A lubricating oil composition contains a base oil and a rust inhibitor, in which the base oil has a gas chromatogram measured by gas chromatography satisfying the particular condition (), and the rust inhibitor is at least one selected from a first rust inhibitor, a second rust inhibitor, a third rust inhibitor, and a fourth rust inhibitor, and satisfies the particular condition ().

The passage of a container along a conveyor is lubricated by applying to the container or conveyor a lubricant composition comprising a water-miscible silicone material having a silicone emulsion wherein the silicone emulsion contains less than 500 ppm of a triethanolamine salts of alkyl benzene sulfonic acid compounds.

The invention relates to polymeric-inorganic nanoparticles and preparation processes thereof. The invention also relates to a powder, concentrate and lubricating composition comprising these polymeric-inorganic nanoparticles, to a method of dispersing nanoparticles in lubricating oil, as well as the use of these polymeric-inorganic particles in an oil lubricant formulation to reduce pour point, friction and wear.

The present invention relates to a lubricating oil composition containing a base oil (A) and a viscosity index improver (B) such that in X-ray small-angle scattering spectra obtained through measurement at 40 C. and 100 C., a ratio [|(40)|/|(100)|] between |(40)| and |(100)|, each of which is an absolute value of a slope of a straight line calculated in a range of the scattering vector q as the x axis of from 0.1 nm .sup.1 to 1 nm .sup.by the least-squares method, is 1.5 or more.

Provided are a lubricating oil composition containing a component (A): a succinimide having an alkenyl group or an alkyl group, a component (B): a primary amine having a hydrocarbon group having 12 or more and 24 or less carbon atoms, a component (C): a fatty acid amide compound, and a component (D): an amide compound having a specific structure, and capable of satisfying both a high clutch capacity and a long anti-shudder lifetime; and a lubrication method and a transmission using the composition.

Compositions, systems and methods for introducing lubricants, and additives, that are designed to work with environmentally friendly refrigerants into vehicle heat management systems including passenger compartment air conditioning (A/C) systems are disclosed. Methods for charging lubricants and specific additives using environmentally desirable (low GWP) refrigerant or refrigerant blend compositions into an environmentally friendly system, such as a system that uses HFO-1234yf, are also disclosed.

The present invention relates to a lubricating oil composition containing: (A) a poly--olefin base oil obtained by using a metallocene catalyst; (B) a mineral oil-based base oil exhibiting a distillation curve with a temperature gradient |Dt| of distillation temperature between two points 2.0 vol % and 5.0 vol % of distillation amount being 6.8 C./vol % or less; and (C) an ester-based base oil in an amount of 6% by mass or more based on a total amount of the composition.

There is disclosed an antifoam component for a mechanical device which includes a poly(acrylate) copolymer. The antifoam component has improved foam performance in finished fluids utilizing dibutyl hydrogen phosphite compounds, such as driveline fluids. A lubricating composition comprising a) at least one oil of lubricating viscosity; and b) an antifoam component comprising a poly(acrylate) copolymer. The poly(acrylate) copolymer, b) may include (i) from about 30 wt % up to about 99 wt % of a (meth)acrylate monomer having C.sub.1 to C.sub.4 alkyl esters of (meth)acrylic acid; and (ii) from about 1 wt % up to about 70 wt % of a fluorinated (meth)acrylate monomer.

This disclosure relates to a shaped article made from thermoplastic material which may be a thermoplastic elastomeric material containing a masterbatch of a stick-slip modifier having one or more thermoplastic silicone vulcanisates, an assembly comprising the article and a process for making the shaped article.

Implementations of the disclosed subject matter provide a lubricating composition for use as a transmission fluid in an electric vehicle. The lubricating composition may include at least 70 wt %, based on the overall weight of the lubricating composition, of a biodegradable ester base oil with a kinematic viscosity at 100 C. in the range of 2.5 to 7.0 mm.sup.2/s. The ester is biodegradable according to OECD test guidelines series 301. The composition may also include at least 0.5 wt % and no more than 10 wt %, based on the overall weight of the lubricating composition, of a viscosity index improver which is at least one high viscosity ester with a kinematic viscosity at 100 C. of at least 1000 mm.sup.2/s; an anti-foam additive selected from silicone oil based antifoam additives and polyacrylate antifoam additives. Also disclosed is a process for lubricating an electric vehicle drive train comprising a transmission by applying the lubricating composition to the transmission.