Lubricating compositions with good thermal stability and demulsibility properties

• US 6,573,223 B1
• Filed: 03/04/2002
• Issued: 06/03/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 03/04/2002
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: The Lubrizol Corporation (Berkshire Hathaway Incorporated)
• Original Assignee: The Lubrizol Corporation (Berkshire Hathaway Incorporated)
• Inventors: Vinci, James N.
• Primary Examiner(s): Howard, Jacqueline V.
• Application Number:
  US10/090,241
• Time in Patent Office: 456 Days
• Field of Search: 508/192, 508/272, 508/282, 508/435, 508/436, 508/569, 508/565
• US Class Current: 508/192
• CPC Class Codes: C10M 141/10 at least one of them being an organic phosphorus-containing compound
• CPC Class Codes: C10M 2209/104 of alkylene oxides containing two carbon atoms only
• CPC Class Codes: C10M 2209/105 of alkylene oxides containing three carbon atoms only
• CPC Class Codes: C10M 2209/107 of two or more specified different alkylene oxides covered by groups C10M2209/104 - C10M2209/106
• CPC Class Codes: C10M 2215/04 having amino groups bound to acyclic or cycloaliphatic carbon atoms
• CPC Class Codes: C10M 2215/223 Five-membered rings containing nitrogen and carbon only
• CPC Class Codes: C10M 2215/28 Amides; Imides
• CPC Class Codes: C10M 2219/022 of hydrocarbons, e.g. olefines polyolefins C10M2221/041
• CPC Class Codes: C10M 2219/024 of esters, e.g. fats
• CPC Class Codes: C10M 2219/106 Thiadiazoles
• CPC Class Codes: C10M 2221/041 involving sulfurisation of macromolecular compounds, e.g. polyolefins
• CPC Class Codes: C10M 2223/04 Phosphate esters
• CPC Class Codes: C10M 2223/043 Ammonium or amine salts thereof
• CPC Class Codes: C10M 2223/047 Thioderivatives not containing metallic elements
• CPC Class Codes: C10N 2030/06 Oiliness; Film-strength; Anti-wear; Resistance to extreme pressure
• CPC Class Codes: C10N 2030/08 Resistance to extreme temperature
• CPC Class Codes: C10N 2040/04 Oil-bath; Gear-boxes; Automatic transmissions; Traction drives
• CPC Class Codes: C10N 2060/14 by boron or a compound containing boron

Abstract

The invention relates to a lubricating composition comprising: (a) at least one sulfur-free hydrocarbyl phosphoric acid ester or salt, (b) at least one sulfur-containing hydrocarbyl phosphoric acid or salt, (c) an organic polysulfide, (d) at least one dispersant, and (e) at least one triazole metal deactivator. The composition may also include a thiadiazole derivative. This additive combination provides good antiwear and thermal stability properties, even under severe thermal conditions. These compositions also have good demulsibility properties. The above combination of additives provides the antiwear and extreme-pressure protection necessary for automotive and industrial gear applications. These additives additionally provide this protection without adversely effecting demulsibility properties of the lubricant.

Claims

1. A lubricating composition comprising:

(a) at least one sulfur-free hydrocarbyl phosphoric acid ester or salt, (b) at least one sulfur-containing hydrocarbyl phosphoric acid or salt, (c) an organic polysulfide, (d) at least one dispersant, (e) from about 0.01% to about 0.1% by weight of at least one triazole metal deactivator, and (f) from about 0.001% to about 5% of at least one thiadiazole metal deactivator.

2. The composition of claim 1 wherein each hydrocarbyl group independently contains from 1 to about 30 carbon atoms.

3. The composition of claim 1 wherein (a) is a phosphoric acid ester prepared by reacting a phosphorus acid or anhydride with at least one alcohol containing from 1 to about 30 carbon atoms, or salt of the phosphoric acid ester and wherein the alcohol contains from about 6 to about 18 carbon atoms.

4. The composition of claim 1 wherein (a) is a salt prepared by reacting the sulfur-free hydrocarbyl phosphoric acid ester with ammonia or an amine and wherein the amine is a tertiary aliphatic primary amine.

5. The composition of claim 1 wherein (b) is a sulfur containing hydrocarbyl phosphoric acid ester prepared by reacting a dithiophosphoric acid with an epoxide to form an intermediate, and the intermediate is further reacted with a phosphorus acid or anhydride.

6. The composition of claim 1 wherein (b) is the sulfur-containing hydrocarbyl phosphoric acid ester salt is prepared by reacting the sulfur-containing hydrocarbyl phosphoric acid ester with ammonia or an amine.

7. The composition of claim 1 wherein the organic polysulfide (c) is prepared from an unsaturated compound represented by the formula

wherein each of R1, R2, R3 and R4 is independently hydrogen, hydrocarbyl, —

C(R5)3, —

COOR5, —

CON(R5)2, —

COON(R5)4, —

COOM, —

CN, —

X, —

YR5 or —

Ar, wherein each R5 is independently hydrogen or hydrocarbyl group, with the proviso that any two R5 groups can be hydrocarbylene or substituted hydrocarbylene whereby a ring of up to about 12 carbon atoms is formed;

M is one equivalent of a metal cation;

X is halogen;

Y is oxygen or divalent sulfur;

Ar is an aryl or substituted aryl group of up to about 12 carbon atoms.

8. The composition of claim 7, wherein each R1, R2, R3 and R4 is independently hydrogen or a hydrocarbyl group containing from 2 to about 30 carbon atoms.

9. The composition of claim 1 wherein the organic polysulfide (c) is prepared from an olefin having from 2 to about 8 carbon atoms.

10. The composition of claim 1 wherein the dispersant (d) is at least one dispersant an acylated amine, a carboxylic ester, a Mannich reaction product, or a hydrocarbyl-substituted amine.

11. The composition of claim 1 wherein the dispersant (d) is at least one reaction product of a hydrocarbyl-substituted carboxylic acylating agent and a polyamine.

12. The composition of claim 1 wherein the dispersant (d) contains boron.

13. The composition of claim 1 wherein (e) is at least one benzotriazole and alkyl-substituted benzotriazoles containing up to 15 carbon atoms in the alkyl group.

14. The composition of claim 1 wherein (e) is tolyltriazole.

15. The composition of claim 1 wherein (f) is mono or disubstitued thiadiazole having a hydrocarbylthio group, a hydrocarbyidithio group, or mixture of these groups and each hydrocarbyl group independently contains from 1 to 30 carbon atoms in each hydrocarbyl group.

16. The composition of claim 11 wherein (a) is a hydrocarbyl phosphoric acid ester prepared by reacting a phosphorus acid or anhydride with at least one alcohol containing from about 4 to about 18 carbon atoms, or amine salt of the phosphoric acid ester.