LUBRI CATI ON & GREASI NG

Presentaion By :-

Jitendra Jena

The Tata Power Co. Ltd. MMD, TPDDL, Delhi

Grease

What is a Grease?

Lubricating Grease- A solid to semi-fluid product of a dispersion of a thickening agent in a Liquid Lubricant. Additives imparting special properties may be included.

But in any case, greases certainly look nicer than liquid lubricants

Using greases for lubrication

some advantages:
Greases stay put Greases seal out

some dis-advantages:
Greases may not reach all

places in need of lubrication contaminants Greases do not have any cleaning effect Greases do not need circulation systems Greases do not work as Greases decrease dripping, cooling agent Greases cannot be used at splattering and leakage as high speeds as liquids Greases suspend solid

additives easily Greases are suitable for intermittent operations Greases work under extreme operating conditions Greases seal for life Greases reduce noise Greased machinery tends to need less power

Composition
Anit-wear ,Rust & Corrosion Inhibitors,EP ,Tackiness ,Anti-oxidants, Polymers,Dyes

Soap
Lithium, Sodium, Barium, Calcium, Aluminum

Non-Soap (inorganic)
Clay, Graphite, Silica Carbon Black

Non-Soap (organic)
Polyurea, PTFE, Wax Petroleum Oils ,Polyalpha Olefins (PAO) , Polybutenes,Esters,Polyglycols ,Polyethers , Silicones ,PFPE

Dropping Point

Generally used Industrial Grease

Servogem 2 ,3 Servogem EP 00,0 Servogem EP 0 (N) Servogem EP 1,2 Servogem EP 2 ( C ) Servogem EP 2 (S) Servogem HT Servogem HTXX Servogrease WR 1(B) Servogrease WR 2 Servogrease WR 2(B)

Lithon 2,3,EP1,EP2 Lithon M2 Lithoplex 1, 2,3 LIMPLEX 0,1,2 PLUTEK 1,2 Castrol LM 2 Grease Castrol AP3 Grease Castrol EPL 0 ,1,2,3 Grease Castrol LMM Grease

Li Soap Ca Soap No Soap

NLGI Number
000 00 0 1 2 3 4 5 6

ASTM Worked Penetration

445 - 475 400 - 430 355 385 310 340 265 295 220 250 175 205 130 160 85 - 115

Consistency
Semi-fluid (Ketchup) Semi-fluid (Applesauce) Very soft Mustard) Soft Paste) (Deli (Tomato

Common Grease (Peanut Butter) Semi-hard Shortening) Hard Yogurt) Very Hard Butter) (Solid (Frozen (Hard

Solid (Brick Cheddar Cheese)

Major considerations
Consistency ( NLGI No 2 for ball, 0 & 1 for roller bearings, 00 for gear boxes) Drop Point ( Phase transfer ) Oil Viscosity ( Decides to lubricate or not ) Never mix in-compatible grease Grease after mounting the bearing Right quantity of grease is as important as right type of grease. Re-lubrication quantity Gq ( Grams) = 0.005 * D*B

D = Bearing OD in mm , B = Total Bearing width in mm