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EP1710295A1
EP1710295A1 EP06006607A EP06006607A EP1710295A1 EP 1710295 A1 EP1710295 A1 EP 1710295A1 EP 06006607 A EP06006607 A EP 06006607A EP 06006607 A EP06006607 A EP 06006607A EP 1710295 A1 EP1710295 A1 EP 1710295A1
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    • C10—PETROLEUM, GAS OR COKE INDUSTRIES; TECHNICAL GASES CONTAINING CARBON MONOXIDE; FUELS; LUBRICANTS; PEAT
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    • C10—PETROLEUM, GAS OR COKE INDUSTRIES; TECHNICAL GASES CONTAINING CARBON MONOXIDE; FUELS; LUBRICANTS; PEAT
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  • the present disclosure relates to a method for making a Universal Tractor Transmission Oil (UTTO) from a Super Tractor Universal Oil (STUO).
  • UTTO Universal Tractor Transmission Oil
  • STUO Super Tractor Universal Oil
  • Universal Tractor Transmission Oils (UTTOs) and Super Tractor Universal Oils (STUOs) are multi-application lubricants that are used to lubricate the moving parts of off-highway mobile equipment, such as tractors, off-highway equipment, and construction equipment.
  • Such fluids are designed to lubricate all of transmissions, differentials, final-drive planetary gears, wet-brakes, and hydraulic systems of such equipment.
  • Such fluids generally called tractor fluids, are designed to meet specific manufacturer requirements.
  • Super Tractor Universal Oils combine the performance of engine oils with transmissions, differentials, final-drive planetary gears, wet-brakes, and hydraulic performance. While many of the additives used to formulate a UTTO and a STUO fluid are similar in functionality, they may have deleterious effect if not incorporated properly. For example, some anti-wear and extreme pressure additives used in engine oils can be extremely corrosive to the copper components in hydraulic pumps. Detergents and dispersants used for gasoline or diesel engine performance may be detrimental to wet brake performance. Friction modifiers specific to quiet wet brake noise, may lack the thermal stability required for engine oil performance.
  • tractor fluids are designed as first intent fluids to meet specific manufacturer requirements.
  • UTTOs generally meet the specification requirements of, and are thus preferred for use in, North America.
  • UTTO formulations are generally used at a lower treat rate, i.e., about 5 to 8 wt %.
  • STUOs generally meet the specification requirements of, and are thus preferred for use in, Europe and some other foreign regions.
  • STUO formulations are generally used at a higher treat rate, about 8 to 15 wt %, to accommodate the extra engine performance requirements.
  • These treats could be higher if the additive package incorporates viscosity index improvers and or pour point depressants to provide an additive package for multi-grade oils. Since the specifications for these two applications differ, it is not the current practice to substitute one for another. It would be of benefit to equipment manufacturers and users to have a single fluid that could easily be converted from a UTTO to a STUO and vice versa.
  • a method for making a Universal Tractor Transmission Oil (UTTO) from a Super Tractor Universal Oil (STUO) may comprise reducing the amount of one or more additive components in the preparation of a STUO to provide a UTTO, wherein the STUO meets the John Deere J20-C performance specification (Annex 1) and the Ford M2C134D performance specification (Ford New Holland M2C134D performance specification, Annex 2).
  • a method for making a Super Tractor Universal Oil may comprise top treating a Universal Tractor Transmission Oil with an aftermarket additive package comprising one or more additives selected from the group consisting of an ashless dispersant, a detergent, a corrosion inhibitor, a friction modifier, and an antioxidant.
  • a Universal Tractor Transmission Oil (UTTO) having improved extreme pressure properties wherein the UTTO is made from a Super Tractor Universal Oil (STUO) may comprise reducing the amount of one or more additive components in the preparation of a STUO to provide a UTTO, wherein the STUO meets the John Deere J20-C performance specification and the Ford M2C134D performance specification.
  • STUO Super Tractor Universal Oil
  • a Universal Tractor Transmission Oil (UTTO) having improved brass wear properties wherein the UTTO is made from a Super Tractor Universal Oil (STUO) may comprise reducing the amount of one or more additive components in the preparation of a STUO to provide a UTTO, wherein the STUO meets the John Deere J20-C performance specification and the Ford M2C134D performance specification.
  • STUO Super Tractor Universal Oil
  • a Universal Tractor Transmission Oil having (UTTO) improved friction properties wherein the UTTO is made from a Super Tractor Universal Oil (STUO) may comprise reducing the amount of one or more additive components in the preparation of a STUO to provide a UTTO, wherein the STUO meets the John Deere J20-C performance specification and the Ford M2C134D performance specification.
  • STUO Super Tractor Universal Oil
  • FIG. 1 is a diagram depicting inventive and comparative test results using a Falex D-2714 Ring on Block Test.
  • FIG. 2 is a diagram depicting inventive and comparative test results using a Falex D-2714 Ring on Block Test.
  • UTTO Universal Tractor Transmission Oil
  • STUO Super Tractor Universal Oil
  • a UTTO may also be known as a Tractor Hydraulic Fluid (THF).
  • a Super Tractor Universal Oil (STUO) may also be known as a Super Tractor Oil Universal (STOU).
  • a UTTO differs from a STUO in the specification tests needed to qualify the fluid. For example, a STUO requires passing results in all of the UTTO performance specifications plus passing results in a series of engine performance tests. As such, the STUO formulation treat rates may be twice those of a UTTO. For example, about 40 to about 100% more.
  • fluids that meet STUO performance tests can be modified in a particular way to provide a lower treat formulation that still meets all UTTO performance tests. Further, it has been discovered that such modified fluid can again be top treated with those omitted or reduced amounts of additive to again prepare an STUO.
  • tractor fluids according to the present disclosure provide such versatility. Furthermore, the present formulations provide improved performance in the areas of extreme pressure, brass wear, and friction over conventional or commercially available tractor fluids.
  • Top treat is a fluid composition that may be added to a partially or a fully formulated (finished) power transmitting fluid, such as an aftermarket product.
  • a top treat may be added at any time.
  • a top treat may be added by the manufacturer, e.g., as a factory fill; by the end user, e.g., as a service fill; or by any other party desiring to impart the properties of the top treat to a fluid.
  • an STUO that meets the John Deere J20-C performance specification and the Ford M2C134D performance specification can be modified to maintain UTTO performance by reducing or omitting components that are only necessary for engine performance.
  • the modification may comprise reducing the amount of one or more additive components in the preparation of a STUO to provide the UTTO-only formulation.
  • the one or more additive components may comprise one or more additives selected from the group consisting of an ashless dispersant, a detergent, a corrosion inhibitor, a friction modifier, an antiwear/extreme pressure additive, an antifoamant, a defoamant, and an antioxidant.
