Industrial lubricants

Industrial lubricants

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specific gravity

Industrial machinery; Industrial lubricants

The ratio of the weight of a given volume of liquid to the weight of an equal volume of water.

A refining process used to separate components (unsaturated hydrocarbons) from lube distillates in order to improve the oil’s oxidation stability, viscosity index, and response to additives. The oil ...

solvent

Industrial machinery; Industrial lubricants

A material with a strong capability to dissolve a given substance. The most common petroleum solvents are mineral spirits, xylene, toluene, hexane, heptane, and naphthas. Aromatic-type solvents have ...

solvency

Industrial machinery; Industrial lubricants

Ability of a fluid to dissolve inorganic materials and polymers, which is a function of aromaticity.

solid

Industrial machinery; Industrial lubricants

Any substance having a definite shape which it does not readily relinquish. More generally, any substance in which the force required to produce a deformation depends upon the magnitude of the ...