EP0313628B1 - Additive composition and gear lubricant compounded therewith - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to the field of gear lubricants containing additives which improve the performance of the lubricants. More specifically, the invention relates to additives and gear lubricants having therein a combination of components which provide an interdependent synergistic effect on improving numerous characteristics of the gear lubricant.
- An additive comprising a combination of additive components is often referred to as an "additive package" in the art.
- Gear lubricant additive packages are included in gear lubricants in order to improve performance characteristics of the lubricant.
- a number of different additive compounds are known to effect the performance characteristics of a variety of different types of lubricants.
- a given additive compound can have different effects on performance characteristics depending on the type of lubricant it is added to and the other additive compounds present in the lubricant. Therefore, a formulator must consider not only the principle effects of including a given compound but how the effects of the compound are changed due to the presence of other compounds and the total environment the final product will be used in.
- U.S. Patent US-A-3,923,669 discloses antiwear hydraulic oils which include therein zinc dialkyl dithiophosphate antiwear agents.
- the additive package includes neutral barium salts of a petroleum sulfonate and a succinic acid based rust inhibitor.
- U.S. Patent US-A-3,480,548 discloses lubricating compositions comprised of a major amount of lubricating oil and an additive package which includes an oil soluble normal alkaline earth metal hydrocarbon sulfonate and an alkaline earth metal polyborate alkaline earth metal carbonate in a colloidal-like dispersion.
- U.S. Patent US-A-3,929,650 discloses a particulate dispersion of an alkali metal borate which is prepared by contacting boric acid with an alkaline earth metal carbonate overbased metal sulfonate within an oleophilic liquid reaction medium. The resulting particulate dispersion is included within a lubricant in order to improve the performance characteristics.
- U.S. Patent US-A-3,903,003 discloses lubricating oil compositions which are intended for use in connection with internal combustion engines.
- the lubricating oils include additive packages which comprise an amido amine reaction product formed between certain carboxylated hydrogenated polyisoprenes and certain amines, imines and hydroxyl alkyl polyamines.
- the additive is indicated as being used in connection with a number of different types of lubricants including gear lubricants.
- U.S. Patent US-A-4,563,302 discloses sulfurized olefins which are utilized in connection with lubricating oils in order to improve the stability of the oil. A specific process for manufacturing such sulfurized olefins is disclosed.
- U.S. Patent US-A-4,481,122 discloses lubricating compositions which include major amounts of a base oil and a minor amount of an additive which comprises an oil soluble polymer such as polyisobutylene. Specific compounds such as an organo silicone anti foaming agent is also indicated as being included within the lubricating oil.
- GB-A-1,121,713 relates to lubricant compositions comprising (A) an alkaline earth metal salt of an acidic, phosphosulfurized olefin polymer having a molecular weight of at least 10,000; (B) a fatty acid derivative having at least 12 aliphatic carbon atoms selected from the class consisting of alkaline earth metal salts, aliphatic esters, and sulfurized aliphatic esters; (C) a compound selected from the class consisting of Group II metal phosphorothioate adducts of Group II metal phosphorothioates with an alkylene oxide; di- and tri-esters of phosphorous acid; phosphosulfurized terpene; and substantially hydrocarbon sulfides or polysulfides; and (D) a polar substituted amine which is prepared by reacting an alkylene polyamine with a substantially hydrocarbon substituted succinic acid producing compound.
- Component B, Additive 1 is a barium
- U.S. Patent US-A-3,190,833 relates to oxidation-resistant lubricating compositions and discloses a Group II metal phosphorodithioate treated with an epoxide.
- optional additives which include inter alia (a) neutral and basic salts of alkali or alkaline earth metals with sulfonic acids, carboxylic acids or organic phosphorous acids, and (b) sulfurized dipentene and sulfurized terpene (dipentene is in fact a terpene).
- One method of preparing the basic salts involves using a promoter which may, inter alia, be dodecylamine.
- U.S. Patent US-A-3,813,336 relates to anti-wear and antioxidant lubricant additives prepared by the reaction products of amines with dithiophosphoric acids and salts.
- the invention provides the use of an additive, comprising:
- Desirable properties which can be achieved using the invention include:-
- the additive used in the invention must include (a) a treated zinc dithiophosphate and (b) an overbased carboxylate.
- the combination of (a) and (b) is useful as an additive package for its ability to improve the corrosion resistance and anti-wear properties of a gear lubricant oil.
- the components of the additive combination provide an interdependent synergistic improvement of numerous performance characteristics such as preventing copper strip corrosion, increasing thermal stability, reducing the amount of rust and odor, and improving limited slip or anti-chatter performance.
- Each of the specific components of the additive combination will now be described in detail in order to describe and disclose a representative number of examples of such components which might be used in connection with the present invention.
- Zinc dithiophosphate compounds are useful additives as anti-wear agents in various types of lubricants.
- Zinc dithiophosphates continue to provide one of the most economical sources of anti-wear protection.
