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Definitions

• the present invention relates to a lubricating oil composition, more specifically to such a lubricating oil composition having a low traction coefficient, excellent energy saving properties, and high efficiency, which is suitable for use in manual, automatic or continuously variable transmissions of automobiles, or in industrial gear systems.
• an automobile automatic transmission or continuously variable transmission has a torque converter, a wet clutch, a gear bearing mechanism, an oil pump and a hydraulic control system while a manual transmission or final reduction gear unit has a gear bearing mechanism.
• Reducing the viscosity of a lubricating oil to be used in such transmissions can reduce the stir and frictional resistances in the torque converter, wet clutch, gear bearing mechanism and oil pump and thus enhance the power transmission efficiency, resulting in an improvement in the fuel economy performance of an automobile.
• reducing the viscosity of the lubricating oil used in these transmissions may cause the above-described units and mechanisms thereof to be significantly shortened in fatigue life and may generate seizure resulting in some malfunctions in the transmissions.
• a low viscosity lubricating oil is blended with a phosphorus-based extreme pressure additive to enhance the extreme pressure properties
• the fatigue life will be extremely shortened.
• a sulfur-based extreme pressure additive can improve the fatigue life, the oxidation stability of a lubricating oil is deteriorated and thus a large amount of an anti-oxidant must be blended.
• reducing the viscosity has some limits.
• energy saving or high energy efficiency can be achieved effectively by reducing friction on parts such as gear teeth surfaces exposed to elastohydrodynamic lubricating conditions.
• the contact pressure applied to gear teeth surfaces may be 1 GPa or greater, which is known to be under elastohydrodynamic lubricating conditions. Under these conditions, the use of a lubricating oil having a low traction coefficient is known to reduce friction and thus contribute to energy saving.
• Patent Literature 1 Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open Publication No. 10-213552
• Patent Literature 2 Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open Publication No. 9-68161
• the present invention was made in view of these circumstances and has an object to provide a lubricating oil composition having a low traction coefficient that can reduce the friction between parts such as gear teeth surfaces, exposed to elastohydrodynamic lubrication conditions to attain energy saving properties and high efficiency, suitable for use in manual, automatic and continuously variable transmissions of automobiles or industrial gear systems.
• a lubricating oil composition comprising a base oil containing (A) a partial ester of a polyhydric alcohol and a carboxylic acid.
• the present invention relates to a lubricating oil composition having a low traction coefficient, comprising a lubricating base oil containing (A) a partial ester of a polyhydric alcohol and a carboxylic acid in an amount of 0.1 to 80 percent by mass on the basis of the total mass of the base oil and having a kinematic viscosity at 100°C of 1 to 15 mm 2 /s, the composition having a kinematic viscosity at 100°C of 1 to 20 mm 2 /s.
• the present invention also relates to the foregoing lubricating oil composition wherein (A) the partial ester of a polyhydric alcohol and a carboxylic acid is a partial ester of trimethylolpropane and a monovalent carboxylic acid.
• the present invention also relates to the foregoing lubricating oil composition further comprising (B) a poly(meth)acrylate compound composed of a structural unit represented by formula (I) below, in an amount of 0.01 to 20 percent by mass: wherein R 1 is hydrogen or methyl and R 2 is a hydrocarbon group having 1 to 30 carbon atoms.
• B a poly(meth)acrylate compound composed of a structural unit represented by formula (I) below, in an amount of 0.01 to 20 percent by mass: wherein R 1 is hydrogen or methyl and R 2 is a hydrocarbon group having 1 to 30 carbon atoms.
• the present invention also relates to the foregoing lubricating oil composition wherein the composition has a traction coefficient of 0.013 or less.
• the present invention also relates to the foregoing lubricating oil composition wherein the composition has a ratio of the traction coefficient to the 100°C kinematic viscosity (mm 2 /s) is 1.2E-03 or less.
• the present invention also relates to the foregoing lubricating oil composition wherein the composition has a -40°C Brookfield viscosity of 40,000 mPa ⁇ s or less.
• the lubricating oil composition of the present invention is low in traction coefficient and thus can maintain characteristics required for gear oil and attain energy saving properties and high efficiency when applied to manual, automatic or continuously variable transmissions of automobiles, or in industrial gear systems.
