While choosing synthetic oil over any regular or mineral oil
keep in mind that mineral oils are around for a very long time and has been
functioning quite properly as a powerful lubricant in many of the industrial
applications.
They are very much cost effective and also provide
appropriate service life when used properly with complete maintenance service;
depending on the level of additives blends and the operating environment are
encountered.
These limitations will help in choosing synthetic oil over regular mineral oil attractive.
- The availability of waxes which results in poor flow properties at lower temperature.
- The oxidation stability at continuous high temperature, will eventually leads to sludge and acid buildup.
- The vital amendment in viscosity with change in temperature, which might cause the base oil to get highly thin overly at heat.
- Practically maximum high temperature application can limits about more than 125 degrees C at which the base oil get oxidizes very quickly. It would be prefer best to keep mineral oil based lubricants within operating range of 40 - 65 degrees C.
Things to get know while choosing synthetic oil over regular mineral oil
The synthetic base oils are expensive because of its
processing which gets involves while manufacturing pure chemical base oil. The
additives mineral costs of synthetic lubes above minerals are often get justify
by their better performance under the extreme conditions.
Regard to their chemical values and structures, mineral oils
contains more than thousands of different structured molecules, where synthetic
oil are just homogenous in Structure.
This molecular structure makes the synthetic oil to perform
more stable even across the wide range of operating conditions.
The major two functional advantages of synthetic oils are
the ability to perform even in the extreme environment and temperature, from
extreme hot temperature as above as 85 degrees C to extreme low temperature
even below at -10 degree C.
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As Synthetic oil varies different type of additive package
and synthetic oil; depending on its type the other advantages of synthetic oil
are listed below:
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Improved energy potency because of higher
low-temperature properties and higher body stability across the in operation
temperature vary.
•
Higher oil film gets its strength with the help
of some synthetics
•
Extended warranties by some instrumentation
makers
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Lower engine organic compound emissions
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Extensive drain intervals in some applications
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Biodegradability with some synthetics (esters)
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Natural detergence
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Higher body index
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Fire resistance (phosphate esters)
As crude oil price is being increase continuously, causing the price of Synthetic lubricant and Mineral lubricant to narrow. As the extensive saving in energy is being thrown, selecting the synthetic oil over regular has become quite attractive.
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