A tool configured to apply a lubricant includes an insert disposed within a shroud of an electrical connector. The insert has a central cavity and passages extending from the central cavity to portals defined in an outer surface of the insert and a spray valve disposed within the insert configured to dispense a lubricant mist into the central cavity, through the passages to the portals, and onto a seal wiping surface of the electrical connector.

The invention relates to a PTFE polymer-based sliding material having fillers which improve the tribological properties, wherein the fillers comprise at least one phosphate, in particular calcium phosphate, calcium pyrophosphate, magnesium phosphate, magnesium pyrophosphate, lithium phosphate, hydroxyapatite or combinations thereof, and at least one metal sulfide, wherein the fraction of the metal sulfide is >2% by volume. The invention also relates to uses of said sliding material.

A fluorine-containing ether compound represented by the following formula (1) is provided.

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(In the formula (1), R.sup.1 is an alkoxy group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms, R.sup.2 is a perfluoropolyether chain, R.sup.3 is —OCH.sub.2CH(OH)CH.sub.2O(CH.sub.2).sub.mOH (m in the formula is an integer of 2 to 4).)

A lubricant composition for a resin-resin sliding portion or a resin-metal sliding portion that contains a base oil containing a perfluoropolyether oil including a side chain, and a polytetrafluoroethylene having a primary particle diameter of 1 μm or larger and a melamine cyanurate as thickeners.

A heating device including: a rotating member for heating, an opposing member, which is arranged so as to be opposed to the rotating member, and forms a nip portion together with the rotating member, and a biasing member, which is arranged inside the rotating member, has an opposing surface with respect to an inner peripheral surface of the rotating member, and biases the rotating member to the opposing member. The inner peripheral surface and the opposing surface are brought into contact with each other via a grease composition to form a sliding portion. The grease composition contains a base oil. The base oil contains a fluoropolymer having a specific structure and a perfluoropolyether having a specific kinematic viscosity and a specific evaporation loss and having a specific structure.

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##

To provide a lubricant solution capable of forming a uniform coating film by using a solvent composition which has a small impact on the global environment and which is excellent in solubility of the fluorinated ether compound, and a method for producing a substrate provided with a lubricant coating film.

A lubricant solution comprising a solvent composition which comprises a HCFO and at least one member selected from the group consisting of 1,1,1,2,2,3,3,4,4,5,5,6,6-tridecafluorohexane, 1,1,1,2,2,3,3,4,4,5,5,6,6-tridecafluorooctane, nonafluorobutyl methyl ether, nonafluorobutyl ethyl ether and 3-methoxy-4-trifluoromethyl-1,1,1,2,2,3,4,5,5,5-decafluoropentane, and a fluorinated ether compound which is a fluorinated ether compound having a perfluoropolyether chain and CF.sub.3 groups at both terminals, wherein the perfluoropolyether chain does not have a branched structure.

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 fluorine-containing ether compound represented by Formula (1) is provided;
R.sup.1—R.sup.2—CH.sub.2—R.sup.3—CH.sub.2—R.sup.4—R.sup.5  (1)
(In Formula (1), R.sup.1 and R.sup.5 may be the same as or different from each other and each represents an alkenyl group having 2 to 8 carbon atoms or an alkynyl group having 3 to 8 carbon atoms, R.sup.2 and R.sup.4 may be the same as or different from each other and each represents a divalent linking group having a polar group, and R.sup.3 represents a perfluoropolyether chain, with a proviso that R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 are, and R.sup.4 and R.sup.5 are divided due to the presence of an atom other than the carbon atom such as an oxygen atom).

A composition comprising a heat transfer portion and a lubricating portion, wherein the lubricating portion comprises one or more compounds according to formula (I) of the present disclosure, wherein W is H; Y is independently selected from the group consisting of F, Cl, Br and I; Z is independently selected from the group consisting of H, OH, (CW.sub.2).sub.PCW.sub.3, CY.sub.3, OCW.sub.3, 0(CW.sub.2).sub.pCW.sub.3, OCW((CY.sub.2).sub.mCY.sub.3)CWCW.sub.2, polyalkylene glycol and polyolester; n is an integer from 2 to 250; m is an integer from 0 to 3; and p is an integer from 0 to 9.