Lubricants, 8. Lubricating Greases
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Wilfried Dresel
Fuchs Petrolub AG, Mannheim, Federal Republic of Germany
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Fuchs Petrolub AG, Mannheim, Federal Republic of Germany
Search for more papers by this authorWilfried Dresel
Fuchs Petrolub AG, Mannheim, Federal Republic of Germany
Search for more papers by this authorRolf-Peter Heckler
Fuchs Petrolub AG, Mannheim, Federal Republic of Germany
Search for more papers by this authorAbstract
The article contains sections titled:
1. |
Introduction |
2. |
Components of Greases |
2.1. |
Thickeners |
2.1.1. |
Simple Soaps |
2.1.2. |
Complex Soaps |
2.2. |
Other Ionic Organic Thickeners |
2.3. |
Nonionic Organic Thickeners |
2.4. |
Inorganic Thickeners |
2.5. |
Miscellaneous Thickeners |
2.6. |
Temporarily Thickened Fluids |
3. |
Base Oils |
3.1. |
Mineral Oils |
3.2. |
Synthetic Base Oils |
4. |
Grease Structure |
5. |
Additives |
6. |
Manufacture of Greases |
6.1. |
Metal Soap-Based Greases |
6.2. |
Oligourea Greases |
6.3. |
Gel Greases |
7. |
Grease Rheology |
8. |
Performance |
8.1. |
Test Methods |
8.2. |
Analytical Methods |
9. |
Applications |
9.1. |
Roller Bearings |
9.2. |
Cars, Trucks, Construction Vehicles |
9.3. |
Steel Mills |
9.4. |
Mining |
9.5. |
Railroad, Railway |
9.6. |
Gears |
9.7. |
Food-Grade Applications |
9.8. |
Textile Machines |
9.9. |
Applications with Polymeric Materials |
10. |
Ecology and the Environment |
11. |
Grease Tribology |
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