Lubricating oils are the essence of oil-wetted machinery. Elements like calcium, copper barium, boron, molybdenum, magnesium, sulfur phosphorus, and zinc are employed as additives in lubricating oils ...

Steam generating power plant personnel know that many fluids are utilized throughout the process. These fluids must be of proper chemical and physical makeup and must be conditioned correctly to ...

As anyone with arthritis will know, cartilage plays a vital role in allowing our joints to move freely. Scientists have now replicated its qualities in a synthetic self-lubricating material, that only ...

Some companies that make bearings and linear guides toss around terms like “self‐lubrication,” “maintenance free” and “lubed for life” a little too loosely. They likely know that many engineers and ...