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US20150045272A1
US20150045272A1 US14/366,302 US201214366302A US2015045272A1 US 20150045272 A1 US20150045272 A1 US 20150045272A1 US 201214366302 A US201214366302 A US 201214366302A US 2015045272 A1 US2015045272 A1 US 2015045272A1
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  • the present invention relates to a grease composition and, more particularly, to a grease composition with high wear resistance.
  • the sliding parts and the rotating parts of machines require some kind of lubricating substrate and lubricating oils or greases are mostly employed therein with, in particular, very many machines utilizing a grease lubrication system where the sealing structure can be simplified and equipment made small and compact.
  • the range of use is extremely broad, encompassing, for example, the various kinds of ball-and-roller bearings and sliding bearings which support rotating bodies, and also the sliding parts of ball joints and links or chains, gear wheels, wires and booms of cranes, etc., and the quality demanded of these rises year by year, with the prolongation of machine life and maintenance-free operation being problems common to all machinery.
  • the cases where the lubricating performance of a grease in the rotating components or sliding parts of a machine falls, and the machine life runs out may be broadly divided into two. Firstly, there is the case where the grease is subject to oxidation when used at high temperature, so that there is solidification of the grease due to evaporation of the oil component or thermal polymerization, or the grease structure breaks down along with the formation of organic acids or aldehydes, resulting in lubrication failure.
  • Measures for overcoming the situation described in the first case above include methods aimed at extending the machine life by effectively incorporating a suitable antioxidant into the grease (see Japanese Patent 2085136), or using, as a grease ingredient, a thickener or a base oil which undergoes little structural or chemical change due to heat, thereby enhancing the function of the grease as a whole so that the machine life is prolonged.
  • Urea-based greases are one example of thermally stable thickeners and recently there have been many technical developments employing such thickeners (see Japanese Patent 4769456).
  • urea greases Since they have a higher dropping point than a grease employing a lithium soap as a thickener, and since they are outstanding in their heat stability and also in their wear resistance and lubricity, urea greases have come to be used in a wide range of fields. For example, in the automotive industry, the levels demanded for heat resistance, wear resistance and friction characteristics in regard to various kinds of motor vehicle components such as CVJs (constant velocity joints), electric power steering, alternator bearings and wheel bearings, etc., have been steadily increasing, so there are many cases where the outstanding performance and additive technology of the urea greases are being applied.
  • CVJs constant velocity joints
  • electric power steering alternator bearings and wheel bearings, etc.
  • the grease employed in motor vehicle components is designed and produced taking into account regular use under extremely cold conditions of about ⁇ 40° C. and also at high temperatures of 100° C. and above (radiant heat from the engine compartment+heat emitted from the road surface) so, as well as obtaining low stabilized torque characteristics over a wide temperature range from low to high temperatures, a grease is demanded which does not show deficient oiling due to a drop in viscosity at high temperatures and which also itself has a long life to match the life of the vehicle.
  • Measures for overcoming the situation described in the second case above include methods where the grease base oil viscosity is raised and polymer or other viscosity enhancing agent incorporated, so that the lubricating film is thickened and metal/metal contact suppressed (see JP-A-2008-69282), and methods where an antiwear agent, an extreme pressure agent, a solid lubricant or other load-resisting additive is incorporated into the grease so that, by the chemical or physical action of this additive, a coating or solid film is formed between the sliding faces and the surfaces thereby protected (see Japanese Patent 3833756 and JP-A-2-18497).
  • the structure of the grease may be altered, and there are also many additives which have an adverse effect on the machine components.
  • thiophosphates of high acid value have the disadvantage of readily reacting with the free alkali of a soap-based grease, and olefin sulphide type additives may bring about hardening of a urea grease with the passage of time.
  • additives with strong chemical activity there are many issues such as discoloration or the corrosion of metals being caused and the strength of sealing materials like nitrile, acrylic or urethane rubbers being lowered.
  • the present invention addresses the problem of providing a grease composition with high wear resistance.
  • the present inventors have discovered that at is possible to raise the wear resistance of a grease by employing a poly(meth)acrylate derivative which contains hydroxyl groups and, in this way, it is possible to solve the aforesaid problem.
  • the present invention provides a grease composition which is characterized in that, in a grease composition containing a base oil and a thickener, there is employed, as an additive, a poly(meth)acrylate derivative containing hydroxyl groups.
  • the grease composition relating to the present invention displays the effect of higher wear resistance when compared to conventional grease compositions.
  • the grease composition of this embodiment contains, as indispensable constituent components, “base oil”, “thickener” and “additive”. Below, the individual components contained in the grease composition, the amounts (blended quantities) of the components in the grease composition, the method of producing the grease composition, the properties of the grease composition, and applications of the grease composition are explained in turn.