  • the method may comprise reducing or omitting any one of these additives, all of these additives, or any combination thereof.
  • the method may comprise reducing or omitting one or more of an ashless dispersant, a detergent, and an antioxidant in the preparation of a STUO to provide a UTTO.
  • the one or more additives reduced or omitted may include those additives necessary for engine performance.
  • Such additives that may be necessary for engine performance but not necessary to meet UTTO specifications may include, but are not limited to, a dispersant, a detergent, an antiwear/extreme pressure agent, a corrosion inhibitor, an antifoamant, a defoamant, a friction modifier, and/or an antioxidant.
  • a formulation that contains more than one of a particular additive some or all of that additive may be reduced or omitted.
  • the fluid comprises more than one antioxidant, all antioxidants may be reduced or omitted. Or only one or some of the antioxidants may be reduced or omitted.
  • reducing or omitting an ashless dispersant additive in the preparation of a STUO to provide a UTTO may comprise reducing the amount of the ashless dispersant by about 5% to about 100%. As a further example, reducing the amount of ashless dispersant by about 10% to about 100%.
  • Reducing or omitting a detergent additive of in the preparation of a STUO to provide a UTTO may comprise reducing the amount of the detergent sufficient to improve the water tolerance of the UTTO.
  • reducing or omitting a detergent additive may comprise reducing the amount of the detergent by about 50% to about 100%.
  • Reducing or omitting a corrosion inhibitor additive in the preparation of an STUO to provide a UTTO may comprise reducing the amount of the corrosion inhibitor by about 10% to about 100%.
  • the amount of the corrosion inhibitor may be reduced by about 25% to about 100%.
  • Reducing or omitting a friction modifier additive in the preparation of an STUO to provide a UTTO may comprise reducing the amount of the friction modifier sufficient to improve wet brake noise.
  • reducing or omitting a friction modifier additive may comprise reducing the amount of the friction modifier by about 25% to about 100%.
  • Reducing or omitting an antioxidant additive in the preparation of an STUO to provide a UTTO may comprise reducing the amount of the antioxidant by about 25% to about 100%.
  • Embodiments may comprise a UTTO made from the method described herein. Further embodiments may comprise use of a UTTO made from the method described herein to lubricate moving parts of off-highway mobile equipment, such as a tractor, off-highway equipment, or construction equipment.
  • the UTTO may be used to lubricate one or more of a transmission, a hydrostatic transmission, a gear-box, a final drive, a hydraulic system, and a wet brake of such equipment. Further the UTTO may be used to lubricate all of these parts.
  • a STUO may be made from a UTTO as described herein by top treating a UTTO with an additive package comprising one or more of the reduced and/or omitted additives.
  • the dispersants as described herein may comprise one or more dispersants, such as an oil-soluble dispersant selected from the group consisting of succinimide dispersants, succinic ester dispersants, succinic ester-amide dispersant, Mannich base dispersant, phosphorylated forms thereof, and boronated forms thereof.
  • the dispersants may be capped with acidic molecules capable of reacting with secondary amino groups.
  • the molecular weight of the hydrocarbyl groups may range from about 600 to about 3000, for example from about 750 to about 2500, and as a further example from about 900 to about 1500.
  • Oil-soluble dispersants may include ashless dispersants such as succinimide dispersants, Mannich base dispersants, and polymeric polyamine dispersants. Hydrocarbyl-substituted succinic acylating agents are used to make hydrocarbyl-substituted succinimides.
  • the hydrocarbyl-substituted succinic acylating agents include, but are not limited to, hydrocarbyl-substituted succinic acids, hydrocarbyl-substituted succinic anhydrides, the hydrocarbyl-substituted succinic acid halides (especially the acid fluorides and acid chlorides), and the esters of the hydrocarbyl-substituted succinic acids and lower alcohols (e.g., those containing up to 7 carbon atoms), that is, hydrocarbyl-substituted compounds which can function as carboxylic acylating agents.
  • Hydrocarbyl substituted acylating agents are made by reacting a polyolefin or chlorinated polyolefin of appropriate molecular weight with maleic anhydride. Similar carboxylic reactants can be used to make the acylating agents. Such reactants may include, but are not limited to, maleic acid, fumaric acid, maleic acid, tartaric acid, itaconic acid, itaconic anhydride, citraconic acid, citraconic anhydride, mesaconic acid, ethylmaleic anhydride, dimethylmaleic anhydride, ethylmaleic acid, dimethylmaleic acid, hexylmaleic acid, and the like, including the corresponding acid halides and lower aliphatic esters.
  • the molecular weight of the olefin can vary depending upon the intended use of the substituted succinic anhydrides.
  • the substituted succinic anhydrides will have a hydrocarbyl group of from about 8 to about 500 carbon atoms.
  • substituted succinic anhydrides used to make lubricating oil dispersants will typically have a hydrocarbyl group of about 40 to about 500 carbon atoms.
  • the olefins used to make these substituted succinic anhydrides may include a mixture of different molecular weight components resulting from the polymerization of low molecular weight olefin monomers such as ethylene, propylene, and isobutylene.
  • the mole ratio of maleic anhydride to olefin can vary widely. It may vary, for example, from about 5:1 to about 1:5, or for example, from about 1:1 to about 3:1. With olefins such as polyisobutylene having a number average molecular weight of about 500 to about 7000, or as a further example, about 800 to about 3000 or higher and the ethylene-alpha-olefin copolymers, the maleic anhydride may be used in stoichiometric excess, e.g. about 1.1 to about 3 moles maleic anhydride per mole of olefin. The unreacted maleic anhydride can be vaporized from the resultant reaction mixture.
  • olefins such as polyisobutylene having a number average molecular weight of about 500 to about 7000, or as a further example, about 800 to about 3000 or higher and the ethylene-alpha-olefin copolymers
  • the maleic anhydride may be
  • Polyalkenyl succinic anhydrides may be converted to polyalkyl succinic anhydrides by using conventional reducing conditions such as catalytic hydrogenation.
  • a suitable catalyst is palladium on carbon.
  • polyalkenyl succinimides may be converted to polyalkyl succinimides using similar reducing conditions.
  • the polyalkyl or polyalkenyl substituent on the succinic anhydrides employed herein is generally derived from polyolefins, which are polymers or copolymers of mono-olefins, particularly 1-mono-olefins, such as ethylene, propylene, and butylene.
  • the mono-olefin employed may have about 2 to about 24 carbon atoms, or as a further example, about 3 to about 12 carbon atoms.
  • Other suitable mono-olefins include propylene, butylene, particularly isobutylene, 1-octene, and 1-decene.
