Choosing the right grease thickener for your automobile

Selection of right grease is important for us but we should know what the right grease thickener is? We need to know the details of lubricant or grease which we used in our automobile. NLGI states that “the solid particles which are relatively uniformly dispersed to form the structure of lubricating grease in which the liquid is held by surface tension and other physical forces”. Thickeners are of two types soaps and non-soaps. Non – soaps consist of two categories. The first group is that undergo a chemical reaction to form a thickener such as calcium sulphonate. Second is a dispersion of oil such as silica, carbon black and organo-clays. A grease thickener can affect your grease’s operating temperature, load, speed and material capability. That is why it is important to select the best grease thickening system. Organic Soaps There is a wide variety of grease thickener available in the market having different physical properties to check which soap is best. The reaction of t...