- the zinc in the structure for zinc dithiophosphate (shown below) is derived from a primary alcohol, then the zinc is referred to as primary; likewise, if it is derived from a secondary alcohol, it is referred to as secondary and, if derived from a phenol or an alkylated phenol, it is referred to as aryl.
- Each of these zincs usually displays a different combination of performance properties as summarized below: Performance Characteristic Type of Zinc Dithiophospate Primary Secondary Aryl Wear Protection Average Best Poorest Oxidation Inhibition Average Best Poorest Thermal Stability Average Poorest Best Demulsibility Best Average Poorest Cost Lowest Average Highest NOTE - Variations are present among different compounds in any given class. Further, different sources may rate any given performance characteristics differently.
- zincs are selected for a particular application.
- aryl zincs are used almost exclusively in diesel engine oils because of their excellent thermal stability.
- Primary zincs find a large application in both engine oils and hydraulic oils.
- Secondary zincs are used mostly in hydraulic oils, transmission and gear oils.
- Primary and secondary zincs have been selected for these applications because of their relatively good anti-wear performance, good anti-oxidant qualities and low cost. Where hydraulic oils are concerned, primary zincs have usually been preferred because they offered the best overall performance for the lowest cost.
- zinc dithiophosphate may be present.
- the present invention uses zinc dithiophosphate, preferably secondary zinc dithiophosphates as intermediates by reacting the zinc dithiophosphate with a treating agent selected from alkylene oxides containing 2 to 5 carbon atoms, ethylene diamine and combinations thereof.
- the invention may include untreated zinc dithiophosphate in combination with those treated with one or more of the above mentioned treating agents.
- Most preferably the invention includes a propylene oxide treated secondary zinc dithiophosphate.
- the treated zinc dithiophosphate may be present in the gear oil in an amount in the range of from about 0.1% to 5% by weight based on the weight of the oil, more preferably about 2.0% to 4.0% by weight and most preferably about 3.0% by weight.
- the amount of this component like the other components can be adjusted by those skilled in the art to obtain the best results in a given environment.
- This component is present in the fully formulated gear oil in an amount sufficient to act as an EP/antiwear agent in the system.
- the treatment with a compound like propylene oxide decreases the potential corrosivity of this component as used in a system.
- the overbased carboxylate component (b) of the present invention is in a borated form and is most generally prepared by reacting a boron reactant (preferably boric acid) with an overbased carboxylate.
- overbased compound is generally used to designate metal salts wherein the metal is present in stoichiometrically larger amounts than the organic acid radical.
- the commonly employed methods for preparing overbased compounds involves heating a mineral oil solution of an acid with a stoichiometric excess of a metal neutralizing agent such as the metal oxide, hydroxide, carbonate, bicarbonate, or sulfide at a temperature above 50°C and filtering the resulting mass.
- a metal neutralizing agent such as the metal oxide, hydroxide, carbonate, bicarbonate, or sulfide
- promoter in the neutralization step to aid the incorporation of a large excess of metal is generally found to be useful.
- a particularly effective method of preparing a basic salt comprises mixing an acid with an excess of a basic alkaline earth metal neutralizing agent and at least one alcohol promoter and carbonating the mixture by passing CO2 into the mixture at an elevated temperature between 10°C and 200°C.
- the overbased compound is an overbased carboxylate prepared by reacting a stoichiometric excess of a metal neutralizing agent with a carboxylic acid to form a carboxylate which includes a stoichiometric excess of the metal.
- the anion portion of the overbased component is an ionized carboxylic acid or carboxylate.
- the cationic portion of the overbased component is typically an ionized alkali metal or alkaline earth metal.
- the commonly used alkaline metals are lithium, potassium and sodium, with sodium being preferred.
- the alkaline earth metal components typically utilized are magnesium, calcium, and barium with calcium and magnesium being preferred.
- a typical calcium carboxylate can be represented empirically by Ca(RCOO)2 . XCa (OH)2 . YCaCO3 where R is a hydrocarbyl as defined below and X and Y combined are greater than 1 and vary depending on the degree of overbasing desired.
- Some typical carboxylic acids used in preparing a carboxylate include tall oil fatty acid, oleic acid, linoleic acid, linolenic, and palmitic acids. The use of overbased calcium carboxylate of these acids are preferred.
- the component is borated by reacting with a boron reactant which is preferably boric acid.
- a boron reactant which is preferably boric acid.
- the boric acid is charged into the reaction medium in the desired amount in order to form different types of borates. Different amounts of H3BO3 may be charged into the system to obtain the desired amount of boron incorporation depending on the desired end results.
- the borated overbased carboxylate component (b) may be present in the gear oil in an amount in the range of from about 0.1% to 3%, preferably from about 0.2% to about 1.5% and most preferably about 0.5% by weight based on the weight of the fully formulated gear oil.
- the alkylamine component (d) of the present invention may be a mono, di or polyamine. Further, it may be a primary, second or tertiary amine. However, in connection with the present invention it is preferred if the amine is a diamine compound represented by the general formula (I) RNH(CH2)3NH2 wherein R is hydrocarbyl. However, R is preferably an alkyl moiety containing about 10 to about 20 carbon atoms.