  • the base oil employed in the grease composition of this mode of the invention is not particularly restricted.
  • the mineral oils, synthetic oils, animal/vegetable oils, and mixtures thereof used in normal grease compositions.
  • the base oils belonging to Group I, Group II, Group III and Group IV, etc., of the API (American Petroleum Institute) base oil categories can be used on their own or in the form of mixtures.
  • the Group I base oils include paraffinic mineral oils obtained by, for example, applying a suitable combination of purification means such as solvent refining, hydro-refining and dewaxing, etc., to the lubricating oil fraction obtained by the atmospheric distillation of crude oil.
  • Group II base oils include paraffinic mineral oils obtained by, for example, applying a suitable combination of purification means such as hydro-cracking and dewaxing, etc., to the lubricating oil fraction obtained by the atmospheric distillation of crude oil.
  • the Group II base oils produced by a hydro-refining method such as the Gulf Co. method have a total sulphur component content of less than 10 ppm and an aromatics content of no more than 5%, and can be favourably employed in the present invention.
  • Group III base oils and Group II+ base oils include, for example, the paraffinic mineral oils produced by subjecting the lubricating oil fraction obtained by the atmospheric distillation of crude oil to high level hydro-refining, and also base oils refined by the Isodewaxing process where the wax formed in the dewaxing process is converted to isoparaffins, as well as the base oils produced by the Mobil Wax Isomerization process, and these too can be favourably used in this mode of the invention.
  • the synthetic oils include polyolefins, the diesters of dibasic acids like dioctyl sebacate, polyol esters, alkylbenzenes, alkylnaphthalenes, esters, polyoxyalkylene glycols, polyoxyalkylene glycol esters, polyoxyalkylene glycol ethers, polyphenyl ethers, dialkyl diphenyl ethers, fluorine-containing compounds (perfluoropolyethers, fluorinated polyolefins and the like), and silicones, etc.
  • the aforesaid polyolefins include various types of olefin polymer and also their hydrogenated products.
  • any olefin may be used, and examples are ethylene, propylene, butene, and ⁇ -olefins with five or more carbon atoms.
  • a single type of aforesaid olefin may be used on its own, or a combination of two or more types may be employed.
  • the polyolefins referred to as poly- ⁇ -olefin (PAO) synthetic oils are preferred, and these are Group IV base oils.
  • oils obtained by a GTL (gas to liquid) process which are oils synthesized from natural gas in a liquid fuel conversion technique employing the Fischer Tropsch method, have an extremely low sulphur component and aromatic component content when compared to the mineral oil base oils obtained by the refining of crude oil, and the paraffin structure proportion is extremely high, with the result that they have outstanding oxidation stability and an extremely low evaporation loss, so these can be favourably employed as the base oil in the present mode of the invention.
  • the thickener used as an indispensable component in this mode of the invention is not particularly restricted, and it may be of the kind employed in normal grease compositions.
  • Examples are the urea-type thickeners, metal soaps, complex soaps, organified bentonite and silica, etc.
  • Examples of the urea-based thickeners are aliphatic diureas, alicyclic diureas, aromatic diureas, triureas, tetraureas and urea-urethanes.
  • the metal soaps are lithium 12-hydroxystearate, lithium stearate, calcium 12-hydroxystearate, calcium stearate, lithium complex, calcium complex, barium complex, aluminium complex, lithium-calcium mixed soaps and the like.
  • organified bentonite is montmorillonite which has been treated with a quaternary ammonium salt
  • silica is ultrafine silica powder produced by gas phase reaction, or this ultrafine silica powder after surface treatment with a lower alcohol such as methanol.
  • Other examples include sulphonate complex, polytetrafluoroethylene, tribasic calcium phosphate and the like.
  • the preferred thickeners are the urea compounds formed by the reaction between an isocyanate and primary amine.
  • the urea compound may be, for example, a diurea, triurea, tetraurea, pentaurea or a hexaurea, and it may be an aliphatic urea, an alicyclic urea or an aromatic urea, and it may also have other groups (like a urethane group) (as in the case of a urea-urethane).
  • a diurea thickener for example, is obtained by the reaction between 1 mol of diisocyanate and 2 mol of primary monoamine. Furthermore, a tetraurea thickener is obtained, for example, by the reaction between 2 mol of diisocyanate and 1 mol of primary diamine plus 2 mol of primary monoamine. Moreover, a triurea-monoureathane thickener is obtained, for example, by the reaction between 2 mol of diisocyanate and 1 mol of primary diamine plus 1 mol of primary monoamine and 1 mol of monoalcohol. Below, examples are given of the various starting materials employed when synthesizing these urea compounds.