• the lubricating oil composition of the present invention comprises an ester-based base oil comprising (A) a partial ester of a polyhydric alcohol and a carboxylic acid.
• the alcohol constituting the ester-based base oil is a polyhydric alcohol.
• the carboxylic acid constituting the ester-based base oil may be a monobasic or polybasic acid.
• the ester-based base oil is necessarily a partial ester where at least part of the hydroxyl groups of the polyhydric alcohol remains unesterified.
• the polyhydric alcohols may be those of usually dihydric to decahydric, preferably dihydric to hexahydric.
• Specific examples of the polyhydric alcohols of dihydric to decahydric include dihydric alcohols such as ethylene glycol, diethylene glycol, polyethylene glycol (trimer to pentadecamer of ethylene glycol), propylene glycol, dipropylene glycol, polypropylene glycol (trimer to pentadecamer of propylene glycol), 1,3-propanedioil, 1,2-propanediol, 1,3-butanediol, 1,4-butanediol, 2-methyl-1,2-propanediol, 2-methyl-1,3-propanediol, 1,2-pentanediol, 1,3-pentanediol, 1,4-pentanediol, 1,5-pentanediol, and neopentyl glycol;
• polyhydric alcohols preferable examples include those of dihydric to hexahydric, such as ethylene glycol, diethylene glycol, polyethylene glycol (trimer to decamer of ethylene glycol), propylene glycol, dipropylene glycol, polypropylene glycol (trimer to decamer of propylene glycol), 1,3-propanedioil, 2-methyl-1,2-propanediol, 2-methyl-1,3-propanediol, neopentyl glycol, glycerin, diglycerin, triglycerin, trimethylolalkanes (trimethylolethane, trimethylolpropane, trimethylolbutane) and dimers to tetramers thereof, pentaerythritol, dipentaerythritol, 1,2,4-butanetriol, 1,3,5-pentanetriol, 1,2,6-hexanetriol, 1,2,3,4-butanetetro
• More preferable examples include ethylene glycol, propylene glycol, neopentyl glycol, glycerin, trimethylolethane, trimethylolpropane, pentaerythritol, and sorbitan, and mixtures thereof.
• Particularly preferable examples include neopentyl glycol, trimethylolethane, trimethylolpropane and pentaerythritol, and mixtures thereof with the objective of attaining more excellent thermal/oxidation stability, and most preferable example is trimethylolpropane.
• examples of monobasic acids include fatty acids having usually 2 to 24, which may be straight-chain or branched and saturated or unsaturated.
• saturated fatty acids such as acetic acid, propionic acid, straight-chain or branched butanoic acid, straight-chain or branched pentanoic acid, straight-chain or branched hexanoic acid, straight-chain or branched heptanoic acid, straight-chain or branched octanonic acid, straight-chain or branched nonanoic acid, straight-chain or branched decanoic acid, straight-chain or branched undecanoic acid, straight-chain or branched dodecanoic acid, straight-chain or branched tridecanoic acid, straight-chain or branched tetradecanoic acid, straight-chain or branched pentadecanoic acid, straight-chain or branched hexadecano
• saturated fatty acids having 3 to 20 carbon atoms preferred are saturated fatty acids having 3 to 20 carbon atoms, unsaturated fatty acids having 3 to 22 carbon atoms, and mixtures thereof. More preferred are saturated fatty acids having 4 to 18 carbon atoms, unsaturated fatty acids having 4 to 18 carbon atoms, and mixtures thereof. In view of oxidation stability, most preferred are saturated fatty acids having 4 to 18 carbon atoms.
• polybasic acids examples include dibasic acids having 2 to 16 carbon atoms and trimellitic acid.
• the dibasic acids having 2 to 16 carbon atoms may be straight-chain or branched, or saturated or unsaturated. Specific examples include ethanedioic acid, propanedioic acid, straight-chain or branched butanedioic acid, straight-chain or branched pentanedioic acid, straight-chain or branched hexanedioic acid, straight-chain or branched heptanedioic acid, straight-chain or branched octanedioic acid, straight-chain or branched nonanedioic acid, straight-chain or branched decanedioic acid, straight-chain or branched undecanedioic acid, straight-chain or branched dodecandioic acid, straight-chain or branched tridecanedioic acid, straight-chain or branched t
• esters may be used in the present invention. These esters may be used alone or in combination.