- hydrocarbyl means "hydrocarbon-based”.
- hydrocarbon-based hydrocarbon-based substituent
- hydrocarbyl denotes a substituent having a carbon directly attached to the remainder of the molecule and having predominantly hydrocarbyl character within the context of this invention.
- radicals or heteroatoms In general, no more than about three radicals or heteroatoms and preferably no more than one, will be present for each ten carbon atoms in the hydrocarbon-based substituents. Typically, there will be no such radicals or heteroatoms in the hydrocarbon-based substituent and it will, therefore, by purely hydrocarbon.
- the alkylamine component (d) may be present in the gear oil in an amount in the range of from about 0.05% to about 1.0% by weight, preferably 0.1% to 0.4% and most preferably about 0.2% by weight based on the weight of the the gear oil as a whole.
- Patent US-A-3,471,404 describes a product in which sulfur monochloride is reacted with olefin to obtain an intermediate which is reacted with sulfur and alkali metal sulfide at a critical ratio of 1.8-2.2 gram moles of metal sulfide per gram mole of sulfur. This material is then refluxed for 1-24 hours with aqueous alkali metal hydroxide.
- sulfur monochloride is reacted with olefin to obtain an intermediate which is reacted with sulfur and alkali metal sulfide at a critical ratio of 1.8-2.2 gram moles of metal sulfide per gram mole of sulfur.
- This material is then refluxed for 1-24 hours with aqueous alkali metal hydroxide.
- an effective sulfurized olefin is made by reacting a sulfur monochloride with an olefin in the presence of a lower alkanol promoter to obtain an adduct which is reacted with sodium sulfide and sulfur in aqueous alkanol.
- a sulfurized olefin having improved solubility especially in a-olefin oligomer lubricating oil is made by reacting a monoolefin with S2Cl2 or SCl2 to obtain an adduct which is reacted with sodium sulfide, sulfur, alkyl mercaptan and optionally sodium hydrosulfide in an aqueous alcohol reaction medium.
- S2Cl2 or SCl2 sulfur, alkyl mercaptan and optionally sodium hydrosulfide in an aqueous alcohol reaction medium.
- a process for making a sulfurized olefin having improved solubility in lubricating oil comprises:
- a useful product can be obtained using either SCl2 or S2Cl2.
- Useful olefins are the monoethylenically unsaturated aliphatic hydrocarbons referred to as aliphatic monoolefin containing 3 to about 6 carbon atoms. These include 1-butene, 2-butene, isobutene, 1-pentene, 2-pentene, 2-methyl-1-butene, 3-methyl-1-butene, 2-methyl-2-butene, 1-hexene, 2-hexene, 3-hexene, 2-methyl-1-pentene, 2-methyl-2-pentene, 2-ethyl-2-butene and the like including mixtures thereof.
- the olefins are branched-chain olefin such as isobutene, 2-methyl-1-butene, 2-methyl-2-butene, 2-methyl-2-pentene and the like. More preferably the ethylenic double bond adjoins a tertiary carbon atoms such as isobutylene, the most preferred olefin.
- the sulfurized olefin component (c) may be present in the gear oil in an amount in the range of from about 0.5% to about 8.0% by weight, preferably 3.0% to 4.0% and most preferably about 3.0% by weight based on the weight of the gear oil as a whole.
- a specific foam inhibitor which is commercially available from Monsanto is referred to as defoamer PC-1244.
- a specific copolymer defoamer compound is the copolymer of 2-ethylhexylacrylate/ethylacrylate in a weight ratio of 2.5:1.
- the copolymer is generally present in an amount of 40% by weight of active chemical in a toluene diluent.
- the copolymer is made by adding a mixture of monomers together with an initiator in toluene solvent in the proper proportions to a "heel.”
- the reactants are combined together in a polymerization vessel at about 110°C.
- the resulting product is a polymer having a molecular weight in the range of about 40,000 and 90,000 (Mw). Wherein the Mn is in the range of 16,000-25,000.
- the viscosity at 40°C is approximately 15cSt.
- foam inhibitors may be found to be useful in connection with the present invention.
- polymeric foam inhibitors may be added in an amount of from about 0.01 to 1.0%, preferably 0.03 to 0.1 and most preferably about 0.075% by weight based on the weight of the fully formulated gear oil.
- An additive concentrate is prepared by combining 3% propylene oxide treated zinc dithiophosphate, 3% sulfurized olefin, 0.2% oleylamine plus 0.5% borated overbased fatty calcium carboxylate and 0.075% commercial polymeric foam inhibitor containing 40% active chemical. The components are added to a diluent oil to provide a 7.0% by weight concentrate.
- Example 1 The procedure of Example 1 is followed except that the 0.5% borated overbased fatty calcium carboxylate is replaced with 1.0% weight overbased fatty calcium carboxylate (non-borated) to make a 7.5% by weight concentrate.
