Lubricant compositions comprising an improved ashless organic friction modifier additive, capable of reducing both friction and wear, is provided. It has been found that mixtures of fatty-alkanolamides containing secondary hydroxyls on the amino alkyl substituent, such as amide mixtures prepared from bis(2-hydroxyporopyl)amine and mixtures of at least two different C.sub.8-24 fatty acids, provide better oil solubility and friction reduction than alkanolamides with primary hydroxyl functionality, such as amide mixtures prepared from di-ethanol)amine.

A composition, including 40-50 wt-% C14 paraffins, based on the total weight of the composition, and 35-45 wt-% C15 paraffins, based on the total weight of the composition, wherein the C14 and C15 paraffins are produced from a biological raw material.

A multiphase composite lubricant for a railway lubricant stick that can be used in both low and high temperature applications. The composition of the multiphase composite lubricant includes an amount of a lubricant, an amount of a thermoplastic lattice components that forms a lattice structure, and a polymer extender.

The present invention relates to a lubricant composition suitable for use in an electric vehicle. The lubricant composition comprises a traction coefficient additive and wherein the traction coefficient additive is an ester, said ester being the reaction product of at least one saturated branched-chain aliphatic monohydric alcohol having between 12 and 32 carbon atoms and at least one aliphatic carboxylic acid having between 6 and 32 carbon atoms. The lubricant composition as described herein provides an electric vehicle gear oil and imparts desirable coefficient of traction properties when in use.

A lubricating oil composition, containing a base oil (A) that satisfies the following requirements (A-1) to (A-4), and a polymer (B) that satisfies the following requirements (B-1) and (B-2): (A-1): a 100 C. kinematic viscosity is 2.0 mm.sup.2/s or more and less than 7.0 mm.sup.2/s, (A-2): a viscosity index is 100 or more, (A-3): a content of cycloparaffin is 35.0% by volume or less based on a total volume of the base oil (A), (A-4): an aromatic content (% CA) is less than 1.0, (B-1): a ratio of a mass-average molecular weight (Mw) to a number-average molecular weight (Mn), [Mw/Mn] is 1.0 or more and less than 6.0, (B-2): a ratio of a peak integral value (I.sub.10) at a chemical shift 10.0 to 11.0 ppm to a peak integral value (I.sub.14) at a chemical shift 13.5 to 14.5 ppm, as determined in .sup.13C-NMR analysis, [I.sub.10/I.sub.14] is 0.05 or more.

A refrigerating machine oil containing a hydrocarbon base oil having a 90% distillation temperature of 270 C. or lower.

A grease composition for a constant-velocity joint includes: (a) a base oil having a kinematic viscosity of 16.0 mm.sup.2/s or more at 100 C. and a viscosity index of 90 or more; (b) a diurea-based thickener, for example, an aliphatic diurea; (c) 0.2 to 2.0% by mass of zinc dialkyldithiophosphate; (d) 0.5 to 2.0% by mass of non-oil-soluble molybdenum dialkyl dithiocarbamate; (e) 0.5 to 3.0% by mass of oil-soluble molybdenum dialkyl dithiocarbamate; (f) 1.0 to 4.0% by mass of zinc dialkyldithiocarbamate; and (g) 0.1 to 1.5% by mass of a benzothiazole-thione or a derivative thereof, wherein (f):(g)=8:1 to 3:1 (mass ratio).

A composition comprising water and a polyalkylene glycol having an allyl content of less than 20 eq/g, which composition has reduced foaming properties and preferably a biodegradability of at least 60% as determined using OECD 301F. The polyalkylene glycol can be made by forming a first intermediate comprising an oxypropylene block by reacting propylene oxide with a polyol initiator in the presence of a Double Metal Cyanide catalyst, and then reacting the first intermediate with ethylene oxide in the presence of a KOH catalyst.

A base stock composition may include: a naphthene component, wherein the naphthene component comprises a naphthene ring comprising two or more paraffinic branches covalently bonded to the naphthene ring, wherein the naphthene component has a carbon number in a range of C28 to C34; and a branched paraffinic component, wherein the branched paraffinic component comprises a paraffinic backbone with a carbon number in a range of C14 to C22, wherein the branched paraffinic component comprises two or more paraffinic branches covalently bonded to the paraffinic backbone, and wherein the branched paraffinic component has a carbon number in a range of C28 to C36.