An object of the present invention is to provide a grease composition which has little influence on the environment and has good rust prevention and water resistance against salt water such as sea water. The grease composition comprises a biodegradable base oil and a rust-preventive agent comprising a calcium sulfonate complex and a sorbitan fatty acid ester, wherein a total content of biodegradable organic substances in the grease composition is 75% by mass or more, and wherein a content of the rust-preventive agent is 2.5 to 30% by mass.

A method for manufacturing a mechanical timepiece part (1) including at least one functional area (2) wherein a lubricant (9) is able to be confined, the method including a step (10) of constructing a blank of the part (1) including the at least one functional area (2) and a step of transforming (12) the at least one functional area (2) into a magnetised functional area (2) capable of cooperating with the lubricant (9) when it has magnetic properties.

A composition and method for reducing the coefficient of friction and required pulling force of a wire or cable are provided. A composition of aqueous emulsion is provided that is environmentally friendly, halogen free and solvent free. The composition is compatible with various types of insulating materials and may be applied after the wire or cable is cooled and also by spraying or submerging the wire or cable in a bath. The composition contains lubricating agents that provide lower coefficient of friction for wire or cable installation and continuous wire or cable surface lubrication thereafter.

Turbine lubricant additives and lubricants including such additives that provide rust prevention and water separation but also pass the demanding stage II wet filterability at the same time.

The invention provides a lubricating composition comprising a low viscosity base oil and a synergistic mixture of a functionalized ethylene-α-olefin copolymer, a poly(meth)acrylate polymer, and a metal-free anti-wear agent. The invention also provides a method of lubricating an internal combustion engine using such a lubricating composition.

A composition and method for reducing the coefficient of friction and required pulling force of a wire or cable are provided. A composition of aqueous emulsion is provided that is environmentally friendly, halogen free and solvent free. The composition is compatible with various types of insulating materials and may be applied after the wire or cable is cooled and also by spraying or submerging the wire or cable in a bath. The composition contains lubricating agents that provide lower coefficient of friction for wire or cable installation and continuous wire or cable surface lubrication thereafter.

Grease composition contains (A) a straight-chain perfluoropolyether having a kinematic viscosity of 2-110 mm.sup.2/s at 40° C., (B) a branched perfluoropolyether having a kinematic viscosity of 2-100 mm.sup.2/s at 40° C., and (C) a fluorocarbon resin powder having a primary particle size of 1 μm or less, wherein the contained amount of the fluorocarbon resin powder is 25-40 wt % with respect to the weight of the grease composition, and the weight ratio of the straight-chain perfluoropolyether (A) to the branched perfluoropolyether (B) is 15:85 to 70:30.

The present invention provides a lubricating oil composition for automatic transmissions which comprises: 55 to 85 mass % of a Fischer-Tropsch synthetic oil with a kinematic viscosity at 100° C. of 2 to 4 mm2/s as a low-viscosity base oil; 1 to 10 mass % of an olefin copolymer 5 with a kinematic viscosity at 100° C. of 150 to 1,000 mm2/s as a high-viscosity base oil; and a polymethacrylate with a weight-average molecular weight of 10,000 to 50,000. This lubricating oil composition is such that the viscosity index of the composition is not 10 less than 190, the Brookfield viscosity is not more than 6,000 mPa.Math.s at low temperature (−40° C.), the kinematic viscosity at 100° C. is 6 to 7 mm2/s, and the rate of reduction of the kinematic viscosity after a KRL shear stability test (60° C., 20 hr) is kept to within not more 15 than 3%.

A composition and method for reducing the coefficient of friction and required pulling force of a wire or cable are provided. A composition of aqueous emulsion is provided that is environmentally friendly, halogen free and solvent free. The composition is compatible with various types of insulating materials and may be applied after the wire or cable is cooled and also by spraying or submerging the wire or cable in a bath. The composition contains lubricating agents that provide lower coefficient of friction for wire or cable installation and continuous wire or cable surface lubrication thereafter.

A method for manufacturing a mechanical timepiece part (1) including at least one functional area (2) wherein a lubricant (9) is able to be confined, the method including a step (10) of constructing a blank of the part (1) including the at least one functional area (2) and a step of transforming (12) the at least one functional area (2) into a magnetised functional area (2) capable of cooperating with the lubricant (9) when it has magnetic properties.