The present invention provides a lubricant composition comprising: (i) a base oil (ii) an organophilic clay-based thickener; and (iii) a solid lubricant, wherein said solid lubricant does not comprise any heavy metals. The present invention also provides the use of a lubricant composition comprising: a base oil; an organophilic clay-based thickener; and a solid lubricant, wherein said solid lubricant does not comprise any heavy metals, as a pipe dope.

Provided are a sliding elastic body capable of imparting excellent sliding properties and resistance to protein adsorption and, at the same time, maintaining sealing properties; and a syringe gasket, a catheter, and a tire which include the sliding elastic body. The present invention relates to a sliding elastic body including an elastic body whose surface is fully or partially laminated with a fluororesin film, the laminated elastic body being treated with a fluorinated oil.

The present invention describes a pipe sealing compound/adjunct lubricant used to prevent gas or liquid leaks when applied to pipe threads and other connections of the same. The compound relies on silicone oil lubricant(s) and one or more friction modifier(s), viscosity builder(s) and filler material(s). The compound contains a viscoelastic liquid that does not have a curing phase and is resistant to hardening and/or drying. The compound is chemically resistant to a wide variety of liquids and gases, is food safe and can withstand extreme high or low temperatures and precipitous temperature fluctuations. The compound has been found to exhibit an inverse pressure to leak rate phenomena.

The invention provides a grease composition for a ball joint which has a low friction coefficient under a load from normal temperatures to high temperatures, a small difference between static friction and dynamic friction, and little change in the friction coefficient even after repeated operation. TO this end, the invention provides a grease composition for a ball joint comprising: (i) a polyisoprene rubber and/or (ii) a polyisoprene rubber viscous material; a specific aliphatic amide and/or a specific aliphatic bisamide; and a specific urea compound.

A lubricant film-forming composition includes as a composition: 40 to 80 mass % of a base oil consisting of one or more selected from pentaerythritol fatty acid ester and trimethylolpropane fatty acid ester; 5 to 20 mass % of a solidifying agent consisting of paraffin wax; and 10 to 40 mass % of a solid lubricant consisting of one or more selected from alkali metal salt of hydroxystearic acid and alkali earth metal salt of hydroxystearic acid. A total content of the base oil, the solidifying agent, and the solid lubricant is 85 mass % or more and 100 mass % or less, and the lubricant film-forming composition does not contain heavy metals.

To provide an end portion sealing member for a linear motion mechanism having good lubrication characteristics and a high degree of protection against dust. An end portion seal member capable of being attached at either end of slider in linear motion mechanism comprising rail and slider, wherein said end portion seal member has support frame body arranged at an outside circumference of said rail; base fabric portion, the back surface of which is secured to an inside circumferential surface of said support frame body; and cut pile that protrudes from a front surface of said base fabric portion; wherein fiber tip portions of said cut pile are bent and made to abut the rail in such fashion as to occlude a gap between said rail and said support frame body; and lubricant has been made to be retained in advance in spaces between pile fibers of said cut pile.

A threaded joint for pipes disclosed herein includes a pin and a box. The pin and the box each include a contact surface including a threaded portion and a metal contact portion. The threaded joint for pipes includes a solid lubricant coating on at least one of the contact surfaces of the pin and the box, the solid lubricant coating including a binder, a lubricant additive, an anti-rust additive, and a plasticizer.

A composition comprising an oil of lubricating viscosity and a compound represented by formula (I) wherein: R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 are each independently a hydrocarbyl group containing from about 4 to about 18 carbon atoms; p and q are each independently 0 or an integer from 1 to 3, and the sum of p and q is 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, or 6. The composition is effective at swelling seals. ##STR00001##

The present invention describes a pipe sealing compound/adjunct lubricant used to prevent gas or liquid leaks when applied to pipe threads and other connections of the same. The compound relies on silicone oil lubricant(s) and one or more friction modifier(s), viscosity builder(s) and filler material(s). The compound contains a viscoelastic liquid that does not have a curing phase and is resistant to hardening and/or drying. The compound is chemically resistant to a wide variety of liquids and gases, is food safe and can withstand extreme high or low temperatures and precipitous temperature fluctuations. The compound has been found to exhibit an inverse pressure to leak rate phenomena.

A sealing system having a seal engagable with a reciprocating component. The seal includes a catalytic additive that catalyzes the formation of a carbon tribolayer. The tribolayer provides for a lubricous environment while maintaining seal integrity and continued lubrication during active use (reciprocation).