  • diisocyanate there are aliphatic diisocyanates, alicyclic diisocyanates and aromatic diisocyanates, etc. More specific examples are 4,4′-diphenylmethane diisocyanate (MDI), tolylene diisocyanate (TDI), naphthalene diisocyanate, p-phenylene diisocyanate, trans-1,4-cyclohexane diisocyanate (CHDI), 1,3-bis-(isocyanatomethyl-benzene), 4,4′-dicyclohexylmethane diisocyanate (H12MDI), 1,3-bis(isocyanatomethyl)-cyclohexane (H6XDI), hexamethylene diisocyanate (HDI), 3-isocyanatomethyl-3,3,5′-trimethyl-cyclohexylisocyanate (IPDI), phenylene diisocyanate, m-tetramethylxy
  • the primary monoamine may be an aliphatic, alicyclic or aromatic monoamine.
  • the aliphatic amine there can be used a C 8 to C 24 saturated or unsaturated aliphatic amine, which may be branched or straight-chain, but straight-chain aliphatic amines are preferred.
  • Specific examples of the primary monoamine include octylamine, decylamine, dodecylamine, tetradecylamine, hexadecylamine, octadecylamine, oleylamine, aniline, p-toluidene and cyclohexylamine.
  • the primary diamine may be an aliphatic, alicyclic or aromatic diamine.
  • Examples include C 2 to C 12 diamines such as aliphatic diamines like ethylenediamine, trimethylenediamine, tetramethylenediamine, hexamethylenediamine, octamethylenediamine and decamethylene-diamine, alicyclic diamines such as diaminocyclohexane, and aromatic diamines such as phenylenediamine, benzidene, diaminostilbene and tolidine.
  • the monoalcohol may be an aliphatic, alicyclic or aromatic alcohol.
  • aliphatic monoalcohol there can be used a C 8 to C 24 saturated or unsaturated aliphatic alcohol, which may be branched or straight-chain, but straight-chain alcohols are preferred.
  • octyl alcohol decyl alcohol, dodecyl alcohol, tetradecyl alcohol, hexadecyl alcohol, octadecyl alcohol and oleyl alcohol
  • an example of an alicyclic alcohol is cyclohexyl alcohol
  • examples of the aromatic alcohols are benzyl alcohol, salicyl alcohol, phenethyl alcohol, cinnamyl alcohol, hydrocinnamyl alcohol and the like.
  • alkyl diureas are preferred, more preferably the compounds represented by general formula (I):
  • R 1 and R 3 each represents a C 8-12 aliphatic hydrocarbon group, and R 2 represents a C 6-15 divalent aromatic group.
  • R 1 and R 3 are mutually independently an eight-carbon octyl group or a twelve-carbon lauryl group.
  • R 2 is preferably the diphenylmethane group.
  • R 2 is the diphenylmethane group and (1) R 1 and R 3 are eight-carbon octyl groups, or (2-1) a mixture of the compound where R 1 and R 3 are each eight-carbon octyl groups and the compound where R 1 and R 3 are twelve-carbon lauryl groups, (2-2) the compound where either R 1 or R 3 is the eight-carbon octyl group while the other from amongst R 1 and R 3 is the twelve-carbon lauryl group, and (2-3) a mixture of one or both of the compounds in (2-1) and the compound in (2-2).
  • (2-1) to (2-3) are particularly preferred.
  • the grease composition in this mode of the invention it is possible to jointly employ another thickener along with the main thickener ⁇ which is, for example, an aforesaid urea compound (such as an alkyl diurea) ⁇ .
  • a urea compound as the main thickener
  • tribasic calcium phosphate an alkali metal soap, an alkali metal complex soap, an alkaline earth metal soap, an alkaline earth complex soap, an alkali metal sulphonate, an alkaline earth metal sulphonate, other metal soaps, a metal terephthalamate salt, clay, a silica aerogel or other type of silica (silicon oxide), or a fluoropolymer such as polytetrafluoroethylene, etc., and one of these can be used on its own or two or more can be used in combination.
  • the additive employed as an indispensable component in this embodiment is a poly(meth)acrylate which contains hydroxyl groups.
  • This poly(meth)acrylate containing hydroxyl groups is a copolymer, and comprises a copolymer based on an alkyl (meth)acrylate having a C 1-20 alkyl group, and a hydroxyl-group-containing vinyl monomer, as the indispensable constituent monomers thereof.
