Anatomy of a Grease

• Base oil: 70-95%

Mineral oil, synthetic fluid

• Thickener: 3-30%

Simple metal soaps, complex metal soaps, non-soap thickeners

• Additives: 0-10%

Enhance desirable properties, suppress undesirable properties, add new properties

Selecting the Right Grease

There are two primary categories of considerations in choosing the right grease:

1. Different applications (such as bearings, pins, bushings, coupling, gears, sliding surfaces…)
2. Varying operating conditions (Temperature, speed, environment, load…)

Key Grease Properties to Consider

• Thickener type
• Base fluid viscosity
• Grease consistency
• Extreme pressure additives
• Solid additives
• Dropping point
• Water resistance

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