Abstract:
A HYDRAULIC FLUID CONTAINING AS THE BASE COMPONENT AT LEAST ONE ALKYL (POLYALKOXY) SILANE OF THE FORMULA:
(R(O-R'''')YO)ZSIR''4-Z
WHEREIN R IS AN ALKYL GROUP OF 1 TO 10 CARBON ATOMS OR AN ARYL GROUP OF 6 TO 10 CARBON ATOMS; R'' IS AN ALKYL GROUP OF 1 TO 4 CARBON ATOMS, R'''' IS ALKYLENE OF FROM 2 TO 4 CARBON ATOMS, Y IS AN INTEGER OF 1 TO 5 AND Z IS AN INTEGER OF 1 TO 3. ADDITIONALLY, THE HYDRAULIC FLUID OF THIS INVENTION MAY CONTAIN A BASE COMPONENT MADE UP OF A MIXTURE OF SELECTEE ALKYL (POLYALKOXY) SILANES, AS DEFINED ABOVE, AND SELECTED BORATE ESTERS.