  • n-octyl (meth)acrylate 2-ethylhexyl (meth)acrylate, n-decyl (meth)acrylate, n-isodecyl(meth)acrylate, n-undecyl(meth)acrylate, n-dodecyl(meth)acrylate, 2-methylundecyl(meth)acrylate, n-tridecyl(meth)acrylate, 2-methyldodecyl(meth)acrylate, n-tetradecyl(meth)acrylate, 2-methyltridecyl(meth)acrylate, n-pentadecyl(meth)acrylate, 2-methyltetradecyl(meth)acrylate, n-hexadecyl(meth)acrylate, n-octadecyl(meth)acrylate, n-eicosyl(meth)acrylate, n-d
  • n-pentyl (meth)acrylate and n-hexyl (meth)acrylate examples of which are n-pentyl (meth)acrylate and n-hexyl (meth)acrylate, etc.
  • the monomers belonging to (a1) and (a2) are preferred, with those belonging to (a2) further preferred.
  • those with 10 to 20 carbons in the alkyl group are preferred and those with 12 to 14 carbons are further preferred.
  • the aforesaid hydroxyl-group-containing vinyl monomer (b), from which the copolymer is composed along with the alkyl (meth)acrylate having a C1-20 alkyl group, is a vinyl monomer containing one or more (preferably 1 or 2) hydroxyl groups in the molecule. Specific examples are
  • alkane polyols such as alkane polyols, as well as their intramolecular or intermolecular dehydro-condensates, and sugar (e.g. glycerol, pentaerythritol, sorbitol, sorbitan, diglycerol or sucrose) alkenyl(C3-10) ethers or (meth)acrylates (e.g. sucrose (meth)allyl ether), etc.
  • sugar e.g. glycerol, pentaerythritol, sorbitol, sorbitan, diglycerol or sucrose
  • alkenyl(C3-10) ethers or (meth)acrylates e.g. sucrose (meth)allyl ether
  • (c2-1) vinyl monomers containing a primary amino group such as C 3-6 alkenylamines [(meth)allylamine, crotylamine, etc.], aminoalkyl(C 2-6 ) (meth)acrylates [aminoethyl (meth)acrylate, etc.],
  • (c2-2) vinyl monomers containing a secondary amino group such as alkyl(C 1-6 )aminoalkyl(C 2-6 ) (meth)acrylates [tert-butylaminoethyl methacrylate, methylaminoethyl (meth)acrylate, etc.], diphenylamine(meth)acrylamides [4-diphenylamine(meth)acrylamide, 2-diphenylamine(meth)acrylamide, etc.], C 6-12 dialkenylamines [di(meth)allylamine, etc.],
  • (c2-3) vinyl monomers containing a tertiary amino group such as dialkyl(C 1-4 )-aminoalkyl(C 2-6 ) (meth)acrylates [dimethylaminoethyl (meth)acrylate, diethylaminoethyl (meth)acrylate, etc.], dialkyl(C 1-4 )aminoalkyl(C 2-6 )(meth)acrylamides [dimethylaminoethyl-(meth)acrylamide, diethylaminoethyl(meth)acrylamide, dimethylaminopropyl-(meth)acrylamide, etc.], aromatic vinyl monomers containing a tertiary amino group [N,N-dimethylaminostyrene, etc.],
  • (c2-4) vinyl monomers containing a nitrogen heterocycle [morpholinoethyl (meth)acrylate, 4-vinylpyridine, 2-vinylpyridine, N-vinylpyrrole, N-vinylpyrrolidone, N-vinylthiopyrrolidone, etc.],
  • (c4) monomers containing a nitrile group such as (meth)acrylonitrile, and the like.
  • copolymerized monomers are aliphatic hydrocarbon-type vinyl monomers (d).
  • examples of these are C 2-20 alkenes [ethylene, propylene, butene, isobutylene, pentene, heptene, diisobutylene, octene, dodecene, octadecene, etc.] and C 4-12 alkadienes [butadiene, isoprene, 1,4-pentadiene, 1,6-heptadiene, 1,7-octadiene, etc.].
  • alicyclic hydrocarbon-type vinyl monomers examples of which are cyclohexene, (di)cyclopentadiene, pinene, limonene, indene, vinylcyclohexene and ethylidene bicycloheptene, etc.
  • aromatic hydrocarbon-type vinyl monomers examples of which are styrene, ⁇ -methylstyrene, vinyltoluene, 2,4-dimethylstyrene, 4-ethylstyrene, 4-isopropylstyrene, 4-butylstyrene, 4-phenylstyrene, 4-cyclohexylstyrene, 4-benzylstyrene, 4-crotylbenzene and 2-vinylnaphthalene, etc.
  • vinyl esters, vinyl ethers and vinyl ketones examples of which are the vinyl esters of saturated C 2-12 fatty acids [vinyl acetate, vinyl propionate, vinyl butyrate, vinyl octanoate, etc.], C 1-12 alkyl, aryl or alkoxyalkyl vinyl ethers [methyl vinyl ether, ethyl vinyl ether, propyl vinyl ether, butyl vinyl ether, 2-ethylhexyl vinyl ether, phenyl vinyl ether, vinyl 2-methoxyethyl ether, vinyl 2-butoxyethyl ether, etc.] and C 1-8 alkyl or aryl vinyl ketones [methyl vinyl ketone, ethyl vinyl ketone, phenyl vinyl ketone, etc.].
