Product Information

Specialty
Lubricants
Molykote® Longterm 2 Plus
Extreme Pressure Bearing Grease
FEATURES & BENEFITS Lubricating grease for metal/metal combinations with slow to
 High load-carrying capacity medium-fast movements especially with high loads
 Suitable for long-term lubrication
 In mixed friction it provides wear APPLICATIONS
protection due to solid lubricants Molykote® Longterm 2 Plus Extreme Pressure Bearing Grease is used
and EP (extreme pressure) successfully:
additives  For bearings, spline profiles and clutches in highly stressed motor vehicles,
 Good adhesion strength tractors, cranes, earth-moving machines, conveyor belts and forklift trucks.
 Good protection against corrosion  Where there is a risk of fretting corrosion, groove formation (Brinell effect) or
moisture.
COMPOSITION
TYPICAL PROPERTIES
 Mineral oil
Specification Writers: These values are not intended for use in preparing
 Lithium soap
specifications. Please contact your local Dow Corning sales office or your Global
 Solid lubricants Dow Corning Connection before writing specifications on this product.
 EP additive
 Corrosion inhibitor
Test* Property Unit Result
 Adhesion improver
Color Black
Consistency, density, viscosity
DIN 51 818 NLGI consistency class 2
ISO 2137 Worked penetration mm/10 265–295
ISO 2811 Density at 20°C g/ml 0.9
DIN 51 562 Base oil viscosity at 40°C1 mm2/s 265
Temperature
Service temperature °C -25 to +110 (short
period +130)
ISO 2176 Drop point °C ≥ 175
ASTM D 1478 80 Low temperature torque test at
-20°C
Initial breakaway torque Nm 420 x 10-3
Torque after 20 minutes Nm 35 x 10-3
running time
Loading capacity, wear protection, service life
Four-ball tester
DIN 51 350 T.4 Weld load N 3800
DIN 51 350 T.5 Wear scar under 800N load mm 1.0
*DIN: Deutsche Industrie Norm
ISO: International Standardization Organization
ASTM: American Society for Testing and Materials
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Calculated viscosity value of base oil mixture.
DESCRIPTION TYPICAL PROPERTIES (continued)
How to apply
Clean points of contact. As is Test Property Unit Result
usual with lubricating greases,
apply by means of a brush, Almen-Wieland machine OK N 20,000
spatula, or automatic lubrication load
device. Can be used in central Frictional force with OK load N 3,200
lubrication systems.
DIN 51 82102A FAG roller element bearing h 100
tester FE 9, 4500/6000-110, F50
HANDLING
Speed
PRECAUTIONS
PRODUCT SAFETY DN value mm/min 250,000
INFORMATION REQUIRED Resistance
FOR SAFE USE IS NOT
INCLUDED IN THIS DIN 51 808 Oxidation resistance, pressure bar 0.3
DOCUMENT. BEFORE drop 100 h, 99°C
HANDLING, READ PRODUCT Corrosion protection
AND SAFETY DATA SHEETS
DIN 51 802 SKF-Emcor method 0–1
AND CONTAINER LABELS
Degree of corrosion
FOR SAFE USE, PHYSICAL
HEALTH HAZARD Oil separation
INFORMATION. THE DIN 51 817 Standard test % 1.7
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