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What is a grease

Grease fact
Grease market distribution by thickener type-
us market
Anatomy of a lubricating grease
Grease manufacturing process
Grease manufacturing process
Grease manufacturing process
Advantages of milling a grease
Grease kettle is charged first with the fatty acids,
short chain acids, alkali and a portion of the base
oil. The saponification reaction is carried by at
temperatures between 185 to 195 F
Heating is continued with mixing to 385 to
395 F
The batch is then cooled through the use of heat
exchargers and then transferred to the finishing
kettle after it has been allowed to cure for 24 to
48 hoours
Fungtion of grease
When to use a grease
Advantages of grease lubrication
Advantages of grease lubrication
Advantages of grease lubrication
disadvantages of grease lubrication
disadvantages of grease lubrication
disadvantages of grease lubrication
Types of grease
Aluminum complex base grease
Aluminium complex base grease
Aluminium complex base grease
Barium soap base greases
barium complex base grease
Betone base
Calsium soap base
Calcium 12 hydroxystearete grease
Calcium complex grease
Lithium soap base grease
Lithium 12- hydroxysterate grease
Lithium complex base soap
Calcium sulfonate complex
General properties
consistency
NLGI grades
NLGI GRADES
DROPPING POINT
DROPPING PPOINT
LOAD CARRYING CAPABILITIES
LOAD CARRYING CAPABILITIES
OXIDATION STABILITY
TEXTURE AND STRUCTURE
TEXTURE AND STRUCTURE
FLOW CHARACTERISTIC AND PUMPABILITY
FLOW CHARACTERISTIC AND PUMPABILITY
FLOW CHARACTERISTIC AND PUMPABILITY
SHEAR AND MECHANICAL STABILITY
REVERSIBILITY
REVERSIBILITY
BLENEDING CHARACHTERISTICS
WATER RESISTANCE
RUST AND CORROSION PROTECTION
GREASE COMPATABILITY
GREASE RELUBRICATION INTERVALS
GREASE HOW MUCH IS ENOUGH
GREASE RECOMMENDATION GENERAL
GREASE RECOMMENDATION GENERAL
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