  • Polyolefins prepared from such mono-olefins include polypropylene, polybutene, polyisobutene, and the polyalphaolefins produced from 1-octene and 1-decene.
  • the ashless dispersant may include one or more alkenyl succinimides of an amine having at least one primary amino group capable of forming an imide group.
  • the alkenyl succinimides may be formed by conventional methods such as by heating an alkenyl succinic anhydride, acid, acid-ester, acid halide, or lower alkyl ester with an amine containing at least one primary amino group.
  • the alkenyl succinic anhydride may be made readily by heating a mixture of polyolefin and maleic anhydride to about 180°C-220°C.
  • the polyolefin may be a polymer or copolymer of a lower mono-olefin such as ethylene, propylene, isobutene, and the like, having a number average molecular weight in the range of about 300 to about 3000 as determined by gel permeation chromatography (GPC).
  • GPC gel permeation chromatography
  • Amines which may be employed in forming the ashless dispersant include any that have at least one primary amino group which can react to form an imide group and at least one additional primary or secondary amino group and/or at least one hydroxyl group.
  • Representative examples include: N-methyl-propanediamine, N-dodecylpropanediamine, N-aminopropyl-piperazine, ethanolamine, N-ethanol-ethylenediamine, and the like.
  • Suitable amines may include alkylene polyamines, such as propylene diamine, dipropylene triamine, di-(1,2-butylene)triamine, and tetra-(1,2-propylene)pentamine.
  • alkylene polyamines such as propylene diamine, dipropylene triamine, di-(1,2-butylene)triamine, and tetra-(1,2-propylene)pentamine.
  • a further example includes the ethylene polyamines which can be depicted by the formula H 2 N(CH 2 CH 2 NH) n H, wherein n may be an integer from about 1 to about 10. These include: ethylene diamine, diethylene triamine (DETA), triethylene tetramine (TETA), tetraethylene pentamine (TEPA), pentaethylene hexamine (PEHA), and the like, including mixtures thereof in which case n is the average value of the mixture.
  • DETA diethylene triamine
  • TETA triethylene tetramine
  • Such ethylene polyamines have a primary amine group at each end so they may form mono-alkenylsuccinimides and bis-alkenylsuccinimides.
  • Commercially available ethylene polyamine mixtures may contain minor amounts of branched species and cyclic species such as N-aminoethyl piperazine, N,N'-bis(aminoethyl)piperazine, N,N'-bis(piperazinyl)ethane, and like compounds.
  • the commercial mixtures may have approximate overall compositions falling in the range corresponding to diethylene triamine to tetraethylene pentamine.
  • the molar ratio of polyalkenyl succinic anhydride to polyalkylene polyamines may be from about 1:1 to about 3.0:1.
  • the ashless dispersant may include the products of the reaction of a polyethylene polyamine, e.g., triethylene tetramine or tetraethylene pentamine, with a hydrocarbon substituted carboxylic acid or anhydride made by reaction of a polyolefin, such as polyisobutene, of suitable molecular weight, with an unsaturated polycarboxylic acid or anhydride, e.g., maleic anhydride, maleic acid, fumaric acid, or the like, including mixtures of two or more such substances.
  • a polyethylene polyamine e.g., triethylene tetramine or tetraethylene pentamine
  • a hydrocarbon substituted carboxylic acid or anhydride made by reaction of a polyolefin, such as polyisobutene, of suitable molecular weight
  • an unsaturated polycarboxylic acid or anhydride e.g., maleic anhydride, maleic acid, fumaric acid, or the like, including
  • Polyamines that are also suitable in preparing the dispersants described herein include N-arylphenylenediamines, such as N-phenylphenylenediamines, for example, N-phenyl-1,4-phenylenediamine, N-phenyl-1,3-phenylenediamine, and N-phenyl-1,2-phenylenediamine; aminothiazoles such as aminothiazole, aminobenzothiazole, aminobenzothiadiazole, and aminoalkylthiazole; aminocarbazoles; aminoindoles; aminopyrroles; amino-indazolinones; aminomercaptotriazoles; aminoperimidines; aminoalkyl imidazoles, such as 1-(2-aminoethyl) imidazole, 1-(3-aminopropyl) imidazole; and aminoalkyl morpholines, such as 4-(3-aminopropyl) morpholine. These polyamines are described in more detail in U
  • Additional polyamines useful in forming the hydrocarbyl-substituted succinimides include polyamines having at least one primary or secondary amino group and at least one tertiary amino group in the molecule as taught in U.S. Patent Nos. 5,634,951 and 5,725,612 .
  • suitable polyamines include N,N,N",N"-tetraalkyldialkylenetriamines (two terminal tertiary amino groups and one central secondary amino group), N,N,N',N"-tetraalkyltrialkylenetetramines (one terminal tertiary amino group, two internal tertiary amino groups and one terminal primary amino group), N,N,N',N",N"'-pentaalkyltrialkylenetetramines (one terminal tertiary amino group, two internal tertiary amino groups and one terminal secondary amino group), tris(dialkylaminoalkyl)-aminoalkylmethanes (three terminal tertiary amino groups and one terminal primary amino group), and like compounds, wherein the alkyl groups are the same or different and typically contain no more than about 12 carbon atoms each, and which may contain from about 1 to about 4 carbon atoms each. As a further example, these alkyl groups may be methyl and/
  • Hydroxyamines suitable for use herein include compounds, oligomers or polymers containing at least one primary or secondary amine capable of reacting with the hydrocarbyl-substituted succinic acid or anhydride.
  • hydroxyamines suitable for use herein include aminoethylethanolamine (AEEA), aminopropyldiethanolamine (APDEA), ethanolamine, diethanolamine (DEA), partially propoxylated hexamethylene diamine (for example HMDA-2PO or HMDA-3PO), 3-amino-1,2-propanediol, tris(hydroxymethyl)aminomethane, and 2-amino-1,3-propanediol.
  • the mole ratio of amine to hydrocarbyl-substituted succinic acid or anhydride may range from about 1:1 to about 3.0:1.
  • Another example of a mole ratio of amine to hydrocarbyl-substituted succinic acid or anhydride may range from about 1.5:1 to about 2.0:1.
  • the foregoing dispersant may also be a post-treated dispersant made, for example, by treating the dispersant with maleic anhydride and boric acid as described, for example, in U.S. Patent No. 5,789,353 , or by treating the dispersant with nonylphenol, formaldehyde and glycolic acid as described, for example, in U.S. Patent No. 5,137,980 .
  • the Mannich base dispersants may be a reaction product of an alkyl phenol, typically having a long chain alkyl substituent on the ring, with one or more aliphatic aldehydes containing from about 1 to about 7 carbon atoms (especially formaldehyde and derivatives thereof), and polyamines (especially polyalkylene polyamines).
