US2004018947A1PendingUtilityA1

Lubricated sheet product and lubricant composition

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Individually held — no corporate assignee on recordPriority: May 15, 1998Filed: Feb 24, 2003Published: Jan 29, 2004
Est. expiryMay 15, 2018(expired)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
Inventors:James R. AnglinDonald R. Smith
C10N 2040/244C10M 111/04C10N 2040/245C10N 2040/243C10M 107/02C10M 2205/0206C10M 2203/1006C10M 2203/1065C10M 2205/02C10M 2203/1025C10M 101/04C10N 2040/247C10M 2207/4045C10M 101/02C10M 2203/1085C10M 2203/1045C10M 2203/10C10N 2040/242C10N 2040/241C10N 2040/24C10M 2207/40C10M 2203/102C10M 2207/404C10N 2040/246C10M 101/00C10M 2207/401C10M 2203/003
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Abstract

There is disclosed a metal sheet product, more particularly formed food container stock and/or industrial sheet product, which has been treated with a polymerizable lubricant composition having a vegetable oil portion which is less than about 60% monounsaturate in character, said composition comprising: (a) about 10-90 wt. % of a technical white mineral oil, preferably a polyalphaolefin, and/or white mineral oil, said component having an average molecular weight greater than about 480; and (b) about 10-90 wt. % of an edible vegetable oil selected from the group consisting of: safflower oil, canola oil, soybean oil, sunflower oil, corn oil, olive oil, pine nut oil, cottonseed oil and combinations thereof. Preferably, the latter component is a combination of about 8-20 wt. % safflower oil and about 25-50 wt. % canola oil.

Claims

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What is claimed is:  
     
         1 . A metal sheet product having a first and second surface at least one of which is lubricated with a polymerizable thin film composition, the composition comprising: 
 (a) about 10-90 wt. % of a stable base oil component comprising technical white mineral oil, white mineral oil or combinations thereof; and    (b) about 10-90 wt. % of an edible vegetable oil that is less than 60% monounsaturated.    
     
     
         2 . A metal sheet product having a first and second surface at least one of which is lubricated with a composition, the composition comprising: 
 (a) about 10-90 wt. % of a component selected from the group consisting of a technical white mineral oil, a white mineral oil or combinations thereof, said component having an average molecular weight greater than about 480; and    (b) about 10-90 wt. % of an edible vegetable oil that is less than 60% monounsaturated.    
     
     
         3 . The sheet product of  claim 2  wherein said edible vegetable oil is selected from the group comprising: safflower oil, canola oil, soybean oil, sunflower oil, corn oil, olive oil, pine nut oil, cottonseed oil and combinations thereof.  
     
     
         4 . The sheet product of  claim 2  wherein component (a) has an average molecular weight of from about 500 to about 21,000.  
     
     
         5 . The sheet product of  claim 4  wherein component (a) has an average molecular weight of from about 600 to about 1,000.  
     
     
         6 . The sheet product of  claim 5  wherein component (a) has an average molecular weight of from about 650 to about 750.  
     
     
         7 . The sheet product of  claim 6  wherein component (a) has an average molecular weight of about 690.  
     
     
         8 . The sheet product of  claim 2  wherein the metal is an aluminum alloy.  
     
     
         9 . The sheet product of  claim 8  wherein said alloy is at least 95% pure aluminum.  
     
     
         10 . The sheet product of  claim 8  wherein said alloy is selected from the group comprising: 1050, 1100, 1145, 3003, 3004, 5017, 5042, 5052, 5082, 5182, 5352, 8011 and 8111 aluminum (Aluminum Association designations).  
     
     
         11 . The sheet product of  claim 2  which is suitable for making into formed containers and lidding for food or health care products.  
     
     
         12 . The sheet product of  claim 2  which is suitable for making into industrial sheet product selected from the group comprising of non-food containers, lidding and air handling equipment.  
     
     
         13 . The sheet product of  claim 2  wherein the technical white mineral oil is a polyalphaolefin.  
     
     
         14 . The sheet product of  claim 13  wherein said technical white mineral oil comprises about 25-75 wt. % polyalphaolefin.  
     
     
         15 . The sheet product of  claim 2  wherein the composition contains about 25-75 wt. % of an edible vegetable oil.  
     
     
         16 . The sheet product of  claim 15  wherein the edible vegetable oil is selected from the group consisting of: safflower oil, canola oil and combinations thereof.  
     
     
         17 . The sheet product of  claim 2  wherein the composition contains about 40-60 wt. % of said polyalphaolefin, about 8-20 wt. % safflower oil and about 25-50 wt. % canola oil.  
     
     
         18 . The sheet product of  claim 2  wherein the composition further contains up to about 10 wt. % of a conductivity enhancer.  
     
     
         19 . The sheet product of  claim 18  wherein said conductivity enhancer consists essentially of lecithin.  
     
     
         20 . The sheet product of  claim 2  wherein the composition further contains up to about 2 wt. % of an antioxidant.  
     
     
         21 . The sheet product of  claim 20  wherein said antioxidant is selected from the group comprising: butylated hydroxytoluene, butylated hydroxyanisole, a tocopherol, and mixtures thereof.  
     
     
         22 . The sheet product of  claim 20  wherein said antioxidant consists essentially of butylated hydroxytoluene.  
     
     
         23 . The sheet product of  claim 2  wherein said composition contains about 40-60 wt. % of said polyalphaolefin; about 8-20 wt. % safflower oil; about 25-50 wt. % canola oil; and about 1-7 wt. % lecithin.  
     
     
         24 . The sheet product of  claim 23  wherein the composition further contains about 0.02-2 wt. % butylated hydroxytoluene.  
     
