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Grease ôEPö Additives
unclesyd, Thank you! I will get a copy of ASTM D2596 to see how the classifications of EP grease are broken down. Good links as welll. Thank you. rmw, Thanks for the post. I will look for fifth wheel greases and compare to the greases I have been looking at. Thanks again. Kyle- kgerber
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- Forum: Mechanical engineering general discussion
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Grease ôEPö Additives
hydtools, TVP, Thank you both for your posts. Very good information. Kyle- kgerber
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- Forum: Mechanical engineering general discussion
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Grease ôEPö Additives
kingnero, Thank you for your response. Very informative. I will look into ceramic grease. Unfortunately we do not have a US supplier (yet). Thanks again. Kyle P.S. How does this forum work? If I click "Thank kingnero for this valuable post" does it close the question? Are questions ever...- kgerber
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- Forum: Mechanical engineering general discussion
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Grease ôEPö Additives
gruntguru, Thank you for the link but it doesn't really answer any of my questions. I came across many greases like this one during my research but no none really gives an explanation of how a grease gets to be classified as an "EP" grease, if it is even a real classification. Is EP just a...- kgerber
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- Forum: Mechanical engineering general discussion
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Grease ôEPö Additives
Hello everyone, I am researching grease for the slide pads of telescopic crane booms. A previous employer specified an “EP2” grease with a molybdenum disulfide additive. I think EP stands for Extreme Pressure. Here are my questions: 1. What is the 2 for? Is it the NGLI grade? 2. Are there...- kgerber
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- Forum: Mechanical engineering general discussion
