Transportation -- Salting the Gears (IMAGE)

DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Transportation -- Salting the Gears

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ORNL researchers used a low-viscosity base oil mixed with a small amount of phosphonium-phosphate ionic oil to test the lubricant's performance on steel. They found the ionic oil mix yielded less surface damage compared to lubrication with commercial gear oil.

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Jun Qu/Oak Ridge National Laboratory, U.S. Dept. of Energy

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