AEROSILÂ® fumed silica product recommendations for lubricants and lubricating greases

Product recommendation of different AEROSILÂ® fumed silica types by base oil and required properties.

		Viscosity		Oil Separation		Cone Penetration		Dropping point
Base Oil	Hydro- phobicity	Good	Best	Good	Best	Good	Best	Good	Best
Mineral oil	Hydrophilic	AEROSIL^® 200	AEROSIL^® 300	Good with all types	Good with all types	Good with all types	Good with all types	No DP with all types	No DP with all types
Mineral oil	Hydrophobic	AEROSIL^® R 106 ++	AEROSIL^® R 974 +	AEROSIL^® R 202 +++	AEROSIL^® R 974 +	AEROSIL^® R 202 +++	AEROSIL^® R 974 +	AEROSIL^® R 106 ++	AEROSIL^® R 974 +
Polya- lphaolefin (PAO)	Hydrophilic	AEROSIL^® 200	AEROSIL^® 150	Good with all types	Good with all types	Good with all types	Good with all types	No DP with all types	No DP with all types
Polya- lphaolefin (PAO)	Hydrophobic	AEROSIL^® R 106 ++	AEROSIL^® R 974 +	AEROSIL^® R 106 ++	AEROSIL^® R 974 +	AAEROSIL^® R 106 +	AEROSIL^® R 974 +	AEROSIL^® R 106 ++	AEROSIL^® R 974 +
Naph- thenic oil	Hydrophilic	AEROSIL^® 300	AEROSIL^® 200	Good with all types	Good with all types	Good with all types	Good with all types	No DP with all types	No DP with all types
Naph- thenic oil	Hydrophobic	AEROSIL^® R 106 ++	AEROSIL^® R 202 +++	AEROSIL^® R 106 ++	AEROSIL^® R 202 +++	AEROSIL^® R 974 +	AEROSIL^® R 202 +++	AEROSIL^® R 805 +++	AEROSIL^® R 816 +
Animal fat	Hydrophilic	AEROSIL^® 200	AEROSIL^® 150	Good with all types	Good with all types	Good with all types	Good with all types	No DP with all types	No DP with all types
Animal fat	Hydrophobic	AEROSIL^® R 106 ++	AEROSIL^®R 974 +	AEROSIL^® R 106 ++	AEROSIL^® R 974 +	AEROSIL^® R 106 ++	AEROSIL^® R 974 +	AEROSIL^® R 106 ++	AEROSIL^® R 974 +
Silicone oil	Hydrophilic	AEROSIL^® 300	AEROSIL^® 200 HV	Good with all types	Good with all types	Good with all types	Good with all types	AEROSIL^® 300	AEROSIL^® 200 HV
Silicone oil	Hydrophobic	AEROSIL^® R 974 +	AEROSIL^® R 106 ++	AEROSIL^® R 974 +	AEROSIL^® R 106 ++	AEROSIL^® R 974 +	AEROSIL^® R 106 ++	No DP with all types	No DP with all types

+ = Low Hydrophobicity ++ = Medium Hydrophobicity +++ = High Hydrophobicity

Premium product recommendations:

AEROSIL^® R 816: Provides overall the best effects in most base oil systems and gives outstanding stability
AEROSIL^® R 805: Provides excellent performance in oil separation and cone penetration due to high hydrophobicity as well as giving outstanding stability.

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