- a fully formulated gear oil can be prepared by combining about 92% of a mineral oil or combination of mineral oils such as (75% 600N + 25% by weight 150 bright stock) with 7.0% weight concentrate described in Example 1 above and 1.0% weight polymeric pour point depressant.
- a fully formulated gear oil is prepared by adding to a mineral oil of lubricating viscosity, such as bright stock, about 0.1% to 5% of propylene oxide treated zinc dithiophosphate, about 0.1% to about 3.0% of borated overbased carboxylate, about 0.05% to about 1.0% of an alkylamine, about 0.5% to about 8.0% of a sulfurized olefin, and about 0.01% to about 1.0% of a polymeric foam inhibitor.
- a fully formulated gear oil is prepared by adding to a bright stock mineral oil 3.0 parts by weight of a propylene oxide treated zinc dithiophosphate, 0.5 parts by weight of a borated overbased magnesium carboxylate, 0.2 parts by weight of an alkylamine, and 3 parts by weight of a sulfurized olefin.
- the resulting fully formulated gear oil should contain 6.7 parts by weight of additive components with the remaining 93.3 parts by weight being bright stock mineral oil.
- a gear lubricant additive package is prepared by combining together about 0.05 to 5.0 parts by weight of a propylene oxide treated zinc dithiophosphate and about 0.1 to about 3.0 parts by weight of a borated overbased carboxylate.
- the additive components may be added to a small amount of mineral oil to act as a diluent oil.
- the additive is useful as an additive for combining with oils which contain an alkylamine and a sulfurized olefin.
- the additive package may be sold by itself or in concentrates, in combination with any other known additive which includes, but is not limited to dispersants, detergents, antioxidants, antiwear agents, extreme pressure agents, emulsifiers, demulsifiers, friction modifiers, anti-rust agents, corrosion inhibitors, viscosity improvers, dyes, and solvents to improve handleability which may include alkyl and/or aryl hydrocarbons.
- additives may be present in various amounts depending on the needs of the final product.
- the concentrate might contain 0.01 to 90% by weight of the additive package.
- the additive package may be present in a final product, blend or concentrate in (in a minor amount i.e., up to 50% by weight) any amount effective to improve the performance of characteristics of a gear oil but it is preferably present in gear oils in the form of mineral oils of lubricating viscosity in an amount of from about 1% to about 10%, preferably about 2% to about 8%, most preferably about 6.775% by weight based on the weight of the fully formulated gear oil; where the individual components are present in amounts as follows: (a) about 3.0% (b) about 0.5% (c) about 0.2% (d) about 3.0% and (e) about 0.075%.
- the amounts of the additive package and individual components in the gear oil will be varied by those skilled in the art to obtain optimal performance. For example, smaller amounts of additive (1-3%) are generally used with industrial gear oils.
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Description
- The present invention relates to the field of gear lubricants containing additives which improve the performance of the lubricants. More specifically, the invention relates to additives and gear lubricants having therein a combination of components which provide an interdependent synergistic effect on improving numerous characteristics of the gear lubricant. An additive comprising a combination of additive components is often referred to as an "additive package" in the art.
- Gear lubricant additive packages are included in gear lubricants in order to improve performance characteristics of the lubricant. A number of different additive compounds are known to effect the performance characteristics of a variety of different types of lubricants. However, a given additive compound can have different effects on performance characteristics depending on the type of lubricant it is added to and the other additive compounds present in the lubricant. Therefore, a formulator must consider not only the principle effects of including a given compound but how the effects of the compound are changed due to the presence of other compounds and the total environment the final product will be used in.
- U.S. Patent US-A-3,923,669 discloses antiwear hydraulic oils which include therein zinc dialkyl dithiophosphate antiwear agents. In addition, the additive package includes neutral barium salts of a petroleum sulfonate and a succinic acid based rust inhibitor.
- U.S. Patent US-A-3,480,548 discloses lubricating compositions comprised of a major amount of lubricating oil and an additive package which includes an oil soluble normal alkaline earth metal hydrocarbon sulfonate and an alkaline earth metal polyborate alkaline earth metal carbonate in a colloidal-like dispersion.
- U.S. Patent US-A-3,929,650 discloses a particulate dispersion of an alkali metal borate which is prepared by contacting boric acid with an alkaline earth metal carbonate overbased metal sulfonate within an oleophilic liquid reaction medium. The resulting particulate dispersion is included within a lubricant in order to improve the performance characteristics.
- U.S. Patent US-A-3,903,003 discloses lubricating oil compositions which are intended for use in connection with internal combustion engines. The lubricating oils include additive packages which comprise an amido amine reaction product formed between certain carboxylated hydrogenated polyisoprenes and certain amines, imines and hydroxyl alkyl polyamines. The additive is indicated as being used in connection with a number of different types of lubricants including gear lubricants.
- U.S. Patent US-A-4,563,302 discloses sulfurized olefins which are utilized in connection with lubricating oils in order to improve the stability of the oil. A specific process for manufacturing such sulfurized olefins is disclosed.