  • esters of unsaturated polycarboxylic acids (h) examples of which are the alkyl, cycloalkyl and aralkyl esters of unsaturated polycarboxylic acids, in particular the C 1-8 alkyl diesters of unsaturated dicarboxylic acids [such as maleic acid, fumaric acid and itaconic acid] [like dimethyl maleate, dimethyl fumarate, diethyl maleate and dioctyl maleate, etc.].
  • vinyl monomers which contain a polyoxyalkylene chain (but not containing hydroxyl groups) (i): examples of these being the mono-(meth)acrylates of a mono-alkyl (C 1-18 ) ether of a polyoxyalkylene glycol (C 2-4 alkylene group; degree of polymerization 2-50) or of a polyoxyalkylene polyol [polyoxyalkylene ether of an aforesaid tri- to octa-hydric alcohol (C 2-4 alkyl group; degree of polymerization 2-100)], [such as methoxy polyethylene glycol (Mw 110-310) (meth)acrylate, or the (meth)acrylate of a lauryl alcohol ethylene oxide (2-30 mol) adduct, etc.]
  • carboxyl group-containing vinyl monomers (j) examples of which are vinyl monomers containing a single carboxyl group like unsaturated monocarboxylic acids [(meth)acrylic acid, ⁇ -methyl(meth)acrylic acid, crotonic acid, cinnamic acid, etc.] and the monoalkyl(C 1-8 ) esters of unsaturated dicarboxylic acids [maleic acid monoalkyl ester, fumaric acid monoalkyl ester, itaconic acid monoalkyl ester, etc.]; and vinyl monomers containing two or more carboxyl groups like maleic acid, fumaric acid, itaconic acid and citraconic acid, etc.
  • the monomers (c) are preferred, and two or more of these monomers (c) may be used in combination.
  • the monomers (c) are preferred, with dimethylaminoethyl (meth)acrylate and diethylaminoethyl (meth)acrylate further preferred.
  • the hydroxyl value (hydroxyl group value) of the poly(meth)acrylate containing hydroxyl groups used as the additive lies between 10 and 100, preferably between 20 and 50, and more preferably between 25 and 35.
  • the hydroxyl value is a numerical value obtained by measurement based on JIS K3342 (1961), and it expresses the amount of hydroxyl groups in the additive.
  • a major difference between a lubricating oil and a grease is that, in the case of a grease, the thickener and additive forming the framework of the grease structure interact together and so, whereas an effect may be manifested in the case of a lubricating oil, with a grease there may be no effect at all, or, alternatively, wear may actually be promoted. Consequently, an additive which is stable and confers effective lubricity in terms of the grease is extremely favourable, as in the case of this present technique.
  • the grease composition of this mode of the invention may also optionally contain further additives such as antioxidants, rust inhibitors, oiliness agents, extreme pressure agents, anti-wear agents, solid lubricants, metal deactivators, polymers, metal-based cleaning agents, non metal-based cleaning agents, colouring agents, and the like.
  • antioxidants include 2,6-di-tert-butyl-4-methylphenol, 2,6-di-tert-butyl-p-cresol, p,p′-dioctyldiphenyl-lamine, N-phenyl- ⁇ -naphthylamine and phenothiazine.
  • rust inhibitors examples include oxidized paraffin, carboxylic acid metal salts, sulphonic acid metal salts, carboxylic acid esters, sulphonic acid esters, salicylic acid esters, succinic acid esters, sorbitan esters and various kinds of amine salts.
  • oiliness agents, extreme pressure agents and anti-wear agents include zinc dialkyldithiophosphate sulphide, zinc diallyldithiophosphate sulphide, zinc dialkyldithiocarbamate sulphide, zinc diallyldithiocarbamate sulphide, molybdenum dialkyldithiophosphate sulphide, molybdenum diallyldithiophosphate sulphide, molybdenum dialkyldithiocarbamate sulphide, molybdenum diallyldithiocarbamate sulphide, organomolybdenum complexes, olefin sulphide, triphenyl phosphate, triphenyl-phosphorothionate, tricresyl phosphate and other phosphate esters, and sulphurized oil/fats, etc.
  • Examples of the solid lubricants include molybdenum disulphide, graphite, boron nitride, melamine cyanurate, PTFE (polytetrafluoroethylene), tungsten disulphide, graphite fluoride and calcium phosphate.