• the percentage of the hydroxyl groups remaining unesterified in the whole hydroxyl groups in a polyhydric alcohol is preferably from 3 to 80 percent, more preferably from 5 to 70 percent, more preferably from 10 to 60 percent, most preferably from 15 to 50 percent.
• the percentage of the remaining hydroxyl groups is less than 3 percent, the resulting lubricating oil composition may not be reduced sufficiently in traction coefficient.
• the percentage is in excess of 80 percent, the resulting lubricating oil composition would be increased in friction caused by increased viscosity and be poor in oxidation stability.
• esters preferred is (a) a partial ester of a polyhydric alcohol and a monobasic acid because of its excellent traction coefficient, more preferred is a diester of trimethylolpropane and a monobasic acid having 12 to 18 carbon atoms, and most preferred is a diester of trimethylolpropane and oleic acid.
• the lubricating oil composition of the present invention contains the partial ester of a polyhydric alcohol and a carboxylic acid in an amount of 0.1 to 80 percent by mass, preferably 5 to 75 percent by mass, more preferably 10 to 70 percent by mass, more preferably 15 to 65 percent by mass, and most preferably 20 to 60 percent by mass on the basis of the total mass of the base oil.
• An ester content of less than 0.1 percent by mass may lead to a composition that can not satisfy the requirement of traction coefficient while an ester content of more than 80 percent by mass may lead to a composition that is increased in friction due to increased viscosity and deteriorated in oxidation stability.
• the base oil of the lubricating oil composition of the present invention may contain base oil components other than the partial ester of a polyhydric alcohol and a carboxylic acid as long as the resulting mixed base oil has a kinematic viscosity at 100°C of 1 to 15 mm 2 /s.
• Such base oil components may be any one or more types of mineral base oils, any one or more types of synthetic base oils, or mixtures thereof.
• the mineral oil include those which can be produced by subjecting a lubricating oil fraction produced by vacuum-distilling an atmospheric distillation bottom oil resulting from atmospheric distillation of a crude oil, to any one or more treatments selected from solvent deasphalting, solvent extraction, hydrocracking, hydroisomerization, solvent dewaxing, catalytic dewaxing, and hydrorefining; wax-isomerized mineral oils; and those produced by isomerizing GTL WAX (Gas to Liquid Wax).
• a lubricating oil fraction produced by vacuum-distilling an atmospheric distillation bottom oil resulting from atmospheric distillation of a crude oil, to any one or more treatments selected from solvent deasphalting, solvent extraction, hydrocracking, hydroisomerization, solvent dewaxing, catalytic dewaxing, and hydrorefining; wax-isomerized mineral oils; and those produced by isomerizing GTL WAX (Gas to Liquid Wax).
• the synthetic base oil include polybutenes and hydrogenated compounds thereof; poly- ⁇ -olefins such as 1-octene oligomer and 1-decene oligomer, and hydrogenated compounds thereof; esters including full esters of the above-mentioned polyhydric alcohols and carboxylic acids, monoesters such as 2-ethylhexyl oleate, diesters such as ditridecyl glutarate, di-2-ethylhexyl adipate, diisodecyl adipate, ditridecyl adipate and di-2-ethylhexyl sebacate, and those other than (A) partial esters of polyhydric alcohols and carboxylic acids; aromatic synthetic oils such as alkylnaphthalenes, alkylbenzenes, and aromatic esters; and mixtures of the foregoing.
• the lubricating base oil used in the present invention has a kinematic viscosity at 100°C of necessarily 1 to 15 mm 2 /s, preferably 2 to 14 mm 2 /s, more preferably 3 to 13 mm 2 /s, more preferably 4 to 12 mm 2 /s, particularly preferably 5 to 11 mm 2 /s.
• a kinematic viscosity at 100°C of necessarily 1 to 15 mm 2 /s, preferably 2 to 14 mm 2 /s, more preferably 3 to 13 mm 2 /s, more preferably 4 to 12 mm 2 /s, particularly preferably 5 to 11 mm 2 /s.
• the resulting lubricating oil composition would be poor in lubricity due to its insufficient oil film formation at lubricating sites and would be large in evaporation loss of the lubricating base oil.
