Abstract:
This invention provides oil-soluble complexes of oil-insoluble phosphorus-free strong mineral acids and alcohols. The complexes are useful antiwear additives in lubricating oils, particularly automatic transmission fluids.
Abstract:
An electrically conducting polymer thickened grease composition containing 1) a lubricating base oil, 2) a polymer thickener, 3) an electrically conducting component, 4) optional further additives, is provided. The polymeric thickener is a mixture of (1) a (co- or homo-)polymer of propylene with a weight average molecular weight >200,000 and (2) a (co- or homo-)polymer of propylene with a weight average molecular weight
Abstract:
Disclosed is a metal sulfide composition for use as a machining aid comprising 55.0% to 65.0% by weight of manganese, 29.0% to 36.0% by weight of sulfur, and greater than 2.0% to 10% by weight of iron. Also disclosed is a method of making the metal sulfide composition comprising mixing manganese, sulfur, and iron; initiating an exothermic reaction between the manganese and sulfur, wherein the iron component moderates and cools the exothermic reaction; forming a solid mass of manganese sulfide composition containing a portion of the iron suspended therein; and recovering the solid manganese sulfide composition. A method of using the manganese sulfide composition according to the present invention as a machining aid comprises mixing into a blend a desired metal powder with the manganese sulfide composition; spreading the blend into a metal part die; compacting the blend into the die; sintering the compacted part; and machining the sintered part.
Abstract:
A grease composition for constant velocity joints which consists essentially of: (a) a base oil; (b) an urea thickener; (c) molybdenum disulfide; and (d) a metal salt or an overbasic metal salt selected from the group consisting of metal salts or overbasic metal salts of oxidized waxes, petroleum sulfonates, alkyl aryl sulfonates, salicylate, and phenates. In addition to (a) to (d), it may further contain, (e) an extreme pressure agent selected from the group consisting of a metal-free sulfur-phosphorus extreme pressure agent and molybdenum dithiophosphate, or (f) molybdenum dithiocarbamate. The grease composition exhibits excellent wear-resistance and pitting-inhibitory effect.
Abstract:
A grease composition for constant velocity joints consists essentially of: (a) a base oil; (b) an urea thickener; (c) molybdenum disulfide; (d) a calcium salt or an overbasic calcium salt selected from the group consisting of calcium salts or overbasic calcium salts of oxidized waxes, petroleum sulfonates, alkyl aryl sulfonates, salicylate, and phenates; (e) a metal-free sulfur-phosphorus extreme pressure agent; and (f) molybdenum dithiocarbamate. The grease composition exhibits excellent wear-resistance and pitting-inhibitory effect.
Abstract:
The present invention provides a specific hybrid series of transition metal polymer matrix composite sets which create durable friction reducing, wear, and corrosion resistance characteristics which can be used in a powder or liquid form, or, which can be bonded to a desired surface at ambient temperature. The specific components are combinations of polytetrafluoroethylene and molybdenum disulfide, polytetrafluoroethylene and tungsten disulfide, or tungsten disulfide and molybdenum disulfide. This invention brings together the unique properties of organic chemistry (polytetrafluoroethylene) and inorganic chemistry (tungsten disulfide, or molybdenum disulfide). This invention creates a synergistic interaction which enhances the wear resistance properties of polytetrafluoroethylene while simultaneously improving the friction reducing properties of molybdenum disulfide, or tungsten disulfide. The material functionality of this invention is greatly improved over the individual friction-reducing and wear-resistance capabilities of its constituent components being use independently. The invention comprises varying mixture sets of polytetrafluoroethylene and molybdenum disulfide, polytetrafluoroethylene and tungsten disulfide, or molybdenum disulfide and tungsten disulfide, depending upon the desired friction and wear-resistance needed. This invention can be introduced into the lubrication of mechanical components in powder form, in a colloidal dispersion, or, can be applied and caused to bond directly to a substrate surface through a variety of mechanisms and manners to form a lubricious and wear-resistant layer ranging from 0.5 microns to 60 microns thick.
Abstract:
A large aperture microlens array assembly has at least two arrays of microlenses with individual unit cell trains optically interconnecting individual microlenses in one array with related individual microlenses in another array. In each unit cell train the light entering an entrance pupil of a microlens in one array is transmitted through the exit surface of a related microlens of the other array to provide a collimated output through the exit. One array may be moved with respect to the other array for scanning a field of regard.
Abstract:
Wavefront correction apparatus for correcting a stepped wavefront output produced by certain angles of scan and by certain positions of scan in scanning microlens arrays includes anamorphic transfer optics with diffractive corrections. The transfer optics form the outputs of all of the unit cell trains of the microlens arrays into a unique, separate, linear image at each position of scan of the scanning array. A stepped wavefront corrector is positioned in the path of each linear image, and selected thicknesses of the material in the stepped wavefront corrector are effective to vary the times of optical passage through the stepped wavefront corrector in amounts to restore the wavefront to a continuous, unstepped form at the outlet of the plate.
Abstract:
The present invention provides a transition metal/polymer matrix composite material which has durable, wear and corrosion resistant and friction reducing characteristics which can be used in a powder or liquid form, or, which can be bonded to a desired surface at ambient temperature. The specific components are transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) including disulfides, diselenides and ditellurides of Ti, Zr, Hf, V, Nb, Cr, Mo, and W, and polymers including polytetrafuoroethylene (PTFE), hexafluoropropylene, perfluoroalkoxyvinyl ether, ethylenetetrafluoroethylene polymer, polyvinylidene fluoride and ethylenechlorotrifluoroethylene polymer. This invention brings together the unique properties of organic chemistry (PTFE) and inorganic chemistry (TMD's) which creates a synergistic interaction optimizing the friction reducing properties of PTFE with similar friction reducing properties of select TMD's and the TMD's additional wear-resistance and natural tendency for forming a tenacious physical bond at a molecular level. The invention comprises a mixture of PTFE and TMDs (particularly tungsten disulfide and molybdenum disulfide) which can be applied to a substrate through a variety of mechanisms and manners to form a lubricious and wear-resistant layer ranging from 0.5 micron to 60 microns thick.