  • Examples of the metal deactivators include N,N′-disalicylidene-1,2-diaminopropane, benzothiazole, benzimidazole, benzothiazole and thiadiazole, etc.
  • Examples of the polymers include polybutene, polyisobutene, polyisobutylene, polyisoprene, polymethacrylate, and the like.
  • Examples of the metal-based cleaning agents are metal sulphonates, metal salicylates and metal phenates.
  • Examples of the non metal-based cleaning agents include succinimides and the like. However, these examples are not intended to restrict the invention.
  • the blended amount of base oil is preferably from 60-95 mass %, more preferably 70-90 mass % and still more preferably 75-90 mass %, taking the total grease composition as 100 mass %.
  • the amount of thickener ⁇ such as a urea compound (e.g. an alkyl diurea compound) ⁇ incorporated is preferably from 1-20 mass %, more preferably 2-17 mass % and still more preferably 3-15 mass %, taking the total grease composition as 100 mass %.
  • a urea compound e.g. an alkyl diurea compound
  • the amount of hydroxyl-group-containing poly(meth)acrylate incorporated is preferably from 2-20 mass % and more preferably 4-10 mass %, taking the total grease composition as 100 mass %.
  • the amount of the other additives is, for example, from 0.03 to 20 mass % by total of these optional components, taking the total grease composition as 100 mass %.
  • the grease composition of this mode of the invention can be produced by generally-used grease production methods and is not particularly restricted but, as an example of the method for producing a urea grease composition, a diurea thickener obtained by the reaction of 1 mol of diisocyanate and 2 mol of primary monoamine as the starting materials for the urea thickener, or a tetraurea grease thickener obtained by the reaction of 2 mol of diisocyanate and 1 mol of primary diamine plus 2 mol of primary monoamine as the starting materials for the urea thickener, or a triurea-monoureathane obtained by the reaction of 2 mol of diisocyanate, 1 mol of primary diamine, 1 mol of primary monoamine plus 1 mol of mono-alcohol as the starting materials for the urea thickener, is synthesized along with the base oil in each case in a grease production kettle, to produce the grease used.
  • a diurea thickener obtained by the reaction of 1 mol of diiso
  • the temperature is raised to a temperature of about 180° C., after which cooling is performed and, at a temperature of 100-80° C., the additive ⁇ the hydroxyl-group-containing poly(meth)acrylate derivative ⁇ is incorporated and thorough mixing performed, following which the mixture is cooled to room temperature. Thereafter, a homogenous grease composition can be obtained using a kneading machine (such as a triple roll mill or the like).
  • the dropping point of the grease composition in this mode of the invention is preferably at least 180° C., more preferably at least 210° C., still more preferably at least 250° C. and in particular over or above 260° C. If the dropping point of the grease composition is at least 180° C., it is thought that the possibility of lubrication problems arising such as, for example, loss in viscosity at high temperature and accompanying leakage or seizing, etc., is suppressed.
  • the dropping point refers to the temperature at which there is breakdown of the thickener structure in the case of a grease possessing viscosity, when the temperature is raised. Measurement of the dropping point can be carried out in accordance with JIS K2220 8.
  • the consistency of the grease in this mode of the invention preferably lies between grade 000 and grade 6 (85-475), more preferably between grade 0 and grade 4 (175-385), and still more preferably between grade 1 and grade 3 (220-340).
  • the consistency denotes the physical hardness of the grease.
  • measurement of the worked penetration may be carried out in accordance with JIS K2220 7.
  • Friction testing was carried out based on the high speed four ball wear test in ASTM D2596, using steel ball bearings under conditions comprising a rotation rate of 1200 rpm, a load of 40 kgf and ambient temperature (no temperature control) for 30 minutes, and then evaluation conducted from the wear-scar diameter on the stationary balls.
  • the grease composition of this mode of the invention can be employed for generally-used machinery, bearings and gears, etc., but it can also show outstanding performance under more severe conditions, such as under high temperature conditions.
  • the starter, the alternator, various types of actuator unit and other engine peripherals the driveshaft, constant velocity joints (CVJs), wheel bearings, the clutch and other regions of the powertrain, the electric power steering (EPS), braking equipment, ball joints, door hinges, handles, the cooling fan motor, brake expanders and various other types of components, etc.
  • CVJs constant velocity joints
  • EPS electric power steering
  • braking equipment ball joints, door hinges, handles
  • the cooling fan motor brake expanders and various other types of components, etc.
  • the starting materials employed in the working examples and comparative examples were as follows.
  • thickeners A and B diurea components with the following chemical structures were employed as thickeners.
  • Thickener A urea type I
  • Thickener B urea type II
  • Thickener C urea type III
  • R 2 is the diphenylmethane group and R 1 is the eight-carbon octyl group, R 3 is the twelve-carbon lauryl group and R 4 is the six-carbon phenyl group.
