Gear oil compositions

The invention provides gear oil compositions comprising a base oil and a hydrogenated star polymer comprising at least four arms, each arm comprising, before hydrogenation, polymerised conjugated diene monomer units and having a weight average molecular weight in the range of from 3,000 to 15,000; a...

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Main Authors DONALD EDWARD LOEFFLER, ROBERT BARNETT RHODES, RUDOLF JOSEF ECKERT
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 23.08.1995
Edition5
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Summary:The invention provides gear oil compositions comprising a base oil and a hydrogenated star polymer comprising at least four arms, each arm comprising, before hydrogenation, polymerised conjugated diene monomer units and having a weight average molecular weight in the range of from 3,000 to 15,000; a method of preparing said compositions; and the use of said hydrogenated star polymers as viscosity index improver additives in gear oil compositions.
Bibliography:Application Number: CN1991109204