full-film and thin-film elements.

Miscible

Industrial machinery; Industrial lubricants

Capable of being mixed in any concentration without separation of phases; e.g., water and ethyl alcohol are miscible.

Mineral seal oil

Industrial machinery; Industrial lubricants

A distillation fraction between kerosene and gas oil, widely used as a solvent oil in gas adsorption processes, as a lubricant for the rolling of metal foil, and as a base oil in many specialty ...

Mineral oil

Industrial machinery; Industrial lubricants

Oil derived from a mineral source, such as petroleum, as opposed to oils derived from plants and animals.

Metalworking lubricant

Industrial machinery; Industrial lubricants

Any lubricant, usually petroleum-based, that facilitates the cutting or shaping of metal. Basic types of metalworking lubricants are: cutting and tapping fluids, drawing compounds, etc.

Microscope method

Industrial machinery; Industrial lubricants

A method of particle counting which measures or sizes particles using an optical microscope.

Micron

Industrial machinery; Industrial lubricants

A unit of length. One Micron = 39 millionths of an inch (. 000039"). Contaminant size is usually described in microns. Relatively speaking, a grain of salt is about 60 microns and the eye can see ...