  • Thickener D This was a commercially-available lithium 12-hydroxystearate for industrial use.
  • Base oil A This is a paraffinic mineral oil obtained by dewaxing/solvent refining, and belongs to Group I; its kinematic viscosity is 14.28 mm 2 /s at 100° C. and 144.9 mm 2 /s at 40 ⁇ C; and its viscosity index is 96.
  • Base oil B This is a poly- ⁇ -olefin (PAO) synthetic oil belonging to Group IV, and it comprises a mixture of a low viscosity PAO and a high viscosity PAO so as to adjust the kinematic viscosity at 100° C. to 15.4 mm 2 /s.
  • the kinematic viscosity of the PAO mixture at 40° C. is 118.9 mm 2 /s, and its viscosity index is 136.
  • Base oil C This is an oil obtained by means of a GTL (gas to liquid) process, synthesized by the Fischer Tropsch method, and belongs to Group III; its kinematic viscosity is 8.2 mm 2 /s at 100° C. and 47.9 mm 2 /s at 40° C.; and its viscosity index is 144.
  • Additive E Ethylene- ⁇ -olefin copolymer (commercial name: Lucant HC100, produced by Mitsui Chemicals Inc.)
  • Additive F Polybutene (commercial name: Nisseki Polybutene HV-100, produced by the JX Nippon Oil & Energy Corp.)
  • the starting materials, base oil and additive were prepared and measured out in the proportions shown in Table 1, and the grease according to Working Example 1 obtained by the usual method for producing a urea grease.
  • the mol ratio of the diisocyanate and primary amine which constituted the starting materials for the diurea grease thickener used here was a ratio of 1:2.
  • 60 wt % of the total amount of the previously-prepared Group I base oil, i.e. base oil A was introduced into a sealed grease trial-production kettle, immediately after which the diphenylmethane-4,4′-diisocyanate starting material for the urea thickener was added and, while stirring, the temperature raised to 50° C.
  • the octylamine and laurylamine were respectively dissolved in the remaining 40 wt % of the Group I base oil, and then introduced, in turn, into the trial-production kettle, to bring about reaction and formation of the diurea type II thickener. Heating was then continued and the temperature raised to about 180° C., to bring about stabilization of the thickener structure. Subsequently, cooling was commenced and, at a temperature of 80° C. during the cooling process, additive A, that is to say the hydroxyl-group-containing poly(meth)acrylate derivative, was added, and, after thorough stirring and mixing, cooling was continued down to room temperature. Thereafter, the homogeneous grease of Working Example 1 was obtained using a triple roll mill.
  • the starting materials, base oil and additive were prepared and measured out in the proportions shown in Table 1, and the grease according to Working Example 2 obtained by the usual method for producing a urea grease.
  • the mol ratio of the diisocyanate and primary amine which constituted the starting materials for the diurea grease thickener used here was a ratio of 1:2.
  • 60 wt % of the total amount of the previously-prepared synthetic oil, i.e. base oil B was introduced into a sealed grease trial-production kettle, immediately after which the diphenylmethane-4,4′-diisocyanate starting material for the urea thickener was added and, while stirring, the temperature raised to 50° C.
  • the octylamine was dissolved in the remaining 40 wt % of the synthetic oil, and introduced into the trial-production kettle, to bring about reaction and formation of the diurea type I thickener. Heating was then continued and the temperature raised to about 180° C., to bring about stabilization of the thickener structure. Subsequently, cooling was commenced and, at a temperature of 80° C. during the cooling process, additive A, that is to say the hydroxyl-group-containing poly(meth)acrylate derivative, was added, and, after thorough stirring and mixing, cooling was continued down to room temperature. Thereafter, the homogeneous grease of Working Example 2 was obtained using a triple roll mill.
  • the starting materials, base oil and additive were prepared and measured out in the proportions shown in Table 1, and the grease according to Working Example 3 obtained by the usual method for producing a urea grease.
  • the mol ratio of the diisocyanate and primary amine which constituted the starting materials for the diurea grease thickener used here was a ratio of 1:2.
  • 60 wt % of the total amount of the previously-prepared Group III base oil, i.e. base oil C was introduced into a sealed grease trial-production kettle, immediately after which the diphenylmethane-4,4′-diisocyanate starting material for the urea thickener was added and, while stirring, the temperature raised to 50° C.
  • the octylamine was dissolved in the remaining 40 wt % of the Group III base oil, and introduced into the trial-production kettle, to bring about reaction and formation of the diurea type I thickener. Heating was then continued and the temperature raised to about 180° C., to bring about stabilization of the thickener structure. Subsequently, cooling was commenced and, at a temperature of 80° C. during the cooling process, additive A, that is to say the hydroxyl-group-containing poly(meth)acrylate derivative, was added, and, after thorough stirring and mixing, cooling was continued down to room temperature. Thereafter, the homogeneous grease of Working Example 3 was obtained using a triple roll mill.
