Industrial lubricants

Industrial lubricants

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Industrial lubricants

Fatigue platelets

Industrial machinery; Industrial lubricants

Normal particles between 20 and 40 microns found in gear box and rolling element bearing oil samples observed by analytical ferrography. A sudden increase in the size and quantity of these particles ...

Fibre grease

Industrial machinery; Industrial lubricants

A grease with a distinctly fibrous structure, which is noticeable when portions of the grease are pulled apart.

Ferrography

Industrial machinery; Industrial lubricants

An analytical method of assessing machine health by quantifying and examining ferrous wear particles suspended in the lubricant or hydraulic fluid.

Extreme pressure (EP) additive

Industrial machinery; Industrial lubricants

Lubricant additive that prevents sliding metal surfaces from seizing under conditions of extreme pressure. At the high local temperatures associated with metal-to-metal contact, an EP additive ...

Fabrication integrity point

Industrial machinery; Industrial lubricants

The differential gas pressure at which the first stream of gas bubbles are emitted from a wetted philtre element under standard test conditions.

Extreme pressure (EP) lubricants

Industrial machinery; Industrial lubricants

Lubricants that impart to rubbing surfaces the ability to carry appreciably greater loads than would be possible with ordinary lubricants without excessive wear or damage.