The invention relates to a food-grade high-temperature lubricant, more particularly a high-temperature oil and a high-temperature grease, comprising the following components: a) at least one oil selected from a trimellitic ester or a mixture of different trimellitic esters, alkylaromatics, preferably an aliphatically substituted naphthalene, or estolides; b) a hydrogenated or fully hydrogenated polyisobutylene or a mixture of hydrogenated or fully hydrogenated polyisobutylene; and c) additives individually or in combination.

In the case of the high-temperature grease, a thickener is added.

A lubricant composition of an oil of lubricating viscosity; an esterified copolymer with a backbone comprising units derived from (i) an α-olefin monomer of at least about 6 carbon atoms and (ii) an ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid in a mole ratio of 1:3 to 3:1; and a polymer comprising olefin monomer units of 3 to 5 carbon atoms, wherein at least 50 percent by weight of such units contain fewer than 6 carbon atoms and wherein less than 5 percent by weight of such units are ethylene monomer units; exhibits good power transfer efficiency and elastohydrodynamic film thickness.

A lubricating grease composition, and more specifically, to a lubricating grease composition which, when used with an article clamping device, such as a chuck, produces excellent lubricating properties whilst remaining strongly adhered to metal parts in the clamping mechanism of the device and showing enhanced chemical and physical resistance to fluids such as cutting fluids with which they come into contact.

A lubricating grease composition, and more specifically, to a lubricating grease composition which, when used with an article clamping device, such as a chuck, produces excellent lubricating properties whilst remaining strongly adhered to metal parts in the clamping mechanism of the device and showing enhanced chemical and physical resistance to fluids such as cutting fluids with which they come into contact.

A lubricating oil composition for industrial gears, including 10 to 90% by mass of a lubricant base oil (A) having a kinematic viscosity at 100° C. of 1 to 100 mm.sup.2/s, a viscosity index of 100 or more, and a pour point of 0° C. or lower, and 90 to 10% by mass of a liquid random copolymer (B) of ethylene and α-olefin, the liquid random copolymer (B) being prepared by means of a specific catalyst, wherein the total amount of (A) and (B) is 100% by mass, the lubricating oil composition for industrial gears having a kinematic viscosity at 40° C. of 100 to 10,000 mm.sup.2/s.

A lubricating oil composition for industrial gears, including 10 to 90% by mass of a lubricant base oil (A) having a kinematic viscosity at 100° C. of 1 to 100 mm.sup.2/s, a viscosity index of 100 or more, and a pour point of 0° C. or lower, and 90 to 10% by mass of a liquid random copolymer (B) of ethylene and α-olefin, the liquid random copolymer (B) being prepared by means of a specific catalyst, wherein the total amount of (A) and (B) is 100% by mass, the lubricating oil composition for industrial gears having a kinematic viscosity at 40° C. of 100 to 10,000 mm.sup.2/s.

A grease composition including 10 to 98% by mass of a lubricant base oil (A) having a kinematic viscosity at 100° C. of 1 to 14 mm.sup.2/s, a viscosity index of 100 or more, and a pour point of 0° C. or lower, 89 to 1% by mass of a liquid random copolymer (B) of ethylene and α-olefin produced by using a specific catalyst, and 1 to 30% by mass of a thickener (C) (note that the sum total of (A) to (C) is 100% by mass), wherein the lubricant base oil (A) and the copolymer (B) are mixed in such a ratio that the mixture of the lubricant base oil (A) and the ethylene-α-olefin copolymer (B) has a kinematic viscosity at 100° C. of 1 to 500 mm.sup.2/s and a viscosity index of 120 or more.

A grease composition including 10 to 98% by mass of a lubricant base oil (A) having a kinematic viscosity at 100° C. of 1 to 14 mm.sup.2/s, a viscosity index of 100 or more, and a pour point of 0° C. or lower, 89 to 1% by mass of a liquid random copolymer (B) of ethylene and α-olefin produced by using a specific catalyst, and 1 to 30% by mass of a thickener (C) (note that the sum total of (A) to (C) is 100% by mass), wherein the lubricant base oil (A) and the copolymer (B) are mixed in such a ratio that the mixture of the lubricant base oil (A) and the ethylene-α-olefin copolymer (B) has a kinematic viscosity at 100° C. of 1 to 500 mm.sup.2/s and a viscosity index of 120 or more.

A lubricating oil composition for internal combustion engines, including a lubricant base oil and a liquid random copolymer of ethylene and an α-olefin, the liquid random copolymer being produced using a specific catalyst, wherein the lubricating oil composition has a kinematic viscosity at 100° C. of 12.5 mm.sup.2/s or more, but less than 26.1 mm.sup.2/s, and wherein the lubricant base oil consists of a mineral oil having a kinematic viscosity at 100° C. of 2 to 10 mm.sup.2/s, a viscosity index of 95 or more and a pour point of −10° C. or lower, and/or a synthetic oil having a kinematic viscosity at 100° C. of 1 to 10 mm.sup.2/s, a viscosity index of 120 or more and a pour point of −30° C. or lower.

A lubricating oil composition for internal combustion engines, including a lubricant base oil and a liquid random copolymer of ethylene and an α-olefin, the liquid random copolymer being produced using a specific catalyst, wherein the lubricating oil composition has a kinematic viscosity at 100° C. of 12.5 mm.sup.2/s or more, but less than 26.1 mm.sup.2/s, and wherein the lubricant base oil consists of a mineral oil having a kinematic viscosity at 100° C. of 2 to 10 mm.sup.2/s, a viscosity index of 95 or more and a pour point of −10° C. or lower, and/or a synthetic oil having a kinematic viscosity at 100° C. of 1 to 10 mm.sup.2/s, a viscosity index of 120 or more and a pour point of −30° C. or lower.