{"id":8001,"date":"2018-03-30T08:00:26","date_gmt":"2018-03-30T14:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ulprospector.com\/knowledge\/?p=8001"},"modified":"2018-04-06T09:30:31","modified_gmt":"2018-04-06T15:30:31","slug":"lmf-grease-chemistry-thickener-structure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ulprospector.ul.com\/8001\/lmf-grease-chemistry-thickener-structure\/","title":{"rendered":"Grease chemistry: Thickener structure"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-8005\" src=\"https:\/\/ulprospector.ul.com\/media\/2018\/03\/ball-bearings-1958085_600x400.jpg\" alt=\"Ball bearings - learn about grease chemistry in the Prospector Knowledge Center.\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ulprospector.ul.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/ball-bearings-1958085_600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/ulprospector.ul.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/ball-bearings-1958085_600x400-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>Key concepts<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>The thickener largely determines the grease properties.<\/li>\n<li>Soap is the primary thickener for 90 percent of all greases.<\/li>\n<li>Simple soaps have a metallic base with a single fatty acid; complex soaps have a metallic base and multiple fatty acids as complexing agents.<\/li>\n<li>These soaps self-assemble into micelles that allow a compound that is normally insoluble, such as soap, to dissolve.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Grease was first used on chariot axles more than 3,000 years ago.\u00a0Today more than 80 percent of bearings are lubricated with grease. Lithium soap greases, the most prevalent, were introduced in the early 1940s. Lithium complex greases, introduced in the 1960s, are becoming the most prevalent in North America.<\/p>\n<p>A soap is, by definition, a metal salt of a fatty acid. The National Lubricating Grease Institute defines grease as, \u201ca solid to semi-solid product of dispersion of a thickening agent in a liquid lubricant. Additives imparting special properties may be included (<em>1<\/em>).\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Grease making is a relatively simple time-temperature process: a one-pot batch method. For a soap grease, fatty acids are added; if it is non-soap, the other constituents are put into base oil. Common acids include the high-molecular-weight fatty acids, stearic acid and 12-hydroxystearic acid and short-chain complexing acids such as tallow, azelaic acid and sebacic acid. Once the acid gets up to temperature (i.e., the fatty acid melts) the metal base is added. The process is called <em>saponification<\/em> or soap making. So basically acid + base = soap + water (<em>see Figure 1<\/em>).<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8002\" class=\"thumbnail wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"width: 975px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-8002 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/ulprospector.ul.com\/media\/2018\/03\/grease-chemistry-chart.png\" alt=\"Chart of greasing-making process - learn more abut grease chemistry and thickeners in the Prospector Knowledge Center.\" width=\"975\" height=\"661\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ulprospector.ul.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/grease-chemistry-chart.png 975w, https:\/\/ulprospector.ul.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/grease-chemistry-chart-300x203.png 300w, https:\/\/ulprospector.ul.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/grease-chemistry-chart-768x521.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 975px) 100vw, 975px\" \/><figcaption class=\"caption wp-caption-text\">Figure 1. Greasing-making process: basically acid + base = soap + water.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Then, because there needs to be very little water in lubricants, all the water is removed. Once that is done, the material is cooled and gelled\u2014this is the point where the mixture becomes a grease. Next the mixture is adjusted for consistency by adding base oil (additives might be added, as well). It may have to be reheated, recooled and tested several times to get the consistency that is required for the product. Most people think grease is primarily thickener, but in actuality it is mostly oil. Soap concentration in oil is typically 10-20 percent.<\/p>\n<h3>Types of thickeners<\/h3>\n<p>The thickener defines the type of grease. There are three or four different types of materials that go into thickeners. The focus in this article is on organic thickeners such as lithium stearate, sodium dodecylsulfate and diurea. There are simple greases and complex greases, depending on the types of fatty acids used.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Simple soaps.<\/strong> The main thickener used in grease is a metallic soap. These metals include lithium, aluminum, sodium and calcium.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Complex soaps.<\/strong> Greases with complex soap thickeners are becoming more popular because of higher operating temperature and superior load-carrying abilities. Complex greases are made by combining the metallic soap with a complexing agent. The most widely used complex grease is lithium based, made with a conventional lithium soap and low-molecular-weight organic acid as the complexing agent.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Non-soaps.<\/strong> Non-soap thickeners make sense in special applications such as bentonite clay for high temperatures where it does not melt (<em>2<\/em>).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Common thickeners include:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Soaps (comprising about 90 percent of all greases used)<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Lithium:<\/strong> Because lithium soaps are very efficient thickeners, lithium 12-hydroxystearate greases are the most prevalent. Lithium greases provide good lubricity and have great shear stability, thermal resistance and relatively low oil separation. Antioxidants are added to improve oxidative resistance (<em>see Figure 2<\/em>).