• the viscosity index of the lubricating base oil used in the present invention is preferably 80 or greater, more preferably 90 or greater, particularly preferably 110 or greater.
• a viscosity index of 80 or greater renders it possible to produce a composition exhibiting excellent viscosity characteristics from low to high temperatures.
• the lubricating oil composition of the present invention contains preferably (B) a poly(meth)acrylate compound having a structure unit represented by formula (I) below.
• This poly(meth) acrylate compound has functions as a viscosity index improver and/or a pour point depressant.
• poly(meth)acrylate compound used herein refers collectively to polyacrylate compounds and polymethacrylate compounds.
• R 1 is hydrogen or methyl
• R 2 is a hydrocarbon group having 1 to 30 carbon atoms.
• the poly(meth)acrylate compound is a polymer of a polymeric monomer containing a (meth)acrylate monomer (hereinafter referred to as "Monomer M-1") represented by formula (1) below.
• R 1 is hydrogen or methyl and R 2 is a straight-chain or branched hydrocarbon group having 1 to 30 carbon atoms.
• R 2 is a straight-chain or branched hydrocarbon group having 1 to 30 carbon atoms.
• R 2 include alkyl groups, which may be straight-chain or branched, such as methyl, ethyl, propyl, butyl, pentyl, hexyl, heptyl, octyl, nonyl, decyl, undecyl, dodecyl, tridecyl, tetradecyl, hexadecyl, and octadecyl groups; and alkenyl groups, which may be straight-chain or branched and the position of which the double bond may vary, such as butenyl, pentenyl, hexenyl, heptenyl, octenyl, nonenyl, decenyl, undecenyl
• Typical examples of the poly(meth)acrylate compound include so-called non-dispersant type poly(meth)acrylates produced by homopolymerizing Monomer M-1 or copolymerizing two or more types of Monomers M-1.
• the poly(meth)acrylate compound may be so-called dispersant type poly(meth)acrylates produced by copolymerizing Monomer M-1 with one or more monomers selected from the group consisting of (meth)acrylate monomers represented by formula (2) below (hereinafter referred to as "Monomer M-2") and monomers represented by formula (3) below (hereinafter referred to as "Monomer M-3").
• R 3 is hydrogen or methyl
• R 4 is an alkylene group having 1 to 18 carbon atoms
• E 1 is an amine residue or heterocyclic residue having 1 or 2 nitrogen atoms and 0 to 2 oxygen atoms
• a is an integer of 0 or 1.
• alkylene groups having 1 to 18 carbon atoms for R 4 include ethylene, propylene, butylene, pentylene, hexylene, heptylene, octylene, nonylene, decylene, undecylene, dodecylene, tridecylene, tetradecylene, pentadecylene, hexadecylene, heptadecylene and octadecylene groups, all of which may be straight-chain or branched.
• amine residue or heterocyclic residue represented by E 1 include dimethylamino, diethylamino, dipropylamino, dibutylamino, anilino, toluidino, xylidino, acetylamino, benzoilamino, morpholino, pyrrolyl, pyrrolino, pyridyl, methylpyridyl, pyrolidinyl, piperidinyl, quinonyl, pyrrolidonyl, pyrrolidono, imidazolino and pyrazino groups.
• R 5 is hydrogen or methyl
• E 2 is an amine residue or heterocyclic residue having 1 or 2 nitrogen atoms and 0 to 2 oxygen atoms.
• Specific examples of the amine residue or heterocyclic residue represented by E 2 include dimethylamino, diethylamino, dipropylamino, dibutylamino, anilino, toluidino, xylidino, acetylamino, benzoilamino, morpholino, pyrrolyl, pyrrolino, pyridyl, methylpyridyl, pyrolidinyl, piperidinyl, quinonyl, pyrrolidonyl, pyrrolidono, imidazolino and pyrazino groups.
• the amine residue and heterocyclic residue in formulas (2) and (3) refer to a monovalent group derived by removing hydrogen from the amino group of an amine and a monovalent group derived by removing hydrogen bonded to the carbon constituting the heterocycle, from a molecule having a heterocyclic structure, respectively.
