A grease composition which is excellent in seizure resistance can be provided without deteriorating resistance to stirring in the rolling device, and a rolling device in which the grease composition intervenes to a predetermined portion can be also provided by use of a grease composition comprising a base oil and a thickener, the thickener being a diurea compound obtained by allowing an amine mixture comprising alkylphenylamine, an alkyl group of which has 8 to 16 carbon atoms, and cyclohexylamine, to react with a diisocyanate compound, the amount of cyclohexylamine in the amine mixture being 80% by mole or more and less than 91% by mole, and a worked penetration being 300 to 330.

An antioxidant composition which comprises: (a) methylenebis(di-n-butyldithiocarbamate); and (b) an alkylated diphenylamine derivative of triazole wherein the alkyl group on at least one of the phenyl groups is C.sub.8 or higher. Lubricating compositions containing the antioxidant composition are also contemplated.

Combining a metal based friction modifier, such as a molybdenum dialkyldithiocarbamate, and certain esters of hydroxy carboxylic acids, such as short chain alkyl esters of citric or tartaric acid, e.g., tributyl citrate, has a synergistic effect on lowering the friction coefficient of lubricating oils allowing one to reduce the amount of metal based friction modifier needed to adequately formulate a lubricant with low friction characteristics.

A method for improving corrosion protection and friction coefficient in an engine or other mechanical component lubricated with a lubricating oil by using as the lubricating oil a formulated oil. The formulated oil has a composition comprising a lubricating oil base stock as a major component, and a mixture of (i) at least one organic molybdenum compound, and (ii) at least one borated ester, as a minor component. Corrosion protection and friction coefficient are improved as compared to corrosion protection and friction coefficient achieved using a lubricating oil containing a minor component other than the mixture of (i) at least one organic molybdenum compound, and (ii) at least one borated ester.

Provided are a lubricating oil composition for internal combustion engine capable of preventing a deterioration of the combustion state of a spark-ignition internal combustion engine, specifically, a lubricating oil composition to be used for a spark-ignition internal combustion engine in which a total tension per piston of tensions applied to the piston ring is 100 N or less, the lubricating oil composition being a lubricating oil composition including a base oil, (A) a calcium-based detergent, at least one selected from (B1) a sodium-based additive and (B2) a magnesium-based additive, and (C) an ash-free sulfur-based additive in predetermined contents; a method for producing the lubricating oil composition; a spark-ignition internal combustion engine using the lubricating oil composition; and a method for lubricating the internal combustion engine.

A low-phosphorus lubricating composition having less than 600 ppm phosphorus, comprising at least 85 weight % of a lubricating base blend, and an additive comprising the following, as weight % of the total composition: (1) an organomolybdenum component comprising: (a) an organomolybdenum complex, and (b) a molybdenum dithiocarbamate, the organomolybdenum component being present at an amount which provides about 400-800 ppm Mo; (2) (iso-octyl-3-(3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxyphenyl) propionate), at about 0.25-1.5%; (3) a dithiocarbamate component comprising (a) methylene-bis-dialkyldithiocarbamate and (b) said molybdenum dithiocarbamate, at a total dithiocarbamate component of about 0.6-1.2%; and (4) an alkylated diphenyl amine, at about 0.5-1.5%.

The invention provides a lubricating composition comprising: an oil of lubricating viscosity and a reaction product of a monovalent to tetravalent inorganic Lewis acid and a hydroxyl terminated polyether (or glycol), wherein the mole ratio of hydroxyl terminated polyether (or glycol) to Lewis acid is 1:1 or greater. The invention further relates to a method of lubricating a mechanical device (such as an internal combustion engine) with the lubricating composition.

The invention provides a lubricant composition for an eccentrically oscillating speed reducer of planetary gear type, which is capable of extending the life of the speed. reducer under high temperatures and keeping low input torque at low temperatures, and includes (a) a base oil containing a synthetic oil, (b) a hydrocarbon wax, and (c) at least one calcium salt selected from the group consisting of a calcium salt of petroleum sulfonic acid, a calcium salt of alkyl aromatic sulfonic acid, a calcium salt of oxidized wax, an overbasic calcium salt of petroleum sulfonic acid, an overbasic calcium salt of alkyl aromatic sulfonic acid, and an overbasic calcium salt of oxidized wax.

The present invention relates to an engine oil lubricant composition for use in internal combustion engines comprising one or more molybdenum containing compounds that deliver 1-1000 ppm molybdenum to the finished oil, one or more phosphorus containing compounds that deliver 25-650 ppm phosphorus to the finished oil, and one or more poly(meth)acrylate viscosity index improvers (VI improvers) that may or may not be functionalized, for improved fuel economy and turbocharger related deposits. In addition, the composition comprises an antioxidant system which is carefully balanced to provide improved fuel economy, comprising an aminic antioxidant, a phenolic antioxidant and an ashless dithiocarbamate. Additionally, the formulated oil may contain a dispersant poly(meth)acrylate, in addition to the PAMA VI improver, to reduce the amount of traditional succinimide dispersants.

The lubricating oil composition of the present invention is a lubricating oil composition containing a lubricating base oil, a metal-based detergent, a molybdenum dialkyldithiocarbamate compound, and a boron-containing compound, wherein the metal-based detergent contains a calcium salicylate and at least one selected from the group consisting of a calcium sulfonate and a magnesium-based detergent; the lubricating oil composition arbitrarily contains an ashless friction modifier; the content of a calcium atom is 0.12 to 0.16 mass % on the basis of the whole amount of the lubricating oil composition; the content of a molybdenum atom is 0.05 to 0.10 mass % on the basis of the whole amount of the lubricating oil composition; and a predetermined coefficient X is less than 0.050.