  • a Mannich base ashless dispersants may be formed by condensing about one molar proportion of long chain hydrocarbon-substituted phenol with from about 1 to about 2.5 moles of formaldehyde and from about 0.5 to about 2 moles of polyalkylene polyamine.
  • Hydrocarbon sources for preparation of the Mannich polyamine dispersants may be those derived from substantially saturated petroleum fractions and olefin polymers, such as polymers of mono-olefins having from about 2 to about 6 carbon atoms.
  • the hydrocarbon source generally contains, for example, at least about 40 carbon atoms, and as a further example, at least about 50 carbon atoms to provide substantial oil solubility to the dispersant.
  • the olefin polymers having a GPC number average molecular weight between about 600 and about 5,000 are suitable for reasons of easy reactivity and low cost. However, polymers of higher molecular weight can also be used.
  • Especially suitable hydrocarbon sources are isobutylene polymers and polymers made from a mixture of isobutene and a raffinate I stream.
  • Suitable Mannich base dispersants may be Mannich base ashless dispersants formed by condensing about one molar proportion of long chain hydrocarbon-substituted phenol with from about 1 to about 2.5 moles of formaldehyde and from about 0.5 to about 2 moles of polyalkylene polyamine.
  • Polymeric polyamine dispersants suitable as the ashless dispersants are polymers containing basic amine groups and oil solubilizing groups (for example, pendant alkyl groups having at least about 8 carbon atoms). Such materials are illustrated by interpolymers formed from various monomers such as decyl methacrylate, vinyl decyl ether or relatively high molecular weight olefins, with aminoalkyl acrylates and aminoalkyl acrylamides. Examples of polymeric polyamine dispersants are set forth in U.S. Patent Nos. 3,329,658 ; 3,449,250 ; 3,493,520 ; 3,519,565 ; 3,666,730 ; 3,687,849 ; and 3,702,300 .
  • Polymeric polyamines may include hydrocarbyl polyamines wherein the hydrocarbyl group is composed of the polymerization product of isobutene and a raffinate I stream as described above.
  • PIB-amines and PIB-polyamines may also be used.
  • Borated dispersants may be formed by boronating (borating) an ashless dispersant having basic nitrogen and/or at least one hydroxyl group in the molecule, such as a succinimide dispersant, succinamide dispersant, succinic ester dispersant, succinic ester-amide dispersant, Mannich base dispersant, or hydrocarbyl amine or polyamine dispersant.
  • the borated dispersant may include a high molecular weight dispersant treated with boron such that the borated dispersant includes up to about 2 wt. % of boron. As another example the borated dispersant may include from about 0.8 wt. % or less of boron. As a further example, the borated dispersant may include from about 0.1 to about 0.7 wt. % of boron. As another example, the borated dispersant may include from about 0.25 to about 0.7 wt. % of boron. As a still further example, the borated dispersant may include from about 0.35 to about 0.7 wt. % of boron. The dispersant may be dissolved in oil of suitable viscosity for ease of handling. It should be understood that the weight percentages given here are for neat dispersant, without any diluent oil added.
  • a dispersant may be further reacted with an organic acid, an anhydride, and/or an aldehyde/phenol mixture. Such a process may enhance compatibility with elastomer seals, for example.
  • the borated dispersant may further include a mixture of borated dispersants.
  • the borated dispersant may include a nitrogen-containing dispersant and/or may be free of phosphorus.
  • a dispersant may be used alone or in combination of one or more species or types of dispersants.
  • An additive that may be omitted or reduced when making a UTTO from an STUO is a detergent.
  • the detergents as described herein may comprise one or more metallic detergents.
  • a suitable metallic detergent may include an oil-soluble neutral or overbased salt of alkali or alkaline earth metal with one or more of the following acidic substances (or mixtures thereof): (1) a sulfonic acid, (2) a carboxylic acid, (3) a salicylic acid, (4) an alkyl phenol, (5) a sulfurized alkyl phenol, and (6) an organic phosphorus acid characterized by at least one direct carbon-to-phosphorus linkage, such as a phosphonate.
  • Such an organic phosphorus acid may include those prepared by the treatment of an olefin polymer (e.g., polyisobutylene having a molecular weight of about 1,000) with a phosphorizing agent such as phosphorus trichloride, phosphorus heptasulfide, phosphorus pentasulfide, phosphorus trichloride and sulfur, white phosphorus and a sulfur halide, or phosphorothioic chloride.
  • an olefin polymer e.g., polyisobutylene having a molecular weight of about 1,000
  • a phosphorizing agent such as phosphorus trichloride, phosphorus heptasulfide, phosphorus pentasulfide, phosphorus trichloride and sulfur, white phosphorus and a sulfur halide, or phosphorothioic chloride.
  • Suitable phosphonates include thiophosphonates and thiopyrophosphonates. These may be overbased to make overbased metal salts using methanol or phenol as the promoter.
  • Suitable salts may include neutral or overbased salts of magnesium, calcium, or zinc.
  • suitable salts may include magnesium sulfonate, calcium sulfonate, zinc sulfonate, magnesium phenate, calcium phenate, and/or zinc phenate. See, e.g., US 6,482,778 .
  • Oil-soluble neutral metal-containing detergents are those detergents that contain stoichiometrically equivalent amounts of metal in relation to the amount of acidic moieties present in the detergent. Thus, in general the neutral detergents will have a low basicity when compared to their overbased counterparts.
  • the acidic materials utilized in forming such detergents include carboxylic acids, salicylic acids, alkylphenols, sulfonic acids, sulfurized alkylphenols, and the like.
  • overbased in connection with metallic detergents is used to designate metal salts wherein the metal is present in stoichiometrically larger amounts than the organic radical.
  • the commonly employed methods for preparing the overbased salts involve heating a mineral oil solution of an acid with a stoichiometric excess of a metal neutralizing agent such as the metal oxide, hydroxide, carbonate, bicarbonate, or sulfide at a temperature of about 50°C, and filtering the resultant product.
  • a "promoter” in the neutralization step to aid the incorporation of a large excess of metal likewise is known.
  • Examples of compounds useful as the promoter include phenolic substances such as phenol, naphthol, alkyl phenol, thiophenol, sulfurized alkylphenol, and condensation products of formaldehyde with a phenolic substance; alcohols such as methanol, 2-propanol, octanol, ethylene glycol, stearyl alcohol, and cyclohexyl alcohol; and amines such as aniline, phenylene diamine, phenothiazine, phenyl-beta-naphthylamine, and dodecylamine.
