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Lubricants Miscibility Matrix

The document discusses the miscibility, or ability to mix together, of different types of lubricant components. It provides two tables: one showing the miscibility of various base oils like mineral oil, synthetic hydrocarbons, and silicones; and another showing the miscibility of common thickeners like metal soaps and complex soaps. The tables use symbols to indicate whether components are miscible, partially miscible, or immiscible when mixed. This allows examining the risk of mixing lubricants and identifying combinations that are more or less likely to be compatible.

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Lubricants Miscibility Matrix

The document discusses the miscibility, or ability to mix together, of different types of lubricant components. It provides two tables: one showing the miscibility of various base oils like mineral oil, synthetic hydrocarbons, and silicones; and another showing the miscibility of common thickeners like metal soaps and complex soaps. The tables use symbols to indicate whether components are miscible, partially miscible, or immiscible when mixed. This allows examining the risk of mixing lubricants and identifying combinations that are more or less likely to be compatible.

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Miscibility matrix

It is always associated with risk to mix different types of lubricant. If unavoidable, the risk can be reduced by
examining whether the lubricant’s main components (oil and soap/thickener) can be mixed according to the table
below.

Miscibility of base oils

Synthetic Silicone oil Perfluoroalkyl Silicone oil Polyphenyl


Mineral oil hydrocarbon Ester oil Polyglycol (Methyl) ether (Phenyl) ether oil
Mineral oil + + + - - - +/- +
Syntethic hydrocarbon + + + - - - - +
Ester oil + + + + - - + +
Polyglycol - - + + - - - -
Silicone oil (Methyl) - - - - + - +/- -
Perfluoroalkylether - - - - - + - -
Silicone oil (Phenyl) +/- - + - +/- - + +
Polyphenylether oil + + + - - - + +

+ Miscible +/- Partially miscible - Immiscible

Miscibility of thickeners
Metal soap Complex soaps Other thickeners

AI Ca Li Na AI Ba Ca Li Na Bentonit Polyurea PTFE


Metal soap

AI + +/- + +/- + +/- + + +/- + + +


Ca +/- + + + + + + +/- + + + +
Li + + + - + + + + - +/- +/- +
Na +/- + - + + + +/- +/- + - + +
AI + + + + + + +/- + +/- +/- +/- +
Complex soaps

Ba +/- + + + + + +/- +/- + + +/- +


Ca + + + +/- +/- +/- + + + +/- + +
Li + +/- + +/- + +/- + + +/- + +/- +
Na +/- + - + +/- + + +/- + - + +
Bentonit + + +/- - +/- + +/- + - + + +
thickeners
Other

Polyurea + + +/- + +/- +/- + +/- + + + +


PTFE ++ + + + + + + + + + + +

+ Miscible +/- Partially miscible - Immiscible

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