Specialty Components

Lubrizol develops specialty additives designed to enhance specific performance characteristics of a fully formulated grease. We can help you achieve reliable results, with a complete line of components that includes antifoam agents, antioxidants, antiwear agents, bleed control, demulsifiers, dispersants, extreme pressure agents, fretting wear/corrosion, friction modifiers, high temperature rheology modifiers, metal deactivators, rust inhibitors and seal swell agents.

A variety of chemistries can be used to develop each of these component categories, with technology selection guided by a thorough evaluation of selection consideration factors. These include the function of the equipment or process, material compatibilities, synergistic/ antagonistic reactions, environmental concerns and budget.

To meet the needs of today’s demanding production environments bleed control and fretting wear additives are becoming increasingly popular. Lubrizol offers specialty components to meet both requirements:

• Lubrizol^® 5391 and Lubrizol^® 746 for bleed control
• Lubrizol^® 5304 and Lubrizol^® 5399 for fretting wear
• Lubrizol^® 5370C and Lubrizol^® 5470 for drop point enhancement