ABSTRACT
Cyclohydrocarbons are a new family of synthetic hydrocarbon oils and greases offering a series of unique performance advantages. The lubrication action of these formulated products not only parallels or exceeds that of top quality petroleum oils, but at extremely high pressures a unique phenomenon occurs: the pressurized lubricant film acquires “grip.” Cyclohydrocarbon lubricants were chemically designed to have shaped molecular structures that produce high traction coefficients. Cyclohydrocarbon fluids—both oils and greases—are stable to high temperatures in the presence of air. The fatigue life of rolling elements operating on cyclohydrocarbon lubricants compared to mineral oil under the same loading and speed conditions is actually greater than predicted by calculation. Hypothetically, the cyclohydrocarbon lubricant fills the surface cracks found in all polycrystalline metals and under heat and contact pressure turns solid, thus inhibiting the crack growth that leads to fatigue failure.
