Thickener in Super Lube?

[vortex-5]

Any idea on what thickener they use in super lube?

It's not listed anywhere on their site.

 

[wwillson]

Do you have a link to the product?

 

[Zee09]

I don't know the specific tackifier, but I have worked with them on several projects and they
can supply a custom product for your application. If you go too thick it does get stringy.
There are 100's of tackifiers on the market.

 

[TexOne]

There are many "Super Lube" marketed products. Can you be more specific as to the brand and the version.

 

[Graham Piccinini]

Any idea on what thickener they use in super lube?

It's not listed anywhere on their site.

That's all they really list on their website. You may have better luck emailing them directly, but expect to get a "we can't share proprietary information" type of answer.


- How does the chemistry of Super Lube differ from conventional petroleum-based greases and mineral oils? Super Lube Grease and Oils are exceptionally pure lubricants because they are synthetic. This gives Super Lube very stable and predictable chemical properties. Petroleum-based machine and gear oils are made from refined crude oil and contain impurities which cannot be removed. These impurities interfere with film strength and wear protection. They also form deposits at high temperatures and solidify at low temperatures. Petroleum-based greases are formulated by adding lithium, calcium, or sodium thickeners to petroleum-based oil.

 

[buck91]

I thought at one point I heard they used ptfe as the thickener itself?

 

[w102dgg]

They use fumed silica as the thickener in the standard grease. It does have PTFE as an additive. Fumed Silica is a common thickener for clear greases and it is a non melt thickener so high temp as well.