Typical Lubricating Greases for Bearings
| Name of Grease |
Grease Maker |
Meets Military Spec. No. |
Base Oil | Thickener | Penetration | Dropping Point |
Recommended Operating Temperature |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alvania Grease 2S |
Shell | Equivalent MIL-G-18709 |
Mineral Oil | Lithium | 266 | 182ºC 360ºF |
-25ºC ~ 120ºC -15ºF ~ 250ºF |
| Alvania Grease 3S |
Shell | Equivalent MIL-G-18709 |
Mineral Oil | Lithium | 246 | 188ºC 370ºF |
-25ºC ~ 130ºC -15ºF ~ 260ºF |
| AeroShell Grease 7 |
Shell | MIL-G-23827 | Diester Oil | Microgel | 285 | 268ºC 514ºF |
-73ºC ~ 150ºC -100ºF ~ 300ºF |
| Dolium R | Shell | Mineral Oil | Polyurea | 285 | 238ºC 460ºF |
-30ºC ~ 150ºC -35ºF ~ 300ºF |
|
| Alvania EP Grease 2 |
Shell | Mineral Oil | Lithium | 285 | 185ºC 365ºF |
-15ºC ~ 110ºC 5ºF ~ 230ºF |
|
| Retinax LX No.2 |
Shell | Mineral Oil | Lithium Complex |
270 | 250ºC |
-15ºC ~ 150ºC |
|
| Beacon 325 | Esso Standard | MIL-G-3278 | Diester Oil | Lithium | 280 | 193ºC 380ºF |
-54ºC ~ 120ºC -65ºF ~ 250ºF |
| Temprex N3 | Esso Standard | Mineral Oil | Lithium Complex |
235 | 300ºC 572ºF |
-30ºC ~ 150ºC -35ºF ~ 300ºF |
|
| SH44M (DC44M) |
Toray Silicone (Dow Corning) |
MIL-L-15719 | Silicone Oil | Lithium | 260 | 210ºC 410ºF |
-40ºC ~ 180ºC -40ºF ~ 350ºF |
| Multemp SRL | Kyodo Yushi | Polyol Ester Oil +Diester Oil |
Lithium | 245 | 191ºC 375ºF |
-40ºC ~ 150ºC -40ºF ~ 300ºF |
|
| Multemp PS2 | Kyodo Yushi | Diester Oil +Mineral Oil |
Lithium | 275 | 190ºC 374ºF |
-55ºC ~ 130ºC -67ºF ~ 260ºF |
|
| Mobilgrease 28 | Mobil Oil | Synthetic Hydrocarbon Oil |
Bentnite | 270 | 270ºC 518ºF |
-62ºC ~ 177ºC 79ºF ~ 350ºF |
|
| Mobilux 2 | Mobil Oil | Mineral Oil | Lithium | 270 | 178ºC 352ºF |
0ºC ~ 125ºC 32ºF ~ 257ºF |
|
| Polyrex EM | Exxon Mobil | Mineral Oil | Polyurea | 285 | 300ºC | -20ºC ~ 180ºC | |
| Daphne Eponech No.2 |
Idemitsu Kosan | Hydrodesulfurized wax |
Lithium | 280 | 197ºC | -40ºC ~ 130ºC | |
| Barrierta IMI | NOK Kluber | Flourine | PTFE | 280 | None | -50ºC ~ 220ºC | |
| Isoflex NBU15 | NOK Kluber | Diester +Mineral Oil |
Barium Complex |
280 | 250ºC | -40ºC ~ 130ºC | |
| Isoflex LDS18SA | NOK Kluber | Esler Oil | Lithium | 280 | 190ºC | -60ºC ~ 130ºC | |
| NIGACE WR-S | Nippon Grease | Synthetic Oil | Lithium | 240 | 290ºC | -30ºC ~ 150ºC |
| Name of Grease |
Color | Properties | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water Resistance |
High Speed Rotation |
Noise | Grease Life at High Temp. |
Torque at Low Temp. |
||
| Alvania Grease 2S |
Light Yellow | O | O | |||
| Alvania Grease 3S |
Light Yellow | O | O | O | ||
| Alvania Grease 7 |
Light Brown | O | O | O | O | |
| Dolium R | Purple | O | O | O | ||
| Alvania EP Grease 2 |
Reddish Brown | O | ||||
| Retinax LX No.2 |
Light Brown | O | O | O | ||
| Beacon 325 | Light Gray | O | O | O | ||
| Temprex N3 | Green | O | O | O | ||
| SH44M (DC44M) |
Brown | O | O | O | ||
| Multemp SRL | Light Brown | O | O | O | O | |
| Multemp PS2 | White | O | O | |||
| Mobilgrease 28 | Red | O | O | |||
| Mobilux 2 | Brown | O | ||||
| Polyrex EM | Blue | O | O | O | ||
| Daphne Eponech No.2 |
Tan | O | ||||
| Barrierta IMI | White | O | O | O | O | |
| Isoflex NBU15 | Beige | O | O | |||
| Isoflex LDS18SA | Yellow | O | O | O | ||
| NIGACE WR-S | Light Yellow | O | O | |||
| Remarks | 1. | When the grease is used at temperature near the high or low end of the recommended operating temperature,please contact NACHI. |
| 2. | Generally Ester oil may give damage to polyacrylic rubber or ABS resin. Please be careful, when you use grease with Ester base oil. |
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| 3. | Do not mix different type of greases. | |
| 4. | If sodium thickener grease is mixed with water, the grease become soft and may leak. |
