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What are Synthetics Lubricants

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What are Synthetic Lubricants?

Engines, transmissions and other mechanical systems contain hundreds of moving parts. Though the metal surfaces of these parts look smooth, actually full of microscopic peaks and valleys. When the peak of one surface touches its mating surface, it causes damage. Damage may lead to component surface or wear. Failure prevention and wear reduction are the primary functions of lubrication.

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Conventional oils - the oils most people are familiar with - are refined from crude oil. Refining is a process of physically separating light oil compo

Crude oil contains millions of different kinds of molecules. Many are similar in weight but different in structure. The refining process cannot distin molecules, so a wide assortment of molecules is present in the finished lubricant made from crude oil stocks.

Some crude oil molecules are not beneficial to the lubrication process. For example, paraffin causes refined lubricants to thicken and flow poorly temperatures. Molecules containing sulfur, nitrogen and other elements invite the formation of sludge and other products of lubricant breakdown in high-temperature applications. Sludge and breakdown products significantly increase wear rates.

The assorted molecules of refined lubricants also have different shapes, making lubricant surfaces irregular at the molecular level. As lubricant la across one another during the lubrication process, these irregularities create friction, which consumes power, reduces efficiency and increases h wear.

"The main advantage of mineral oils is their low cost. The main limitation of mineral oils is that the lubricant-sized molecules have a variety o structures ranging from the best to the worst (in terms of wear control)." - A. Jackson, Mechanical Engineering Transactions SYNTHETIC LUBRICANTS Synthetic lubricants are chemically engineered from pure chemicals rather than refined from crude oil. That gives them significant advantages o oils.

Pure - The feedstocks from which synthetic lubricants are made do not contain sulfur, nitrogen or other elements that invite the formation of sl other products of lubricant breakdown. Synthetic lubricants can be used in higher temperatures than refined lubricants without breaking down.

resistance to breakdown also allows them to be used longer than refined lubricants can be used. Lubricated systems stay cleaner and last longe synthetic lubricants.

Synthetic lubricants differ from refined oil in three key ways: synthetics are pure, their molecular structure is uniform, and they may be desig

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Uniform - The feedstocks from which synthetic lubricants are made feature uniform and smooth molecular structures, which ensures low friction lubricant layers slide across one another. Reduced friction increases energy through-put for greater fuel efficiency and power and reduces heat for longer equipment life.

Molecular uniformity also helps synthetics resist thinning in heat and thickening in cold, which helps them protect better than refined oils over a operating temperature range and helps ensure secure sealing.

"Field experience has shown that synthetics can give economic benefits when used in place of mineral oils which were working satisfactorily. T fall in five general areas: Improved energy efficiency Wider operating temperature range Increased design ratings Reduced maintenance Better reliability and safer operation" - A. Jackson, Mechanical Engineering Transactions Designable - Many different kinds of feedstock may be used to create synthetic lubricants, allowing a synthetic to be designed for virtually application. Some feedstocks are ideal for use in extremely cold environments. Others are perfect for use in extreme heat. Some are extremely applications in which refined lubricants pose a fire or explosion hazard. Refined oils simply do not offer the design flexibility synthetics offer.

The design flexibility of synthetics also allows them to be tailored very specifically to the needs of everyday applications, such as automotive en commercial equipment or much industrial machinery. That specificity helps ensure long life and peak power, performance and fuel economy from lubricated system and long lubricant life.

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What are Synthetics Lubricants

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