- U.S. Patent US-A-4,481,122 discloses lubricating compositions which include major amounts of a base oil and a minor amount of an additive which comprises an oil soluble polymer such as polyisobutylene. Specific compounds such as an organo silicone anti foaming agent is also indicated as being included within the lubricating oil.
- GB-A-1,121,713 relates to lubricant compositions comprising (A) an alkaline earth metal salt of an acidic, phosphosulfurized olefin polymer having a molecular weight of at least 10,000; (B) a fatty acid derivative having at least 12 aliphatic carbon atoms selected from the class consisting of alkaline earth metal salts, aliphatic esters, and sulfurized aliphatic esters; (C) a compound selected from the class consisting of Group II metal phosphorothioate adducts of Group II metal phosphorothioates with an alkylene oxide; di- and tri-esters of phosphorous acid; phosphosulfurized terpene; and substantially hydrocarbon sulfides or polysulfides; and (D) a polar substituted amine which is prepared by reacting an alkylene polyamine with a substantially hydrocarbon substituted succinic acid producing compound. Component B, Additive 1, is a barium over-based carboxylate.
- U.S. Patent US-A-3,190,833 relates to oxidation-resistant lubricating compositions and discloses a Group II metal phosphorodithioate treated with an epoxide. There are also long lists of optional additives which include inter alia (a) neutral and basic salts of alkali or alkaline earth metals with sulfonic acids, carboxylic acids or organic phosphorous acids, and (b) sulfurized dipentene and sulfurized terpene (dipentene is in fact a terpene). One method of preparing the basic salts involves using a promoter which may, inter alia, be dodecylamine.
- U.S. Patent US-A-3,813,336 relates to anti-wear and antioxidant lubricant additives prepared by the reaction products of amines with dithiophosphoric acids and salts.
- The invention provides the use of an additive, comprising:
- (a) a treated zinc dithiophosphate wherein the zinc dithiophosphate is treated with an alkylene oxide containing 2 to 5 carbon atoms and/or an ethylene diamine;
- (b) a borated overbased carboxylate;
- (c) a sulfurized olefin;
- (d) an alkylamine; and
- (e) a polymeric foam inhibitor;
- Desirable properties which can be achieved using the invention include:-
- (a) improved copper strip corrosion protection which is advantageous in connection with a gear lubricant oil used in contact with copper containing components;
- (b) increased thermal stability of the gear lubricant;
- (c) improved anti-corrosion properties, and anti-chatter properties while reducing the odor relative to conventional gear lubricants; and
- (d) significantly improved performance in limited slip axles.
- It must be noted that as used in this specification and the appended claims, the singular forms "a", "an" and "the" include plural referents unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. Thus, for example reference to "a treated zinc dithiophosphate" includes mixtures of such treated zinc dithiophosphates, reference to "an overbased carboxylate" includes reference to mixtures of such carboxylates, and reference to "an alkylamine" includes mixtures of alkylamines which may vary in small increments over a range in order to provide a statistical mixture of such components. The inclusion of such statistical mixtures of components which vary in small increments over a range is conventional within the art of lubricant additives in that lubricant additives must be economically and efficiently produced from crude reactant components which themselves are statistical mixtures.
- The additive used in the invention must include (a) a treated zinc dithiophosphate and (b) an overbased carboxylate. The combination of (a) and (b) is useful as an additive package for its ability to improve the corrosion resistance and anti-wear properties of a gear lubricant oil.
- The components of the additive combination provide an interdependent synergistic improvement of numerous performance characteristics such as preventing copper strip corrosion, increasing thermal stability, reducing the amount of rust and odor, and improving limited slip or anti-chatter performance. Each of the specific components of the additive combination will now be described in detail in order to describe and disclose a representative number of examples of such components which might be used in connection with the present invention.
- A number of different types of zinc dithiophosphate compounds are useful additives as anti-wear agents in various types of lubricants. Zinc dithiophosphates continue to provide one of the most economical sources of anti-wear protection. There are three general types of zinc dithiophosphates from which to select, depending on the specific application. The zincs are classified as either primary, secondary, or aryl, depending on the alcohols from which they are made, although the primary and secondary zincs are commonly referred to as alkyl. If the R-O group in the structure for zinc dithiophosphate (shown below) is derived from a primary alcohol, then the zinc is referred to as primary; likewise, if it is derived from a secondary alcohol, it is referred to as secondary and, if derived from a phenol or an alkylated phenol, it is referred to as aryl.
Each of these zincs usually displays a different combination of performance properties as summarized below:Performance Characteristic Type of Zinc Dithiophospate Primary Secondary Aryl Wear Protection Average Best Poorest Oxidation Inhibition Average Best Poorest Thermal Stability Average Poorest Best Demulsibility Best Average Poorest Cost Lowest Average Highest NOTE - Variations are present among different compounds in any given class. Further, different sources may rate any given performance characteristics differently. - Based on their relative performance levels, zincs are selected for a particular application. For example, aryl zincs are used almost exclusively in diesel engine oils because of their excellent thermal stability. Primary zincs find a large application in both engine oils and hydraulic oils. Secondary zincs are used mostly in hydraulic oils, transmission and gear oils. Primary and secondary zincs have been selected for these applications because of their relatively good anti-wear performance, good anti-oxidant qualities and low cost. Where hydraulic oils are concerned, primary zincs have usually been preferred because they offered the best overall performance for the lowest cost.
