A non-water-based tire lubricant includes a thickening agent and a thinning agent. The thickening agent may be a silicone grease, hydrotreated light petroleum distillates, or hydrogenated liquid rosin ester, and the thinning agent may be a blend of petroleum distillates and additives or a silicone liquid. The tire lubricant has a pliable consistency, is easier to apply and use than standard tire lubricants, allows the tire to seal at much lower pressures, and is not water-based so that nitrogen concentrations inside the tire are maintained at 100 percent.

There is provided a petrolatum substitute. The petrolatum substitute preparation comprises 1-20 wt % of at least one oil thickening agent, 7-40 wt % of at least one structuring agent, 0.5-10 wt % of at least one phytosterol or ester thereof, and 30-92 wt % of at least one emollient, wherein the preparation has a melting point of 35? C. or more. The petrolatum substitute preparation can be used in essentially all applications where petrolatum is used today. The substitute can be made renewable and the use of over-exploited natural products is minimized. The preparation is less irritant and has excellent moisture barrier properties when applied to human skin. Further it is less energy consuming to manufacture.

There is provided a petrolatum substitute. The petrolatum substitute preparation comprises 1-20 wt % of at least one oil thickening agent, 7-40 wt % of at least one structuring agent, 0.5-10 wt % of at least one phytosterol or ester thereof, and 30-92 wt % of at least one emollient, wherein the preparation has a melting point of 35? C. or more. The petrolatum substitute preparation can be used in essentially all applications where petrolatum is used today. The substitute can be made renewable and the use of over-exploited natural products is minimized. The preparation is less irritant and has excellent moisture barrier properties when applied to human skin. Further it is less energy consuming to manufacture.

There is provided a petrolatum substitute. The petrolatum substitute preparation comprises 1-20 wt % of at least one oil thickening agent, 7-40 wt % of at least one structuring agent, 0.5-10 wt % of at least one phytosterol or ester thereof, and 30-92 wt % of at least one emollient, wherein the preparation has a melting point of 35? C. or more. The petrolatum substitute preparation can be used in essentially all applications where petrolatum is used today. The substitute can be made renewable and the use of over-exploited natural products is minimized. The preparation is less irritant and has excellent moisture barrier properties when applied to human skin. Further it is less energy consuming to manufacture.

The present invention provides a lubricating composition suitable for use in a two-stroke crosshead diesel engine. The lubricating composition comprises a base oil blend consisting of base oil chosen from Group I, base oil chosen from Group II and deasphalted cylinder oil.

A lubricant, which includes an ionic liquid including a conjugate base and a conjugate acid, wherein the conjugate acid is represented by General Formula (A) below, and wherein a pKa of an acid that is a source of the conjugate base in acetonitrile is 10 or less, ##STR00001##
where, in General Formula (A), R.sub.1, R.sub.2, and R.sub.3 are each independently a group including a hydrocarbon group, with the proviso that at least one of the hydrocarbon groups in R.sub.1, R.sub.2, and R.sub.3 is a straight-chain hydrocarbon group having 6 or greater carbon atoms.

A lubricating oil composition that satisfies the fuel efficiency with a low viscosity and a low traction coefficient, the wear resistance, the usability with a high flash point, and the low temperature fluidity, at high levels, having a base oil having a kinematic viscosity at 40? C. of 3.000 mm.sup.2/s or more and 20.000 mm.sup.2/s or less as a component (A); and a base oil having a kinematic viscosity at 40?? C. of 100.000 mm.sup.2/s or more and 2000.000 mm.sup.2/s or less as a component (B), the component (A) having a flash point of 180? C. or more, the lubricating oil composition having a content of the component (B) of 0.01% by mass or more and 2.00% by mass or less based on the total amount of the lubricating oil composition, a lubricating method using the same, and a transmission including the same.

A process for applying a low coefficient of friction coating to interacting parts of a machine. The low coefficient coating is comprised of nanoparticles of a metal melting below about 400 C., preferably bismuth. A dispersion of the nanoparticles in a lubricant oil is introduced into the oil reservoir of the machine and the machine is operated at designed conditions.

A process for applying a low coefficient of friction coating to interacting parts of a machine. The low coefficient coating is comprised of nanoparticles of a metal melting below about 400 C., preferably bismuth. A dispersion of the nanoparticles in a lubricant oil is introduced into the oil reservoir of the machine and the machine is operated at designed conditions.

The invention relates to a flat steel product, which is intended to be formed into a component by hot press forming and has a base made of steel, onto which a metal anti-corrosion coating is applied, which is formed by Zn or a Zn alloy. This is achieved as per the invention in that a separate finishing coat is applied to at least one of the free surfaces of the flat steel product which contains at least one base metal compound (oxide, nitride, sulphide, sulphate, carbide, carbonate, fluoride, hydrate, hydroxide, or phosphate). Furthermore the invention relates to a method enabling the production of a flat steel product of this kind.