摘要 |
An improved gel-thickened lubricant, useful as a gear oil or as an antileak hydraulic oil, comprises an effective amount of a lithium soap (e.g., 0.1 to 1 percent lithium stearate) or an aluminum soap (e.g., 0.5 to 2 percent aluminum stearate), or mixtures of such soaps, and a base oil having a viscosity in the range of 70 to about 3,000 SUS at 100 DEG F (preferably with an aniline point in the range of 150 DEG to 170 DEG F when the oil is to be in contact with Buna N, etc., rubbers), said base oil comprising at least one hydrorefined naphthenic oil or a hydrocracked paraffinic oil having a viscosity in the range of 40 to 12,000 SUS at 100 DEG F. Preferably, the base oil comprises a major amount of the hydrorefined naphthenic oil and a minor amount of a solvent refined paraffinic lube, or a hydrocracked lube with a paraffinic VGC, or a bright stock, or a mixture of two or more such oils. Preferably, the basic nitrogen content of the base oil is less than 80 ppm, more preferred less than 30 ppm (typically 0 to 10 ppm).
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