- In the gear lubricant additive and oil of the present invention zinc dithiophosphate may be present. However, the present invention uses zinc dithiophosphate, preferably secondary zinc dithiophosphates as intermediates by reacting the zinc dithiophosphate with a treating agent selected from alkylene oxides containing 2 to 5 carbon atoms, ethylene diamine and combinations thereof. The invention may include untreated zinc dithiophosphate in combination with those treated with one or more of the above mentioned treating agents. Most preferably the invention includes a propylene oxide treated secondary zinc dithiophosphate.
- The treated zinc dithiophosphate may be present in the gear oil in an amount in the range of from about 0.1% to 5% by weight based on the weight of the oil, more preferably about 2.0% to 4.0% by weight and most preferably about 3.0% by weight. The amount of this component, like the other components can be adjusted by those skilled in the art to obtain the best results in a given environment. This component is present in the fully formulated gear oil in an amount sufficient to act as an EP/antiwear agent in the system. The treatment with a compound like propylene oxide decreases the potential corrosivity of this component as used in a system.
- The overbased carboxylate component (b) of the present invention is in a borated form and is most generally prepared by reacting a boron reactant (preferably boric acid) with an overbased carboxylate.
- The term "overbased compound" is generally used to designate metal salts wherein the metal is present in stoichiometrically larger amounts than the organic acid radical. The commonly employed methods for preparing overbased compounds involves heating a mineral oil solution of an acid with a stoichiometric excess of a metal neutralizing agent such as the metal oxide, hydroxide, carbonate, bicarbonate, or sulfide at a temperature above 50°C and filtering the resulting mass. The use of "promoter" in the neutralization step to aid the incorporation of a large excess of metal is generally found to be useful. A particularly effective method of preparing a basic salt comprises mixing an acid with an excess of a basic alkaline earth metal neutralizing agent and at least one alcohol promoter and carbonating the mixture by passing CO₂ into the mixture at an elevated temperature between 10°C and 200°C.
- In connection with the present invention the overbased compound is an overbased carboxylate prepared by reacting a stoichiometric excess of a metal neutralizing agent with a carboxylic acid to form a carboxylate which includes a stoichiometric excess of the metal. Accordingly, for use in the present invention the anion portion of the overbased component is an ionized carboxylic acid or carboxylate. The cationic portion of the overbased component is typically an ionized alkali metal or alkaline earth metal. The commonly used alkaline metals are lithium, potassium and sodium, with sodium being preferred. The alkaline earth metal components typically utilized are magnesium, calcium, and barium with calcium and magnesium being preferred.
- A typical calcium carboxylate can be represented empirically by Ca(RCOO)₂ . XCa (OH)₂ . YCaCO₃ where R is a hydrocarbyl as defined below and X and Y combined are greater than 1 and vary depending on the degree of overbasing desired. Some typical carboxylic acids used in preparing a carboxylate include tall oil fatty acid, oleic acid, linoleic acid, linolenic, and palmitic acids. The use of overbased calcium carboxylate of these acids are preferred.
- After the overbased carboxylate component is formed the component is borated by reacting with a boron reactant which is preferably boric acid. The boric acid is charged into the reaction medium in the desired amount in order to form different types of borates. Different amounts of H₃BO₃ may be charged into the system to obtain the desired amount of boron incorporation depending on the desired end results.
- The borated overbased carboxylate component (b) may be present in the gear oil in an amount in the range of from about 0.1% to 3%, preferably from about 0.2% to about 1.5% and most preferably about 0.5% by weight based on the weight of the fully formulated gear oil.
- The alkylamine component (d) of the present invention may be a mono, di or polyamine. Further, it may be a primary, second or tertiary amine. However, in connection with the present invention it is preferred if the amine is a diamine compound represented by the general formula (I)
RNH(CH₂)₃NH₂
wherein R is hydrocarbyl. However, R is preferably an alkyl moiety containing about 10 to about 20 carbon atoms. - In formula (I) and elsewhere in the disclosure hydrocarbyl means "hydrocarbon-based". As used herein, the term "hydrocarbon-based", "hydrocarbon-based substituent" and the like denotes a substituent having a carbon directly attached to the remainder of the molecule and having predominantly hydrocarbyl character within the context of this invention.
