Synthetic Lubricants

How to buy the appropriate lubricant for your synthetic lubrication requirements
By Howard Robertson Synthetic lubricants provide better lubricating capacity, fire resistance and cooling performance as compared to natural lubricants. This helps reduce costs related to the repair and maintenance of your equipment. However, you should perform a cost-value analysis of synthetic lubes because of its higher costs compared to natural lubricants.  

Synthetic lubricants are compounds that consist of boron nitride (BN), hydrocarbons, chlorofluorocarbons (CFC), esters, diesters, silicone, polyglycol or mixtures of synthetic fluids. You can select synthetic oils, greases or solid film lubricants depending on your lubrication requirement.  

Some important parameters you must consider before purchasing synthetic lubricants are:  

1. Properties of the synthetic lubricants: specific gravity, viscosity and boiling point
2. Chemical composition of the synthetic lubricants
3. Type of synthetic lubricant: oil, grease or solid film lubricant
4. Operating temperature and pressure ranges

Buy synthetic lubricants from lube manufacturers

Once you understand your lubrication requirements, you are ready to buy the right kind of synthetic lubricant from a reputable lubricant manufacturer.
Try:  Aerospace Lubricants, a synthetic lubricant manufacturer, offers synthetic lubricants for military, automotive and aerospace applications. You can purchase a synthetic compressor lubricant at Lubrication Specialties, a reputable supplier of industrial oils. Hicks Oils provides synthetic lubricants including synthetic automotive lubricants. If you are looking for synthetic engine lubricants, Exel Lubricants offers a broad array of engine lubricants for engines using gasoline, diesel or LPG. If you want to use synthetic lubrication for your bearings, review lubricants offered by Nye.

Buy wholesale synthetic lubricants from distributors or retailers

At distributors and retailers' websites, you can compare synthetic lubricants and additives based on their features, composition and prices. Inquire about the shipping time before you buy a synthetic lubricant from a distributor or a retailer.
Try:  PPC Lubricants, a reputable distributor of lubricants from different manufacturers, offers synthetic lubricants. For construction and commercial applications, you can buy synthetic lubricants at R.W. Davis Oil Company. Furthermore, you can purchase a synthetic compressor lubricant at Diversified Air Systems, a distributor of synthetic lubricants used for rotary screw compressors. You can also evaluate synthetic lubricants offered by other lubricant distributors such as Reid Supply Company and Acculube.

Buy synthetic lubricants for specialty applications

If standard synthetic oils and lubricants do not match your lubrication requirements, opt for specialty or customized synthetic lubricants.
Try:  For high-pressure applications such as sport utility vehicles, vans and light duty trucks, you can buy a synthetic gear lubricant at Exxon, a major oil company and a reputable lube manufacturer. Lubrication Technology, Inc. offers synthetic lubes that can operate at extreme temperatures and pressures for applications in the automotive, aerospace, mining, steel and food processing industries. For non-standard applications in automotives, turbines, food plants, refrigeration and industrial gears, select a synthetic lube from Miller Industrial Fluids. You can buy premium synthetic engine lubricants at AMSOIL for better performance of your race car engine.

• Change synthetic lubricants after their usage, as synthetic lubricants might decompose after their specified usage life.
• Consult an expert for disposing the synthetic lubricants to prevent environmental hazards.