  • the starting materials, base oil and additive were prepared and measured out in the proportions shown in Table 1, and the greases according to Working Examples 4 to 6 respectively obtained by the usual method for producing a urea grease.
  • the mol ratio of the diisocyanate and primary amine which constituted the starting materials for each of the diurea grease thickeners used here was a ratio of 1:2.
  • 60 wt % of the total amount of the previously-prepared Group I base oil, i.e. base oil A was introduced into a sealed grease trial-production kettle, immediately after which the diphenylmethane-4,4′-diisocyanate starting material for the urea thickener was added and, while stirring, the temperature raised to 50° C.
  • the starting materials, base oil and additive were prepared and measured out in the proportions shown in Table 1, and the grease according to Working Example 7 obtained by the usual method for producing a urea grease.
  • the mol ratio of the diisocyanate and primary amine which constituted the starting materials for the diurea grease thickener used here was a ratio of 1:2.
  • 60 wt % of the total amount of the previously-prepared Group I base oil, i.e. base oil A was introduced into a sealed grease trial-production kettle, immediately after which the diphenylmethane-4,4′-diisocyanate starting material for the urea thickener was added and, while stirring, the temperature raised to 50° C.
  • the octylamine was dissolved in the remaining 40 wt % of the Group I base oil, and introduced into the trial-production kettle, to bring about reaction and formation of the diurea type I thickener. Heating was then continued and the temperature raised to about 180° C., to bring about stabilization of the thickener structure. Subsequently, cooling was commenced and, at a temperature of 80° C. during the cooling process, additive A, that is to say the hydroxyl-group-containing poly(meth)acrylate derivative, was added, and, after thorough stirring and mixing, cooling was continued down to room temperature. Thereafter, the homogeneous grease of Working Example 7 was obtained using a triple roll mill.
  • the starting materials, base oil and additive were prepared and measured out in the proportions shown in Table 1, and the grease according to Working Example 8 obtained by the usual method for producing a urea grease.
  • the mol ratio of the diisocyanate and primary amine which constituted the starting materials for the diurea grease thickener used here was a ratio of 1:2.
  • the total amount of the previously-prepared Group I base oil, i.e. base oil A was introduced into a sealed grease trial-production kettle, immediately after which the diphenylmethane-4,4′-diisocyanate starting material for the urea thickener was added and, while stirring, the temperature raised to 50° C.
  • the octylamine was mixed with the synthetic oil, i.e. base oil B, and the laurylamine was mixed and dissolved in base oil C belonging to Group III, and these introduced in turn into the trial-production kettle, to bring about reaction and formation of the diurea type II thickener. Heating was then continued and the temperature raised to about 180° C., to bring about stabilization of the thickener structure. Subsequently, cooling was commenced and, at a temperature of 80° C. during the cooling process, additive A, that is to say the hydroxyl-group-containing poly(meth)acrylate derivative, was added, and, after thorough stirring and mixing, cooling was continued down to room temperature. Thereafter, the homogeneous grease of Working Example 8 was obtained using a triple roll mill.
  • additive A that is to say the hydroxyl-group-containing poly(meth)acrylate derivative
  • the starting materials, base oil and additive were prepared and measured out in the proportions shown in Table 1, and the grease according to Working Example 9 obtained by the usual method for producing a urea grease.
  • the mol ratio of the diisocyanate and primary amine which constituted the starting materials for the diurea grease thickener used here was a ratio of 1:2.
  • 60 wt % of the total amount of the previously-prepared Group I base oil, i.e. base oil A was introduced into a sealed grease trial-production kettle, immediately after which the diphenylmethane-4,4′-diisocyanate starting material for the urea thickener was added and, while stirring, the temperature raised to 50° C.
  • aniline was mixed and dissolved in the remaining 40 wt % of the Group I base oil, and introduced into the trial-production kettle, to bring about reaction and formation of the diurea type III thickener. Heating was then continued and the temperature raised to about 180° C., to bring about stabilization of the thickener structure. Subsequently, cooling was commenced and, at a temperature of 80° C. during the cooling process, additive A, that is to say the hydroxyl-group-containing poly(meth)acrylate derivative, was added, and, after thorough stirring and mixing, cooling was continued down to room temperature. Thereafter, the homogeneous grease of Working Example 9 was obtained using a triple roll mill.
  • Comparative Example 1 was the base grease in which no additive was incorporated.
  • Comparative Example 2 additive B was incorporated.
  • Comparative Example 3 additive C was incorporated.

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