Lubricate Oil Functions
- • Lubrication: reduce friction and abrasion by creating a considerable thickness of oil between the moving parts
- • Reduce the heat: reducing the heat generated from moving surfaces
- • Act like a bumper: has the ability of reduce the strike of the moving part of the machine
- • Protect the surfaces: lubricate would protect metal surfaces from corrosion and rustiness
- • Sealing: creating a layer of oil between piston and cylinder
- • Carry the particles: lubricate must be able to carry the particle created from abrasion and decomposition of different parts
- • Power transmission: sometimes the oil play a part in transferring power (hydraulic fluids)
Lubricate oil properties
Expecting properties of lubricate oils:
- • Viscosity and low-friction
- • Heat resistant and anti-oxidized
- • Be considerably detergent and not to be affected by heat and create sediments
- • Having high viscosity index
- • To create a slim layer of oil on connected surfaces to prevent abrasion and fatigue
- • Not to create foam
- • Not to make metal rust or corrosion
- • Be compatible with plastic parts
Lubricate formulation:
Lubricates are mostly mineral base, and mineral oil are refined from lube cut which is made of petroleum. Lube cut is one of the primary substance that after a series of operations is turn in to petroleum. The petroleum doesn’t have the properties of the lubricates yet, so according to its future roles, certain additives would be added.