- Examples of hydrocarbyl substituents which might be useful in connection with the present invention include the following:
- (1) hydrocarbon substituents, that is, aliphatic (e.g., alkyl or alkenyl), alicyclic (e.g., cycloalkyl, cycloalkenyl) substituents, aromatic, aliphatic and alicyclic-substituted aromatic nuclei and the like as well as cyclic substituents wherein the ring is completed through another portion of the molecule (that is, for example, any two indicated substituents may together form an alicyclic radical);
- (2) substituted hydrocarbon substituents, that is, those substituents containing nonhydrocarbon radicals which, in the context of this invention, do not alter the predominantly hydrocarbon substituent; those skilled in the art will be aware of such radicals (e.g., halo (especially chloro and fluoro), alkoxy, mercapto, alkylmercapto, nitro, nitroso, sulfoxy, etc.);
- (3) hereto substituents, that is, substituents which will, while having predominantly hydrocarbyl character within the context of this invention, contain other than carbon present in a ring or chain otherwise composed of carbon atoms. Suitable heteroatoms will be apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art and include, for example, sulfur, oxygen, nitrogen and such substituents as, e.g., pyridyl, furanyl, thiophenyl, imidazolyl, etc., are exemplary of these hereto substituents.
- In general, no more than about three radicals or heteroatoms and preferably no more than one, will be present for each ten carbon atoms in the hydrocarbon-based substituents. Typically, there will be no such radicals or heteroatoms in the hydrocarbon-based substituent and it will, therefore, by purely hydrocarbon.
- The alkylamine component (d) may be present in the gear oil in an amount in the range of from about 0.05% to about 1.0% by weight, preferably 0.1% to 0.4% and most preferably about 0.2% by weight based on the weight of the the gear oil as a whole.
- Sulfurized olefins are well-known additives in lubricating oil, cutting oil and the like. Kimball, U.S. Patent US-A-2,249,312, describes such a product. Eby, U.S. Patent US-A-2,708,199, describes a similar product in which a sulfur halide is reacted with an olefin using a lower alkanol promoter to obtain an intermediate which is reacted with an alkali or alkaline earth metal polysulfide. Myers, U.S. Patent US-A-3,471,404, describes a product in which sulfur monochloride is reacted with olefin to obtain an intermediate which is reacted with sulfur and alkali metal sulfide at a critical ratio of 1.8-2.2 gram moles of metal sulfide per gram mole of sulfur. This material is then refluxed for 1-24 hours with aqueous alkali metal hydroxide. In U.S. Patent US-A-4,204,969, an effective sulfurized olefin is made by reacting a sulfur monochloride with an olefin in the presence of a lower alkanol promoter to obtain an adduct which is reacted with sodium sulfide and sulfur in aqueous alkanol.
- A sulfurized olefin having improved solubility especially in a-olefin oligomer lubricating oil is made by reacting a monoolefin with S₂Cl₂ or SCl₂ to obtain an adduct which is reacted with sodium sulfide, sulfur, alkyl mercaptan and optionally sodium hydrosulfide in an aqueous alcohol reaction medium. Such a process is disclosed in U.S. Patent US-A-4,563, 302.
- A process for making a sulfurized olefin having improved solubility in lubricating oil comprises:
- a) reacting a sulfide halide selected from SCl₂, S₂-Cl₂ and mixtures thereof with an aliphatic monoolefin containing 3-6 carbon atoms to produce an adduct;
- b) reacting said adduct with sulfur, Na₂S, an alkyl mercaptan containing 1-12 carbon atoms and optionally NaSH in an aqueous alcohol medium at a temperature of 50°C. up to reflux to form said sulfurized olefin;
- c) recovering said sulfurized olefin from the aqueous alcohol medium. (See U.S. Patent US-A-4,563,302).
- A useful product can be obtained using either SCl₂ or S₂Cl₂.
- Useful olefins are the monoethylenically unsaturated aliphatic hydrocarbons referred to as aliphatic monoolefin containing 3 to about 6 carbon atoms. These include 1-butene, 2-butene, isobutene, 1-pentene, 2-pentene, 2-methyl-1-butene, 3-methyl-1-butene, 2-methyl-2-butene, 1-hexene, 2-hexene, 3-hexene, 2-methyl-1-pentene, 2-methyl-2-pentene, 2-ethyl-2-butene and the like including mixtures thereof.
- Preferably the olefins are branched-chain olefin such as isobutene, 2-methyl-1-butene, 2-methyl-2-butene, 2-methyl-2-pentene and the like. More preferably the ethylenic double bond adjoins a tertiary carbon atoms such as isobutylene, the most preferred olefin.
- The sulfurized olefin component (c) may be present in the gear oil in an amount in the range of from about 0.5% to about 8.0% by weight, preferably 3.0% to 4.0% and most preferably about 3.0% by weight based on the weight of the gear oil as a whole.
- Acrylate copolymer foam inhibitors have been found to be useful. A specific foam inhibitor which is commercially available from Monsanto is referred to as defoamer PC-1244. A specific copolymer defoamer compound is the copolymer of 2-ethylhexylacrylate/ethylacrylate in a weight ratio of 2.5:1. The copolymer is generally present in an amount of 40% by weight of active chemical in a toluene diluent. The copolymer is made by adding a mixture of monomers together with an initiator in toluene solvent in the proper proportions to a "heel." The reactants are combined together in a polymerization vessel at about 110°C. The resulting product is a polymer having a molecular weight in the range of about 40,000 and 90,000 (Mw). Wherein the Mn is in the range of 16,000-25,000. The viscosity at 40°C is approximately 15cSt.