<\/li>\n<li><strong>Calcium:<\/strong> These greases have better water resistance than lithium greases. They also have good shear stability. However, they have low-dropping points, do not have good operating temperature range and can only be used in operating conditions up to 110 C (230 F).<\/li>\n<li><strong>Sodium:<\/strong>\u00a0These greases offer high-operating temperature, up to 175 C (347 F) but are confined to operating conditions no higher than 120 C (248 F) because of poor oxidative stability and high oil bleed. They also are not very water resistant. However, they do provide good lubricity and shear stability.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Aluminum:<\/strong> These have excellent oxidative resistance and good water resistance. But they have a low-dropping point of only 110-115 C (230-239 F). Their usage is generally limited to operating conditions less than 80 C (176 F). When these greases overheat in bearings, they cause sharp torque increases.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8003\" class=\"thumbnail wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"width: 975px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8003\" src=\"https:\/\/ulprospector.ul.com\/media\/2018\/03\/grease-chemistry-thickener-fiber-micelle-structure.png\" alt=\"Thickener fiber\/micelle structure of two grease compounds. Learn more about grease chemistry in the Prospector Knowledge Center.\" width=\"975\" height=\"536\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ulprospector.ul.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/grease-chemistry-thickener-fiber-micelle-structure.png 975w, https:\/\/ulprospector.ul.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/grease-chemistry-thickener-fiber-micelle-structure-300x165.png 300w, https:\/\/ulprospector.ul.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/grease-chemistry-thickener-fiber-micelle-structure-768x422.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 975px) 100vw, 975px\" \/><figcaption class=\"caption wp-caption-text\">Figure 2. Thickener fiber\/micelle structure of two grease compounds.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3>Learn more about grease chemistry and micelle formation<\/h3>\n<p>This excerpt is based on a webinar originally presented by Paul Shiller for the Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers (STLE) Education. You can read the full summary article at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.stle.org\/files\/TLTArchives\/2017\/12_December\/Webinars.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">stle.org<\/a>, as well as access the webinar, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.stle.org\/files\/Professional_Development\/Webinars\/files\/University\/STLE_Webinars.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Grease Chemistry: Thickener Structure<\/a><strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>References<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>Efficient Plant\/Maintenance Technology: <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.efficientplantmag.com\/2009\/07\/grease-basics\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Grease Basics<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li>Even though the thickener may be able to withstand high temperatures, the base oil will oxidize quickly at elevated temperatures.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3>About the presenter<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-8004 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/ulprospector.ul.com\/media\/2018\/03\/paul-shiller-195x300.png\" alt=\"Paul Shiller, tribological specialist. Read an excerpt of his presentation on grease chemistry in the Prospector Knowledge Center.\" width=\"195\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ulprospector.ul.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/paul-shiller-195x300.png 195w, https:\/\/ulprospector.ul.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/paul-shiller.png 231w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 195px) 100vw, 195px\" \/>Paul Shiller received his doctorate in physical chemistry from Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, studying the surface reactions at fuel cell electrodes. He holds a Master of Science degree in chemical engineering also from Case Western Reserve University, where he studied the characteristics of diamond-like films. Shiller holds a Master of Science degree in chemistry studying the spectro-electrochemistry of surface reactions, and he received a Bachelor of Engineering degree in chemical engineering from Youngstown State University.<\/p>\n<p>Shiller joined The Timken Co. as a product development specialist for lubricants and lubrication in 2004. He then became a tribological specialist with the Tribology Fundamentals Group at the Timken Technology Center in North Canton, Ohio. In 2011 he moved to the University of Akron in an industrial innovation\/collaboration effort as a research scientist. He is currently a research assistant professor at the university working in the Timken Engineered Surfaces Laboratory. You can reach Shiller at <a href=\"mailto:&#112;&#97;&#117;&#108;&#46;&#115;&#104;&#105;&#108;&#108;&#101;&#114;&#64;&#117;&#97;&#107;&#114;&#111;&#110;&#46;&#101;&#100;&#117;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#112;&#97;&#117;&#108;&#46;&#115;&#104;&#105;&#108;&#108;&#101;&#114;&#64;&#117;&#97;&#107;&#114;&#111;&#110;&#46;&#101;&#100;&#117;<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Key concepts The thickener largely determines the grease properties. Soap is the primary thickener for 90 percent of all greases. 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