  • a particularly effective method for preparing the basic salts comprises mixing an acid with an excess of a basic alkaline earth metal neutralizing agent and at least one alcohol promoter, and carbonating the mixture at an elevated temperature such as 60°C to 200°C.
  • suitable metal-containing detergents include, but are not limited to, neutral and overbased salts such as a sodium sulfonate, a sodium carboxylate, a sodium salicylate, a sodium phenate, a sulfurized sodium phenate, a lithium sulfonate, a lithium carboxylate, a lithium salicylate, a lithium phenate, a sulfurized lithium phenate, a magnesium sulfonate, a magnesium carboxylate, a magnesium salicylate, a magnesium phenate, a sulfurized magnesium phenate, a calcium sulfonate, a calcium carboxylate, a calcium salicylate, a calcium phenate, a sulfurized calcium phenate, a potassium sulfonate, a potassium carboxylate, a potassium salicylate, a potassium phenate, a sulfurized potassium phenate, a zinc sulfonate, a zinc carboxylate, a zinc salicylate, a zinc phenate,
  • Further examples include a lithium, sodium, potassium, calcium, and magnesium salt of a hydrolyzed phosphosulfurized olefin having about 10 to about 2,000 carbon atoms or of a hydrolyzed phosphosulfurized alcohol and/or an aliphatic-substituted phenolic compound having about 10 to about 2,000 carbon atoms.
  • Even further examples include a lithium, sodium, potassium, calcium, and magnesium salt of an aliphatic carboxylic acid and an aliphatic substituted cycloaliphatic carboxylic acid and many other similar alkali and alkaline earth metal salts of oil-soluble organic acids.
  • a mixture of a neutral or an overbased salt of two or more different alkali and/or alkaline earth metals can be used.
  • a neutral and/or an overbased salt of mixtures of two or more different acids can also be used.
  • overbased metal detergents are generally regarded as containing overbasing quantities of inorganic bases, generally in the form of micro dispersions or colloidal suspensions.
  • oil-soluble as applied to metallic detergents is intended to include metal detergents wherein inorganic bases are present that are not necessarily completely or truly oil-soluble in the strict sense of the term, inasmuch as such detergents when mixed into base oils behave much the same way as if they were fully and totally dissolved in the oil.
  • the various metallic detergents referred to herein above are sometimes called neutral, basic, or overbased alkali metal or alkaline earth metal-containing organic acid salts.
  • the metallic detergents utilized in this invention can, if desired, be oil-soluble boronated neutral and/or overbased alkali of alkaline earth metal-containing detergents.
  • Methods for preparing boronated metallic detergents are described in, for example, U.S. Pat. Nos. 3,480,548 ; 3,679,584 ; 3,829,381 ; 3,909,691 ; 4,965,003 ; and 4,965,004 .
  • the corrosion inhibitors as described herein may comprise thiazoles, triazoles, and thiadiazoles.
  • examples of such compounds include benzotriazole, tolyltriazole, octyltriazole, decyltriazole, dodecyltriazole, 2-mercapto benzothiazole, 2,5-dimercapto-1,3,4-thiadiazole, 2-mercapto-5-hydrocarbylthio-1,3,4-thiadiazoles, 2-mercapto-5- hydrocarbyldithio-1,3,4-thiadiazoles, 2,5-bis(hydrocarbylthio)- 1,3,4-thiadiazoles, and 2,5-bis(hydrocarbyldithio)-1,3,4-thiadiazoles.
  • Suitable compounds include the 1,3,4-thiadiazoles, a number of which are available as articles of commerce, and also combinations of triazoles such as tolyltriazole with a 1,3,5-thiadiazole such as a 2,5-bis(alkyldithio)-1,3,4-thiadiazole.
  • the 1,3,4-thiadiazoles are generally synthesized from hydrazine and carbon disulfide by known procedures. See, for example, U.S. Pat. Nos. 2,765,289 ; 2,749,311 ; 2,760,933 ; 2,850,453 ; 2,910,439 ; 3,663,561 ; 3,862,798 ; and 3,840,549 .
  • Rust or corrosion inhibitors are another type of inhibitor additive for use in embodiments of the present disclosure.
  • Such materials include monocarboxylic acids and polycarboxylic acids.
  • suitable monocarboxylic acids are octanoic acid, decanoic acid and dodecanoic acid.
  • Suitable polycarboxylic acids include dimer and trimer acids such as are produced from such acids as tall oil fatty acids, oleic acid, linoleic acid, or the like.
  • rust inhibitor may comprise alkenyl succinic acid and alkenyl succinic anhydride corrosion inhibitors such as, for example, tetrapropenylsuccinic acid, tetrapropenylsuccinic anhydride, tetradecenylsuccinic acid, tetradecenylsuccinic anhydride, hexadecenylsuccinic acid, hexadecenylsuccinic anhydride, and the like.
  • alkenyl succinic acid and alkenyl succinic anhydride corrosion inhibitors such as, for example, tetrapropenylsuccinic acid, tetrapropenylsuccinic anhydride, tetradecenylsuccinic acid, tetradecenylsuccinic anhydride, hexadecenylsuccinic acid, hexadecenylsuccinic anhydride, and the like
  • Suitable rust or corrosion inhibitors include ether amines; acid phosphates; amines; polyethoxylated compounds such as ethoxylated amines, ethoxylated phenols, and ethoxylated alcohols; imidazolines; aminosuccinic acids or derivatives thereof, and the like. Materials of these types are available as articles of commerce. Mixtures of such rust or corrosion inhibitors can be used.
  • corrosion inhibitors included in an STUO which may be removed to provide a UTTO include inhibitors suitable for use in a crankcase formulation, such as a polyethoxylated phenol.
  • inhibitors suitable for use in a UTTO include neutral calcium sulfonate and basic calcium sulfonate.
  • the friction modifiers as described herein may comprise one or more of a succinimide, a bis-succinimide, an alkylated fatty amine, an ethoxylated fatty amine, an amide, a glycerol ester, and an imidazoline.
  • a suitable succinimide friction modifier may be prepared from an alkenyl succinic acid, such as an aliphatic carboxylic acid, or anhydride and ammonia.
  • the succinimide may comprise the reaction product of a succinic anhydride and ammonia.
  • the alkenyl group of the alkenyl succinic acid may be a short chain alkenyl group, for example, the alkenyl group may comprise about 12 to about 36 carbon atoms.
  • the succinimide may comprise an about C 12 to about C 36 aliphatic hydrocarbyl succinimide.
  • the succinimide may comprise an about C 16 to about C 28 aliphatic hydrocarbyl succinimide.
  • the succinimide may comprise an about C 18 to about C 24 aliphatic hydrocarbyl succinimide.