• Monomer-M-2 and Monomer M-3 include dimethylaminomethylmethacrylate, diethylaminomethylmethacrylate, dimethylaminoethylmethacrylate, diethylaminoethylmethacrylate, 2-methyl-5-vinylpyridine, morpholinomethylmethacrylate, morpholinoethylmethacrylate, N-vinylpyrrolidone, and mixtures thereof.
• M-1:M-2 and M-3 is preferably from 99:1 to 80:20, more preferably 98:2 to 85:15, more preferably 95:5 to 90:10.
• the weight average molecular weight (Mw) of (B) the poly (meth) acrylate compound is preferably 5,000 or greater, more preferably 10,000 or greater, more preferably 20,000 or greater, particularly preferably 30,000 or greater, and most preferably 40,000 or greater.
• the weight average molecular weight (Mw) is preferably 400,000 or less, more preferably 300,000 or less, more preferably 200, 000 or less, and particularly preferably 100,000 or less.
• a weight average molecular weight of less than 5,000 leads to an insufficient improvement in viscosity index and would increase the production cost of the composition.
• a weight average molecular weight of greater than 400,000 would deteriorate the shear stability or storage stability of the resulting composition.
• the PSSI (permanent shear stability index) of the poly(meth)acrylate compound is preferably 40 or less, more preferably from 5 to 40, more preferably from 10 to 35, particularly preferably from 15 to 30, and most preferably from 20 to 25.
• the PSSI is greater than 40, the resulting composition would be poor in shear stability while when the PSSI is less than 5, a sufficient improvement in viscosity index would not be attained and thus a rise in the production cost of the composition would be incurred.
• PSSI Permanent shear stability index of a polymer calculated on the basis of the data measured with ASTM D 6278-02 (Test Method for Shear Stability of Polymer Containing Fluids Using a European Diesel Injector Apparatus) in conformity with ASTM D 6022-01 (Standard Practice for Calculation of Permanent Shear Stability Index).
• the lubricating oil composition of the present invention contains (B) the poly(meth)acrylate compound in an amount of preferably from 0.01 to 20 percent by mass, more preferably from 0.03 to 10 percent by mass, more preferably from 0.06 to 5 percent by mass, particularly preferably from 0.1 to 3 percent by mass on the basis of the total mass of the composition.
• a content of less than 0.01 percent by mass would lead to a failure to obtain a predetermined viscosity index improvement effect while a content of more than 20 percent by mass would leads to a composition having poor shear stability.
• the lubricating oil composition of the present invention may be blended with various additives such as extreme pressure additives, ashless dispersants, metallic detergents, friction modifiers, anti-oxidants, corrosion inhibitors, viscosity index improvers other than the above-described Component (B), rust inhibitors, demulsifiers, metal deactivators, pour point depressants, seal swelling agents, anti-foaming agents, and dyes, alone or in combination in order to further enhance the properties of the composition or impart the composition with properties required for various lubricating oils.
• additives such as extreme pressure additives, ashless dispersants, metallic detergents, friction modifiers, anti-oxidants, corrosion inhibitors, viscosity index improvers other than the above-described Component (B), rust inhibitors, demulsifiers, metal deactivators, pour point depressants, seal swelling agents, anti-foaming agents, and dyes, alone or in combination in order to further enhance the properties of the composition or impart the composition with properties required for various lub
• the lubricating oil composition of the present invention may be blended with at least one type of phosphorus extreme pressure additive selected from phosphorous acid, phosphorus acid monoesters, phosphorus acid diesters, phosphorus acid triesters, and salts thereof; at least one type of sulfur extreme pressure additive selected from sulfurized fats and oils, sulfurized olefins, dihydrocarbyl polysulfides, dithiocarbamates, thiaziazoles, andbenzothiazoles; and/or at least one type of phosphorus-sulfur extreme pressure additive selected from thiophosphorus acids, thiophosphorus acid monoesters, thiophosphorus acid diesters, thiophosphorus acid triesters, dithiophosphorus acid, dithiophosphorus acid monoesters, dithiophosphorus acid diesters, dithiophosphorus acid triesters, trithiophosphorus acid, trithiophosphorus acid monoesters, trithiophosphorus acid diesters, trithiophosphorus acid triesters, and
• ashless dispersants examples include ashless dispersants such as succinimides, benzylamines and polyamines, each having a hydrocarbon group having 40 to 400 carbon atoms, and/or boron compound derivatives thereof.
