Industrial lubricants

Industrial lubricants

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Industrial lubricants

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 ...

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 vaporize under given conditions of temperature and pressure. When liquid stability changes, this property is often reduced in value.