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ROLLING MILL GREASE LUBRICATION

MANOJ KADAN
Sr. Manager - Direct Sales

Cell: 7045994792
Email: manoj@pensol.com

PENSOL INDUSTRIES LIMITED

ROLLING MILLS
% TYPE OF LUBRICANT CONSUMPTION
IN STEEL PRODUCTION
30
25
20
15
10
5
0
CHALLENGS IN ROLLING MILL GREASE LURBICATION

 HIGH SPEED

 HIGH IMPACT LOADS

 HIGH TEMPERATURE

 INGRESS OF COOLING WATER AD SCALE IN THE LUBRICANT

 PUMPABILITY PROBLEM

 EVER INCREASING SPEEDS AND LOADS TO IMPROVE PRODUCTION RATES

 SOLUTION

A GREASE WHICH SHOULD BE ABLE TO SUSTAIN TOUGHER OPERATING CONDITIONS

AND

IT SHOULD BE A COMMON AND COMMERCIALY VIABLE OPTION

THAT IS

LITHIUM COMPLEX THICKENER GREASES

 LITHIUM GREASE HISTORY

According to recent NLGI Grease Production Survey, approximately 70% of grease sold
worldwide is based on either lithium or lithium complex thickener.

Clarence E Earle, an American chemical engineer, was granted U.S. Patent No. 2,274,675 on
March 3, 1942, for an invention called "Lubricant Containing Lithium Salts". The lithium
greases described by Earle ushered in a new era in the lubricating grease industry.

Lithium complex greases were developed in the late 1940s . U.S. Patent 2,417,42 was
granted to Lester W. McClennan on March 18, 1947. This is one of the first patent to describe
complex soap greases. However, it wasn't until the early 1980s that lithium complex
greases entered the market in large volumes and started to displace the simple lithium soap
greases that had been the mainstay of the industry since the 1950s.
GREASE SELECTION : LITHIUM vs. LITHIUM COMPLEX

Lithium complex greases posses many of the properties of simple lithium soap greases. At
the same time it also have higher dropping points, allowing the greases to be used at higher
temperatures. A comparison of the thickener related properties of the products is
given below.

Properties Lithium Grease Lithium Complex Greases

Dropping Point 195°C 260°C
Mechanical Stability Good Very Good
Water Resistance Good Very Good
Oil Separation Resistance Good Very Good
 LITHIUM COMPLEX GREASE
Dropping Point

The dropping point of lithium complex greases is higher than that of

simple lithium soap greases due to the presence of a second thickener
component, known as the complexing agent. This will provide grease
a high temperature performance

Mechanical Stability

Also known as shear stability is the ability of grease to maintain

consistency when subjected to mechanical shear forces and lithium
complex greases exhibit good resistance to shear. This property makes
the grease popular for use in wide range of applications.
 LITHIUM COMPLEX GREASE
Water Resistance

This property of the grease related to the solubility of the thickener.

Lithium hydroxide has limited solubility in water (about 10%), and the
thickeners based on it also have limited solubility. This provides good
resistance to both washing by water and the absorption of water. This will
increase the grease life and performance in presence of water .

Oil Separation

This relate to the products lubrication ability and storage stability. The
grease must release enough oil in the contact zone of the application,
while not releasing so much in operation and also during storage to cause
the product to become unusable.
 PENSOL GREASE FOR ROLLING MILLS

A unique lithium complex base grease

manufactured from highly refined base oils
forfeited with polymers. Their exceptionally
high water resistance and very high dropping
points over 280 °C give them excellent resistance
to leakage, dripping and throw off at elevated
operating temperatures. They possess
outstanding oxidation and mechanical stability,
water resistance and rust protection properties.
These Greases are suitable for high temperature
applications up to 150°C.
 Pensol Mill Lube HT-25 Pensol Mill Lube HT-45

NLGI grade 2 2
Appearance Aqua Green/Golden Aqua Green
Type of Base Oil Mineral Mineral
Thickener Type Lithium-Complex Lithium-Complex
Penetration, Worked, 25ºC, 265-295 265-295

Base Oil Kin. Viscosity @ 40°C , 250 450

Drop Point °C min. , 280 280
Four Ball Wear Test, Scar, mm 0.49 0.49

Four Ball Weld Load Kg, Min 315 350