Industrial lubricants

Industrial lubricants

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Way

Industrial machinery; Industrial lubricants

Longitudinal surface that guides the reciprocal movement of a machine part.

Water-glycol fluid

Industrial machinery; Industrial lubricants

A fluid whose major constituents are water and one or more glycols or polyglycols.

Volatility

Industrial machinery; Industrial lubricants

This property describes the degree and rate at which a liquid will vaporise under given conditions of temperature and pressure. When liquid stability changes, this property is often reduced in value.

Additives that increase the viscosity of the fluid throughout its useful temperature range. Such additives are polymers that possess thickening power as a result of their high molecular weight and ...

Viscosity modifier

Industrial machinery; Industrial lubricants

Lubricant additive, usually a high molecular weight polymer, that reduces the tendency of an oil's viscosity to change with temperature.

Viscosity index (VI)

Industrial machinery; Industrial lubricants

A commonly used measure of a fluid's change of viscosity with temperature. The higher the viscosity index, the smaller the relative change in viscosity with temperature.

Viscosity grade

Industrial machinery; Industrial lubricants

Any of a number of systems which characterise lubricants according to viscosity for particular applications, such as industrial oils, gear oils, automotive engine oils, automotive gear oils, and ...