     
         25 . The sheet product of  claim 2  wherein said composition contains about 40-60 wt. % of said polyalphaolefin; about 8-20 wt. % safflower oil; about 25-50 wt. % canola oil; and about 0.02-2 wt. % butylated hydroxytoluene.  
     
     
         26 . The sheet product of  claim 25  wherein said composition contains about 40-60 wt. % of said polyalphaolefin; about 8-20 wt. % safflower oil; about 25-50 wt. % canola oil; about 0.1-2 wt. % butylated hydroxytoluene and about 1-7 wt. % lecithin.  
     
     
         27 . Formed container stock made from an aluminum alloy having a first and second surface, at least one surface of which has been treated with a lubricant composition having a vegetable oil portion which is less than about 60% monounsaturate, the composition consisting essentially of: 
 (a) about 10-90 wt. % of a component selected from the group consisting of: a technical white mineral oil, a white mineral oil or combinations thereof, said component having an average molecular weight greater than about 480; and    (b) about 10-90 wt. % of an edible vegetable oil selected from the group consisting of: safflower oil, canola oil, soybean oil, sunflower oil, corn oil, olive oil, pine nut oil, cottonseed oil and combinations thereof.    
     
     
         28 . The container stock of  claim 27  wherein said alloy is selected from the group consisting of: 1050, 1100, 1145, 3003, 3004, 5017, 5042, 5052, 5082, 5182, 5352, 8011 and 8111 aluminum (Aluminum Association designations).  
     
     
         29 . The container stock of  claim 27  onto at least one surface of which has been deposited about 0.1-30 mg/ft 2  of said composition.  
     
     
         30 . The container stock of  claim 27  wherein the technical white mineral oil is a polyalphaolefin and the composition contains about 25-75 wt. % of said polyalphaolefin.  
     
     
         31 . The container stock of  claim 27  wherein said composition contains about 25-75 wt. % of a vegetable oil selected from the group comprising: safflower oil, canola oil and combinations thereof.  
     
     
         32 . The container stock of  claim 27  wherein said composition contains: about 40-60 wt. % of said polyalphaolefin, about 8-20 wt. % safflower oil and about 25-50 wt. % canola oil.  
     
     
         33 . The container stock of  claim 27  wherein said composition further contains up to about 10 wt. % of a conductivity enhancer.  
     
     
         34 . The container stock of  claim 33  wherein said conductivity enhancer consists essentially of lecithin.  
     
     
         35 . The container stock of  claim 27  wherein said composition further contains about 1-7 wt. % lecithin.  
     
     
         36 . The container stock of  claim 27  wherein said composition further contains up to about 2 wt. % of an antioxidant.  
     
     
         37 . The container stock of  claim 36  wherein said antioxidant is selected from the group comprising: butylated hydroxytoluene, butylated hydroxyanisole, a tocopherol and mixtures thereof.  
     
     
         38 . The container stock of  claim 37  wherein said antioxidant consists essentially of butylated hydroxytoluene.  
     
     
         39 . The container stock of  claim 27  wherein said composition contains about 40-60 wt. % polyalphaolefin; about 8-20 wt. % safflower oil; about 25-50 wt. % canola oil; and about 1-7 wt. % lecithin.  
     
     
         40 . The container stock of  claim 39  wherein said composition further contains about 0.02-2 wt. % butylated hydroxytoluene.  
     
     
         41 . A lubricant composition for sheet product made from an aluminum alloy, said composition having a vegetable oil portion which is less than about 60% monounsaturate comprising: 
 (a) about 10-90 wt. % of a polyalphaolefin having an average molecular weight greater than about 480; and    (b) about 10-90 wt. % of an edible vegetable oil selected from the group consisting of: safflower oil, canola oil, soybean oil, sunflower oil, corn oil, olive oil, pine nut oil, cottonseed oil and combinations thereof.    
     
     
         42 . The lubricant composition of  claim 41  wherein said alloy is selected from the group consisting of: 1050, 1100, 1145, 3003, 3004, 5017, 5042, 5052, 5082, 5182, 5352, 8011 and 8111 aluminum (Aluminum Association designations).  
     
     
         43 . The lubricant composition of  claim 41  which contains about 25-75 wt. % polyalphaolefin.  
     
     
         44 . The lubricant composition of  claim 41  which contains about 25-75 wt. % of a vegetable oil selected from the group consisting of: safflower oil, canola oil and combinations thereof.  
     
     
         45 . The lubricant composition of  claim 41  which contains: about 40-60 wt. % polyalphaolefin, about 8-20 wt. % safflower oil and about 25-50 wt. % canola oil.  
     
     
         46 . The lubricant composition of  claim 41  which further contains up to about 10 wt. % of a conductivity enhancer.  
     
     
         47 . The lubricant composition of  claim 46  wherein said conductivity enhancer consists essentially of lecithin.  
     
     
         48 . The lubricant composition of  claim 41  which further contains up to about 2 wt. % of an antioxidant.  
     
     
         49 . The lubricant composition of  claim 48  wherein said antioxidant is selected from the group consisting of: butylated hydroxytoluene, butylated hydroxyanisole, a tocopherol and mixtures thereof.  
     
     
         50 . The lubricant composition of  claim 49  wherein said antioxidant consists essentially of butylated hydroxytoluene.  
     
     
         51 . The lubricant composition of  claim 41  which consists essentially of about 40-60 wt. % polyalphaolefin; about 8-20 wt. % safflower oil, about 25-50 wt. % canola oil and about 1-7 wt. % lecithin.  
     
     
         52 . The lubricant composition of  claim 51  which further contains about 0.02-2 wt. % butylated hydroxytoluene.

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