  • the succinimide may be prepared from a succinic anhydride and ammonia as described in European Patent 0 020 037 , the disclosure of which is hereby incorporated by reference.
  • the succinimide reaction product may comprise a minor amount of an unreacted olefin and an ammonium salt of acid amide of formula (II):
  • R may be saturated or unsaturated, substituted or unsubstituted, and may be selected from the group consisting of linear, branched, and cyclic radicals comprising from about 5 to about 30 carbon atoms; and X may be selected from the group consisting of O - NH 4 + and NH 2 .
  • the succinimide may be a compound represented by formula (I): wherein R is saturated or unsaturated, substituted or unsubstituted, and is selected from the group consisting of linear, branched, and cyclic radicals comprising from about 5 to about 30 carbon atoms and R' is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen; alkyl, alkenyl, and aryl groups having from about 1 to 30 carbon atoms; and their heteroatom (nitrogen, oxygen or sulfur) containing analogues.
  • R is saturated or unsaturated, substituted or unsubstituted, and is selected from the group consisting of linear, branched, and cyclic radicals comprising from about 5 to about 30 carbon atoms and R' is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen; alkyl, alkenyl, and aryl groups having from about 1 to 30 carbon atoms; and their heteroatom (nitrogen, oxygen or sulfur) containing analogues.
  • R may have the structure: wherein either R 1 or R 2 may be hydrogen, but not both, and wherein R 1 and/or R 2 may be independently straight, branched, or cyclic hydrocarbon radicals comprising from about 1 to about 34, for example, from about 5 to about 30, carbon atoms such that the total number of carbon atoms in R 1 and R 2 may be from about 11 to about 35.
  • R 1 and/or R 2 may also independently comprise functional groups such as alcohol, thiol, amide, amine, carboxylic acid, and derivatives thereof.
  • R 1 and/or R 2 may also independently be selected from the group consisting of oligomers and/or polymers derived from propylene isobutylene and higher olefins comprising terminal, internal, and vinylidene double bonds.
  • the molecular weight of R 1 and R 2 may range from about 30 to about 200 amu, for example from about 50 to about 100 amu, and as a further example from about 60 to about 80 amu.
  • the parent succinic anhydride may be formed by reacting maleic acid, anhydride, or ester with an internal olefin containing about 8 to about 500 carbon atoms. In some embodiments, the parent succinic anhydride may be formed by reacting maleic acid, anhydride, or ester with an internal olefin containing about 12 to about 36 carbon atoms, said internal olefin being formed by isomerizing the olefinic double bond of a linear ⁇ -olefin or mixture thereof to obtain a mixture of internal olefins., the parent succinic anhydride may be formed by reacting maleic acid, anhydride, or ester with an internal olefin containing about 12 to about 36 carbon atoms, said internal olefin being formed by isomerizing the olefinic double bond of a linear ⁇ -olefin or mixture thereof to obtain a mixture of internal olefins. The reaction may involve an equim
  • An additive that may be omitted or reduced when making a UTTO from an STUO is an antiwear additive.
  • the antiwear additives as described herein may comprise one or more of a zinc dialkyl dithio phosphate (ZDDP), an alkyl phosphite, a trialkyl phosphite, and amine salts of dialkyl and mono-alkyl phosphoric acid.
  • antioxidants as described herein may comprise phenolic antioxidants, aromatic amine antioxidants, sulfurized phenolic antioxidants, and organic phosphites, among others.
  • phenolic antioxidants examples include 2,6-di-tertbutylphenol, liquid mixtures of tertiary butylated phenols, 2,6-di-tert-butyl-4-methylphenol, 4,4'-methylenebis(2,6-di-tert-butylphenol),2,2'-methylenebis(4-methyl6-ter t-butylphenol), mixed methylene-bridged polyalkyl phenols, and 4,4'-thiobis(2-methyl-6-tert-butylphenol).
  • N,N'-di-sec-butyl-phenylenediamine 4-isopropylaminodiphenylamine, phenyl-.alpha.-naphthyl amine, phenyl-.alpha.-naphthyl amine, and ring-alkylated diphenylamines.
  • Examples include the sterically hindered tertiary butylated phenols, bisphenols and cinnamic acid derivatives and combinations thereof.
  • An antioxidant that may be omitted or reduced when making a UTTO from an STUO is a high temperature antioxidant.
  • An example of a high temperature antioxidant includes an organic phosphonate having at least one direct carbon-to-phosphorus linkage.
  • Such an organic phosphorus acid may include those prepared by the treatment of an olefin polymer (e.g., polyisobutylene having a molecular weight of about 1,000) with a phosphorizing agent such as phosphorus trichloride, phosphorus heptasulfide, phosphorus pentasulfide, phosphorus trichloride and sulfur, white phosphorus and a sulfur halide, or phosphorothioic chloride.
  • sulfurized alkyl phenol and organic phosphites can provide high temperature antioxidant performance.
  • the tractor fluid may also include conventional additives in addition to those described above.
  • additives that may be omitted or reduced when making a UTTO from an STUO include, but are not limited to, viscosity index improvers, anti-rust additives, antiwear additives, pour point depressants, seal swell agents, colorants, metal deactivators, antifoam and defoamer additives, and/or air expulsion additives.
  • Such additives may be added to provide, for example, viscometric multigrade functionality.
  • the composition may also comprise a base oil.
  • the base oil may be selected from, for example, any of the natural oils, synthetic oils, or mixtures thereof.
  • the base oil may be present in the composition in a major amount.
  • a "major amount” may be understood to mean greater than or equal to about 50 wt%.
  • Natural oils may include mineral oils, vegetable oils (e.g., castor oil, lard oil), animal oils, as well as mineral lubricating oils such as liquid petroleum oils and solvent treated or acid-treated mineral lubricating oils of the paraffinic, naphthenic or mixed paraffinic-naphthenic types. Oils derived from coal or shale are also suitable.
  • the base oil typically has a viscosity of, for example, from about 2 to about 15 cSt and, as a further example, from about 2 to about 10 cSt at 100°C. Further, oils derived from a gas-to-liquid process are also suitable.
  • the synthetic oils may comprise at least one of an oligomer of an alpha-olefin, an ester, an oil derived from a Fischer-Tropsch process, and a gas-to-liquid stock.
  • Synthetic oils include hydrocarbon oils such as polymerized and interpolymerized olefins (e.g., polybutylenes, polypropylenes, propylene isobutylene copolymers, etc.); polyalphaolefins such as poly(1-hexenes), poly-(1-octenes), poly(1-decenes), etc.
  • alkylbenzenes e.g., dodecylbenzenes, tetradecylbenzenes, dinonylbenzenes, di-(2-ethylhexyl)benzenes, etc.