• the content of the ashless dispersants is usually from 0.01 to 15 percent by mass on the basis of the total mass of the composition.
• metallic detergents examples include those such as alkaline earth metal sulfonates, alkaline earth metal phenates, alkaline earth metal salicylates.
• the content of the metallic detergents is usually from 0.01 to 10 percent by mass, preferably from 0.1 to 5 percent by mass.
• the friction modifiers may be any compounds that have been generally used as friction modifiers for lubricating oils. Specific examples include amine compounds, imide compounds, fatty acid esters, fatty acid amides, and fatty acid metal salts, each having per molecule at least one alkyl or alkenyl group having 6 to 30 carbon atoms, particularly a straight-chain alkyl or alkenyl group having 6 to 30 carbon atoms. Alternatively, organic molybdenum compounds such as molybdenum dithiophosphate and molybdenum dithiocarbamate may also be used. The content of the friction modifiers is usually from 0.01 to 5.0 percent by mass on the basis of the total mass of the composition.
• the anti-oxidants may be any anti-oxidants that have been usually used in lubricating oils, such as phenolic or aminic compounds.
• specific examples of the anti-oxidant include alkylphenols such as 2-6-di-tert-butyl-4-methylphenol; bisphenols such as methylene-4,4-bisphenol(2,6-di-tert-butyl-4-methylphenol); naphthylamines such as phenyl- ⁇ -naphthylamine; dialkyldiphenylamines; zinc dialkyldithiophosphoric acids such as di-2-ethylhexyldithiophosphoric acid; and esters of (3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxyphenyl)fatty acid (propionic acid) or (3-methyl-5-tert-butyl-4-hydroxyphenyl)fatty acid (propionic acid) with a monohydric or polyhydric alcohol such as methanol, octanol,
• corrosion inhibitors examples include benzotriazole-, tolyltriazole-, thiadiazole-, and imidazole-type compounds.
• viscosity index improvers other than Component (B) include non-dispersant- or dispersant-type ethylene- ⁇ -olefin copolymers and hydrogenated compounds thereof; polyisobutylenes or hydrogenated compounds thereof; styrene-diene hydrogenated copolymers; styrene-maleic anhydride ester copolymers; and polyalkylstyrenes.
• rust inhibitors include petroleum sulfonates, alkylbenzene sulfonates, dinonylnaphthalene sulfonates, alkenyl succinic acid esters, and polyhydric alcohol esters.
• demulsifiers include polyalkylene glycol-based non-ionic surfactants such as polyoxyethylenealkyl ethers, polyoxyethylenealkylphenyl ethers, and polyoxyethylenealkylnaphthyl ethers.
• metal deactivators include imidazolines, pyrimidine derivatives, alkylthiadiazoles, mercaptobenzothiazoles, benzotriazoles and derivatives thereof, 1,3,4-thiadiazolepolysulfide, 1,3,4-thiadiazolyl-2,5-bisdialkyldithiocarbama te, 2-(alkyldithio)benzoimidazole, and ⁇ -(o-carboxybenzylthio)propionitrile.
• the pour point depressants may be any of the known pour point depressants selected depending on the type of lubricating base oil but are preferably polymethacrylates having a weight average molecular weight of 80,000 to 200,000.
• the anti-foaming agents may be any compounds that have been usually used as anti-foaming agents for lubricating oils.
• examples of such anti-foaming agents include silicones such as dimethylsilicone and fluorosilicone.
• seal swelling agents may be any compounds that have been usually used as seal swelling agents for lubricating oils.
• seal swelling agents include ester-, sulfur- and aromatic-based seal swelling agents.
• the dyes may be any compounds that have been usually used and may be blended in any amount.
• the content of each additive is usually from 0.0005 to 5 percent by mass on the basis of the total mass of the composition except for the additives the amounts of which are specified above.
• the lubricating oil composition of the present invention is desirously adjusted to have a kinematic viscosity at 100°C of necessarily 1 to 20 mm 2 /s, preferably 2 to 15 mm 2 /s, more preferably 3 to 13 mm 2 /s, more preferably 4 to 12 mm 2 /s, particularly preferably 5 to 11 mm 2 /s.
