Industrial lubricants

Industrial lubricants

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Wicking

Industrial machinery; Industrial lubricants

The vertical absorption of a liquid into a porous material by capillary forces.

Weld point

Industrial machinery; Industrial lubricants

The lowest applied load in kilogrammes at which the rotating ball in the Four Ball EP test either seizes and welds to the three stationary balls, or at which extreme scoring of the three balls ...

Wear debris

Industrial machinery; Industrial lubricants

Particles that are detached from machine surfaces as a result of wear and corrosion. Also known as wear particles.

Wear inhibitor

Industrial machinery; Industrial lubricants

An additive which protects the rubbing surfaces against wear, particularly from scuffing, if the hydrodynamic film is ruptured.

Wear

Industrial machinery; Industrial lubricants

The attrition or rubbing away of the surface of a material as a result of mechanical action.

Viscosity-temperature relationship

Industrial machinery; Industrial lubricants

The manner in which the viscosity of a given fluid varies inversely with temperature. Because of the mathematical relationship that exists between these two variables, it is possible to predict ...

Way lubricant

Industrial machinery; Industrial lubricants

Lubricant for the sliding ways of machine tools such as planers, grinders, horizontal boring machines, shapers, jig borers, and milling machines. A good way lubricant is formulated with special ...