  • polyphenyls e.g., biphenyls, terphenyl, alkylated polyphenyls, etc.
  • Alkylene oxide polymers and interpolymers and derivatives thereof where the terminal hydroxyl groups have been modified by esterification, etherification, etc. constitute another class of known synthetic oils that may be used.
  • Such oils are exemplified by the oils prepared through polymerization of ethylene oxide or propylene oxide, the alkyl and aryl ethers of these polyoxyalkylene polymers (e.g., methyl-polyisopropylene glycol ether having an average molecular weight of about 1000, diphenyl ether of polyethylene glycol having a molecular weight of about 500-1000, diethyl ether of polypropylene glycol having a molecular weight of about 1000-1500, etc.) or mono- and polycarboxylic esters thereof, for example, the acetic acid esters, mixed C 3-8 fatty acid esters, or the C 13 oxo acid diester of tetraethylene glycol.
  • esters of dicarboxylic acids e.g., phthalic acid, succinic acid, alkyl succinic acids, alkenyl succinic acids, maleic acid, azelaic acid, suberic acid, sebacic acid, fumaric acid, adipic acid, linoleic acid dimer, malonic acid, alkyl malonic acids, alkenyl malonic acids, etc.
  • alcohols e.g., butyl alcohol, hexyl alcohol, dodecyl alcohol, 2-ethylhexyl alcohol, ethylene glycol, diethylene glycol monoether, propylene glycol, etc.
  • these esters include dibutyl adipate, di(2-ethylhexyl)sebacate, di-n-hexyl fumarate, dioctyl sebacate, diisooctyl azelate, diisodecy
  • Esters useful as synthetic oils also include those made from C 5 to C 12 monocarboxylic acids and polyols and polyol ethers such as neopentyl glycol, trimethylol propane, pentaerythritol, dipentaerythritol, tripentaerythritol, etc.
  • the base oil used which may be used to make the tractor fluid compositions as described herein may be selected from any of the base oils in Groups I-V as specified in the American Petroleum Institute (API) Base Oil Interchangeability Guidelines.
  • Base Oil Group 1 Sulfur (wt. %) Saturates (wt. %) Viscosity Index Group I > 0.03 and/or ⁇ 90 80 to 120 Group II ⁇ 0.03 And ⁇ 90 80 to 120 Group III ⁇ 0.03 And ⁇ 90 ⁇ 120 Group IV
  • All polyalphaolefins (PAOs) Group V all others not included in Groups I-IV 1 Groups I-III are mineral oil base stocks.
  • the base oil may be a poly-alpha-olefin (PAO).
  • PAO poly-alpha-olefin
  • the poly-alpha-olefins are derived from monomers having from about 4 to about 30, or from about 4 to about 20, or from about 6 to about 16 carbon atoms.
  • PAOs include those derived from octene, decene, mixtures thereof, and the like.
  • PAOs may have a viscosity of from about 2 to about 15, or from about 3 to about 12, or from about 4 to about 8 cSt at 100°C.
  • PAOs examples include 4 cSt at 100°C poly-alpha-olefins, 6 cSt at 100°C poly-alpha-olefins, and mixtures thereof. Mixtures of mineral oil with the foregoing poly-alpha-olefins may be used.
  • the base oil may be an oil derived from Fischer-Tropsch synthesized hydrocarbons.
  • Fischer-Tropsch synthesized hydrocarbons are made from synthesis gas containing H 2 and CO using a Fischer-Tropsch catalyst.
  • Such hydrocarbons typically require further processing in order to be useful as the base oil.
  • the hydrocarbons may be hydroisomerized using processes disclosed in U.S. Patent Nos. 6,103,099 or 6,180,575 ; hydrocracked and hydroisomerized using processes disclosed in U.S. Patent Nos. 4,943,672 or 6,096,940 ; dewaxed using processes disclosed in U.S. Patent No. 5,882,505 ; or hydroisomerized and dewaxed using processes disclosed in U.S. Patent Nos. 6,013,171 ; 6,080,301 ; or 6,165,949 .
  • Unrefined, refined and rerefined oils either natural or synthetic (as well as mixtures of two or more of any of these) of the type disclosed hereinabove can be used in the base oils.
  • Unrefined oils are those obtained directly from a natural or synthetic source without further purification treatment.
  • a shale oil obtained directly from retorting operations a petroleum oil obtained directly from primary distillation or ester oil obtained directly from an esterification process and used without further treatment would be an unrefined oil.
  • Refined oils are similar to the unrefined oils except they have been further treated in one or more purification steps to improve one or more properties.
  • Rerefined oils are obtained by processes similar to those used to obtain refined oils applied to refined oils which have been already used in service. Such rerefined oils are also known as reclaimed or reprocessed oils and often are additionally processed by techniques directed to removal of spent additives, contaminants, and oil breakdown products.
  • the additives may be employed in minor amounts sufficient to improve the performance characteristics and properties of the base fluid.
  • the amounts will thus vary in accordance with such factors as the viscosity characteristics of the base fluid employed, the viscosity characteristics desired in the finished fluid, the service conditions for which the finished fluid is intended, and the performance characteristics desired in the finished fluid.
  • the individual components employed can be separately blended into the base fluid or can be blended therein in various subcombinations, if desired. Ordinarily, the particular sequence of such blending steps may not be crucial. Moreover, such components can be blended in the form of separate solutions in a diluent. According to various embodiments, however, the additive components may be blended in the form of a concentrate, as this simplifies the blending operations, reduces the likelihood of blending errors, and takes advantage of the compatibility and solubility characteristics afforded by the overall concentrate.
  • a UTTO was formulated by modifying a STUO as follows in Table 1. Components needed for engine performance in the STUO were omitted or reduced to provide the UTTO. Table 1. Components STUO Formulation UTTO Formulation Treat Rate 10 to 15 wt% 6 to 9 wt% Dispersants Present Reduced by about 90% Detergents 3536 ppm metal Reduced by about 3% (i.e., reduced by about 100ppm metal) optimized for water sensivitity Antiwear/EP Present Same type and amount Corrosion Inhibitors UTTO and Crankcase inhibitors Omitted crankcase-type corrosion inhibitor Antifoam Present Same type and amount Friction Modifiers Present Same friction modifiers: Optimized level based on the amount of dispersant removed (about 50% reduction) Antioxidants UTTO antioxidant & Crankcase antioxidant Reduced high temperature engine oil (crankcase) antioxidant by about 100%
  • UTTOs formulated according to the present disclosure exhibit improved performance properties, for example, improved extreme pressure properties, improved brass wear properties, and improved friction properties.