• a kinematic viscosity at 100°C of necessarily 1 to 20 mm 2 /s, preferably 2 to 15 mm 2 /s, more preferably 3 to 13 mm 2 /s, more preferably 4 to 12 mm 2 /s, particularly preferably 5 to 11 mm 2 /s.
• the resulting lubricating oil composition would be poor in lubricity due to its insufficient oil film formation at lubricating sites and would be large in evaporation loss.
• the lubricating oil composition of the present invention has a traction coefficient of preferably 0.013 or less, more preferably 0.010 or less, more preferably 0.008 or less, particularly preferably 0.006 or less.
• a traction coefficient of greater than 0.013 would lead to a composition that fails to exhibit energy saving properties due to increased friction.
• the lubricating oil composition of the present invention has a ratio of traction coefficient to 100°C kinematic viscosity (mm 2 /s) of preferably 1.2E-03 or less, more preferably 1.1E-03 or less, more preferably 1.0E-03 or less, particularly preferably 9.5E-04 or less.
• a ratio of traction coefficient to 100°C kinematic viscosity (mm 2 /s) of greater than 1.2E-03 would lead to a composition that fails to exhibit energy saving properties due to increased friction.
• the kinematic viscosity at 40°C of the lubricating oil composition of the present invention is, however, preferably from 10 to 100 mm 2 /s, more preferably from 15 to 90 mm 2 /s, more preferably from 20 to 80 mm 2 /s, particularly preferably from 25 to 70 mm 2 /s.
• the 40°C kinematic viscosity of the lubricating oil composition is greater than 100 mm 2 /s, the resulting composition would be poor in low temperature viscosity characteristics.
• the resulting lubricating oil composition would be poor in lubricity due to its insufficient oil film formation at lubricating sites and would be large in evaporation loss.
• Brookfield viscosity (BF viscosity) at -40°C of the lubricating oil composition of the present invention, which is, however, preferably 40,000 mPa ⁇ s or less, more preferably 35,000 mPa ⁇ s or less, more preferably 30,000 mPa ⁇ s or less, particularly preferably 25,000 mPa ⁇ s or less.
• BF viscosity used herein denotes the viscosity measured in accordance with "Gear oil low temperature viscosity determination method" prescribed in JPI-5S-26-85.
• the viscosity index of the lubricating oil composition of the present invention which is, however, preferably 120 or greater, more preferably 140 or greater, particularly preferably 160 or greater.
• a viscosity index of 120 or greater renders it possible to produce a composition exhibiting excellent viscosity characteristics from low to high temperatures.
• the NOACK evaporation loss of the lubricating oil composition of the present invention is preferably from 10 to 50 percent by mass, more preferably from 20 to 40 percent by mass, particularly preferably from 22 to 35 percent by mass.
• the use of a lubricating oil composition having a NOACK evaporation loss adjusted within the above ranges renders it possible to attain both low temperature characteristics and anti-wear properties.
• the term "NOACK evaporation loss” used herein denotes the evaporation loss measured in accordance with CEC L-40-T-87.
• the lubricating oil composition of the present invention is excellent in energy saving properties and high in efficiency, and can contribute to an improving in automobile fuel efficiency and energy saving in factories when used in manual, automatic or continuously variable transmissions of automobiles, or in industrial gear systems.
• Lubricating oil compositions according to the present invention were prepared in accordance with the formulations set forth in Table 1 below. The traction coefficient of each composition was measured and the results are also set forth in Table 1.
• Lubricating oil compositions for comparison (Comparative Examples 1 to 5) were prepared in accordance with the formulations set forth in Table 1 below. The traction coefficient of each composition was measured and the results are also set forth in Table 1.
• Traction coefficient was measured under the following conditions using a film EHL tester*. (*) described in Tribology International (March 2007) by R. Kapadia et al.
• compositions each comprising a partial ester of a polyhydric alcohol and a carboxylic acid are apparently lower in traction coefficient than those comprising each a full ester of a polyhydric alcohol (Comparative Examples 1 to 3), that comprising a trimellitic acid ester (Comparative Example 4) and that comprising PAO (Comparative Example 5).
• the lubricating oil composition of the present invention is extremely useful because it is low in traction coefficient and thus can maintain characteristics required for gear oil and attain energy saving properties and high efficiency when applied to manual, automatic or continuously variable transmissions of automobiles, or in industrial gear systems.

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