Disclosed is a method for maintaining emulsion stability in a hybrid engine. The method involves lubricating and operating the hybrid engine with a lubricating oil composition having a major amount of an oil of lubricating viscosity; minor amount of a magnesium containing detergent, and a minor amount of a borated dispersant.

An object of the present disclosure is to provide a composition in which disproportionation of a refrigerant is suppressed, a heat cycle system using the composition, and a method for suppressing a disproportionation reaction of a refrigerant. A composition comprising a refrigerant and a refrigeration oil, the refrigerant comprising at least one refrigerant selected from the group consisting of HFO-1141, HFO-1132(E/Z), HFO-1132a, HFO-1123, and FO-1114, the refrigeration oil having a contact angle with a substrate of 0.1°≤Θ≤90°, the substrate comprising at least one member selected from the group consisting of engineering plastics, organic films, inorganic films, glass, and metals.

A fluid includes a base stock and one or more additives. The base stock has a viscosity index of at least 80, and either a kinematic viscosity at 40° C. of at least 320 cSt or a kinematic viscosity at 100° C. of at least 14 cSt. The base stock includes greater than or equal to about 90 wt % saturates, less than or equal to about 10 wt % aromatics, and a sum of terminal/pendant propyl groups and terminal/pendant ethyl groups of at least 1.7 per 100 carbon atoms. The fluid has a thermal conductivity measured according to ASTM D7896 at 140° C. of 0.12 W/m.Math.K or greater.

A fluid includes a base stock and one or more additives. The base stock has a viscosity index of at least 80, and either a kinematic viscosity at 40° C. of at least 320 cSt or a kinematic viscosity at 100° C. of at least 14 cSt. The base stock includes greater than or equal to about 90 wt % saturates, less than or equal to about 10 wt % aromatics, and a sum of terminal/pendant propyl groups and terminal/pendant ethyl groups of at least 1.7 per 100 carbon atoms. The fluid has a thermal conductivity measured according to ASTM D7896 at 140° C. of 0.12 W/m.Math.K or greater.

Provided is a fluorine-containing ether compound capable of forming a lubricant layer having excellent wear resistance even when the thickness is thin, and suitable as a material of a lubricant for a magnetic recording medium. The fluorine-containing ether compound is a compound represented by the following formula (1): R.sup.1—R.sup.2—CH.sub.2—R.sup.3—CH.sub.2—R.sup.4—R.sup.5; wherein R.sup.3 is a perfluoropolyether chain; R.sup.1 is a terminal group bonded to R.sup.2; R.sup.5 is a terminal group bonded to R.sup.4; R.sup.1 is an alkenyl group or an alkynyl group; R.sup.5 is a group containing a heterocyclic ring; R.sup.2 is represented by the following formula (2); R.sup.4 is represented by the following formula (3); and a in the formula (2) and b in the formula (3) are each independently an integer of 1 to 3. ##STR00001##

Prepared is a film including at least one surface having a friction property having A of not less than 0.01 and B of not greater than 0.6, A and B being values obtained from friction testing, wherein the friction testing includes measuring relative dynamic friction coefficients μ of the at least one surface at various moving speeds v (mm/s) of a contact probe, creating a plot of log(v), log(v) being a common logarithm of the moving speed, on a horizontal axis and μ on a vertical axis and performing linear fitting to obtain a straight line, and A is a slope of the straight line and B is an intercept of the straight line. The tactile film includes a tactile layer, which is formed of a cured product of a curable composition including a curable resin and is disposed on the outermost layer; and the surface of the tactile layer may have a friction property having a slope A of 0.01 or higher and an intercept B of 0.6 or lower. The curable resin may include a (meth)acrylic polymer having a polymerizable group, a urethane (meth)acrylate, a silicone (meth)acrylate, and a cellulose ester. The curable composition may include no fine particles. The tactile layer of the film may be laminated on a substrate layer formed of a transparent resin. The film has excellent finger slidability.

The invention provides a grease composition for lubrication of a sliding surface made of resin, including a fluorine-based base oil and a synthetic hydrocarbon oil as a base oil; a fluorine-based thickener, and a lithium soap thickener or a lithium complex soap thickener as a thickener; and an extreme pressure additive as an additive. The invention also provides a sliding member including a sliding surface made of a resin wherein the grease composition for lubrication is applied to the sliding surface made of a resin.

A lubricating oil composition including: a lubricant base oil; (A) a triazole metal deactivator in an amount of 0.005 to 0.03 mass % in terms of nitrogen on the basis of the total mass of the composition; and (B1) a succinimide compound represented by the following general formula (1) in an amount of 0.0005 to 0.02 mass % in terms of nitrogen on the basis of the total mass of the composition:

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wherein in the general formula (1), R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 each independently represent a hydrogen atom or a C1-36 linear or branched chain alkyl or alkenyl group, and at least one of R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 is a C8-36 linear or branched chain alkyl or alkenyl group, and n represents an integer of 1 to 10.

A lubricating oil composition including: a lubricant base oil; (A) a triazole metal deactivator in an amount of 0.005 to 0.03 mass % in terms of nitrogen on the basis of the total mass of the composition; and (B1) a succinimide compound represented by the following general formula (1) in an amount of 0.0005 to 0.02 mass % in terms of nitrogen on the basis of the total mass of the composition:

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wherein in the general formula (1), R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 each independently represent a hydrogen atom or a C1-36 linear or branched chain alkyl or alkenyl group, and at least one of R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 is a C8-36 linear or branched chain alkyl or alkenyl group, and n represents an integer of 1 to 10.

A non-volatile memory circuit in embodiments of the present invention may have one or more of the following features: (a) a logic source, and (b) a semi-conductive device being electrically coupled to the logic source, having a first terminal, a second terminal and a nano-grease with significantly reduced amount of carbon nanotube loading located between the first and second terminal, wherein the nano-grease exhibits non-volatile memory characteristics.