  • improved performance properties for example, improved extreme pressure properties, improved brass wear properties, and improved friction properties.
  • the UTTO described in Table 1 was tested in three industry standard extreme pressure performance tests.
  • a commercially available UTTO available from John Deere, under trade designation Hy-GARD® was tested as a comparative example.
  • the UTTO according to the present disclosure showed an improvement in EP performance over the commercially available Hy-GARD® oil.
  • the tests and results are shown in Table 3 below.
  • the 4-Ball Weld Test method is described in ASTM D-2783 D2783-88 (1998) Standard Test Method for Measurement of Extreme-Pressure Properties of Lubricating Fluids (Four-Ball Method).
  • the 4-Ball Method tests lubricant properties using a 1/2" diameter steel ball under a load rotating against 3 steel balls held stationary in a cradle. The test lubricant covers the lower 3 balls. A Series of 10 second tests are made at increasing loads until welding occurs.
  • the FZG designation describes the following test conditions: [Pinion type/Sliding Speed in meter*sec -1 /Temp] where the A is the pinion width (with 20mm inferred) or A-10 for a half width gear/8.3 m*sec -1 or 16.6R (Reverse) m*sec -1 sliding speed/90C temperature.
  • A/8.3/90 describles a 20mm A profile gear/8.3 m*sec -1 /90°C.
  • the FZG Load Stage test is described in ASTM D 5182 Evaluating the Scuffing Load Capacity of Oils (also referred as the FZG Visual Method) (A/8.3/90).
  • ASTM D 5182 Evaluating the Scuffing Load Capacity of Oils (also referred as the FZG Visual Method) (A/8.3/90).
  • an "A" Profile pinion (20 mm width) is motored against a wheel gear at 1450 RPM for 21,700 revolutions.
  • the teeth are rated for % Scuffing.
  • the fail load stage is recorded when the sum total of scuffing equals 1 tooth width (20 mm).
  • the FZG Scuffing test is used to identify GL-4 lubricants.
  • the FZG Stepwise test is a variant of the ASTM D-5182 scuffing test, and is described in FVA Information sheet #243 (designated as A-10/16.6R/90 or 120).
  • the stepwise test increases the severity over the standard test as the pinion face is reduced to 10 mm width.
  • the circumferential speed is doubled (16.6) and the direction of the drive speed is reversed where the wheel drives the pinion. This increases the test severity by at least 2 load stages.
  • the stepwise test is similar to the standard scuffing test in that load is applied in increasing loads stages until the total scuffing equals one tooth width.
  • the FZG stepwise test was designed to differentiate GL-4 lubricants from industrial lubes.
  • the FZG Sprung test is a variant of the FZG stepwise test above and is also described in FVA Information sheet #243 (designated as S- A-10/16.6R/90 or 120).
  • the sprung or shock test differs from the stepwise test in that the load is applied to the gear without running in at subsequent stages. If the scuffing is not equal to one tooth width, the unit is dis-assembled and repeated on a new gear tooth surface.
  • the FZG Sprung is a shock test designed to differentiate GL-5 type lubricants. Table 3.
  • the UTTO described in Table 1 was tested in industry standard brass wear performance tests - the SSP 180 B-80 Brass Friction & Wear test and the Falex ring on block test using a brass block face. Hy-GARD® was again tested as a comparative example.
  • the UTTO according to the present disclosure showed a significant improvement in brass wear over the commercially available product.
  • the coefficient of friction in the presently disclosed UTTO was more stable over the test duration.
  • the static/dynamic ratio was also more stable, indicating no change in performance over time.
  • Table 4 The test results are shown in Table 4 below.
  • the SSP-180 test stand developed in the Gear Research Institute at the Technical University of Kunststoff, allows mounting and testing of a complete synchronizer device (up to 180 mm in diameter) from a manual transmission of choice. Load conditions associated with normal transmission use are simulated during the test.
  • the test stand consists of an electric motor, two flywheels, actuating hydraulics, an oil heating and circulation system, and a test box.
  • the large main flywheel is connected to the electric motor via a belt-and-pulley combination to ensure a constant and stable speed source.
  • the small flywheel is the load that the synchronizers either bring to zero speed (shift to "A" position) or accelerate to a constant speed (shift to "B” position). This is accomplished by the two ring-and-cone synchronizers mounted in the test box.
  • the rear unit accelerates the load flywheel to synchronous speed, while the forward unit decelerates the flywheel to zero speed.
  • the actuating hydraulics move a shift fork that engages one unit and disengages the other. During shifting, heated lubricant is sprayed onto both synchronizer units. Subjecting these units to thousands of engagements serves to test synchronizer durability.
  • Brass wear is reduced with the inventive UTTO using both brass synchronizers parts and brass material from hydraulic shoes.
  • the UTTO described in Table 1 was tested in an industry standard friction test, the Falex Block-on-Ring Friction and Wear Testing machine. Hy-GARD® was again tested as a comparative example. In the test, the UTTO according to the present disclosure showed a significant improvement in friction performance over the commercially available product.
  • the test results are shown in Table 5 below.
  • FIG. 1 shows the static coefficient of friction for the inventive UTTO and the Hy-GARD® formulation. As shown in the figure, the results indicate that the static fiction stabilizes after an initial break-in phase compared to the commercial UTTO fluid that decreases over time.
  • the commercial UTTO fluid has about 3 times the amount of wear with copper based alloy used in the hydraulic pump.
  • FIG. 1 shows the static coefficient of friction for the inventive UTTO and the Hy-GARD® formulation. As shown in the figure, the results indicate that the static fiction stabilizes after an initial break-in phase compared to the commercial UTTO fluid that decreases over time.
  • the commercial UTTO fluid has about 3 times the
  • the Falex Block-on-Ring is described in ASTM D 2714 Falex Block-on-Ring Friction and Wear Testing Machine.
  • the machine is operated using a steel test-ring rotating against a test block made from a copper-based hydraulic piston pump, the specimen assembly is partially immersed in the lubricant sample.
  • the velocity of the test ring is variable between 0 and about 0.5 m/s.
  • the specimens have a normal load applied by a 1 Ib dead weight on the 30:1 ratio lever system. Test cycles from stop to approximately 0.5 m/s to stop for a duration of 40 hours. Determinations are made for the coefficient of friction and the average weight loss for the stationary block at the end of the test. Table 5.
  • Friction Performance Test ID Test Method Hy-GARD ® Inventive UTTO B-80 Brass Coefficient of Friction CEC L-6-T-99 0.092 CoF at 90K cycles 0.088 CoF at 100K cycles Brass Friction ASTM D-2714 Static Friction Figure 1 Figure 1 Static/Dynamic Ratio Figure 2 Figure 2

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