- A number of different types of foam inhibitors may be found to be useful in connection with the present invention. In general, polymeric foam inhibitors may be added in an amount of from about 0.01 to 1.0%, preferably 0.03 to 0.1 and most preferably about 0.075% by weight based on the weight of the fully formulated gear oil.
- The following examples are provided so as to provide those of ordinary skill in the art with a complete disclosure and description how to make the additive packages and gear oils of the invention and are not intended to limit the scope of what the inventors regard as their invention. Efforts have been made to ensure accuracy with respect to numbers used (e.g. amounts, weight ratios, etc.) but some experimental errors and deviation should be accounted for. Unless indicated otherwise, parts are parts by weight, temperature is in degrees C, and pressure is at or near atmospheric.
- An additive concentrate is prepared by combining 3% propylene oxide treated zinc dithiophosphate, 3% sulfurized olefin, 0.2% oleylamine plus 0.5% borated overbased fatty calcium carboxylate and 0.075% commercial polymeric foam inhibitor containing 40% active chemical. The components are added to a diluent oil to provide a 7.0% by weight concentrate.
- The procedure of Example 1 is followed except that the 0.5% borated overbased fatty calcium carboxylate is replaced with 1.0% weight overbased fatty calcium carboxylate (non-borated) to make a 7.5% by weight concentrate.
- A fully formulated gear oil can be prepared by combining about 92% of a mineral oil or combination of mineral oils such as (75% 600N + 25% by weight 150 bright stock) with 7.0% weight concentrate described in Example 1 above and 1.0% weight polymeric pour point depressant.
- A fully formulated gear oil is prepared by adding to a mineral oil of lubricating viscosity, such as bright stock, about 0.1% to 5% of propylene oxide treated zinc dithiophosphate, about 0.1% to about 3.0% of borated overbased carboxylate, about 0.05% to about 1.0% of an alkylamine, about 0.5% to about 8.0% of a sulfurized olefin, and about 0.01% to about 1.0% of a polymeric foam inhibitor.
- A fully formulated gear oil is prepared by adding to a bright stock mineral oil 3.0 parts by weight of a propylene oxide treated zinc dithiophosphate, 0.5 parts by weight of a borated overbased magnesium carboxylate, 0.2 parts by weight of an alkylamine, and 3 parts by weight of a sulfurized olefin. The resulting fully formulated gear oil should contain 6.7 parts by weight of additive components with the remaining 93.3 parts by weight being bright stock mineral oil.
- About 0.075 parts by weight of a polymeric foam inhibitor is added to this fully formulated gear lubricant.
- A gear lubricant additive package is prepared by combining together about 0.05 to 5.0 parts by weight of a propylene oxide treated zinc dithiophosphate and about 0.1 to about 3.0 parts by weight of a borated overbased carboxylate. The additive components may be added to a small amount of mineral oil to act as a diluent oil. The additive is useful as an additive for combining with oils which contain an alkylamine and a sulfurized olefin.
- The additive package may be sold by itself or in concentrates, in combination with any other known additive which includes, but is not limited to dispersants, detergents, antioxidants, antiwear agents, extreme pressure agents, emulsifiers, demulsifiers, friction modifiers, anti-rust agents, corrosion inhibitors, viscosity improvers, dyes, and solvents to improve handleability which may include alkyl and/or aryl hydrocarbons. These additives may be present in various amounts depending on the needs of the final product.
- The concentrate might contain 0.01 to 90% by weight of the additive package. The additive package may be present in a final product, blend or concentrate in (in a minor amount i.e., up to 50% by weight) any amount effective to improve the performance of characteristics of a gear oil but it is preferably present in gear oils in the form of mineral oils of lubricating viscosity in an amount of from about 1% to about 10%, preferably about 2% to about 8%, most preferably about 6.775% by weight based on the weight of the fully formulated gear oil; where the individual components are present in amounts as follows: (a) about 3.0% (b) about 0.5% (c) about 0.2% (d) about 3.0% and (e) about 0.075%. The amounts of the additive package and individual components in the gear oil will be varied by those skilled in the art to obtain optimal performance. For example, smaller amounts of additive (1-3%) are generally used with industrial gear oils.
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- Use of an additive, comprising:(a) a treated zinc dithiophosphate wherein the zinc dithiophosphate is treated with an alkylene oxide containing 2 to 5 carbon atoms and/or an ethylene diamine;(b) a borated overbased carboxylate;(c) a sulfurized olefin;(d) an alkylamine; and(e) a polymeric foam inhibitor;as an anti-corrosion agent in a gear lubricant.
- Use according to claim 1 wherein the overbased carboxylate (b) is a lithium, potassium, sodium magnesium or calcium overbased carboxylate.
- Use according to claim 1 wherein the overbased carboxylate (b) is a calcium carboxylate.
- Use according to any preceding claim wherein the zinc dithiophosphate is treated with propylene oxide.
- Use according to claim 5 wherein R is an alkyl moiety containing 10 to 20 carbon atoms.
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