Gear oil composition, methods of making and using thereof

Abstract

A gear oil composition is provided. The composition comprises a synergistic amount of an isomerized base oil having consecutive numbers of carbon atoms and less than 10 wt % naphthenic carbon by n-d-M for the gear oil composition to have a traction coefficient at 15 mm 2 /s. of less than 0.030 and a pressure viscosity coefficient of at least 15.0 at 80° C. In one embodiment, the sufficient amount of isomerized base oil ranges from 20 to 80 wt. % based on the total weight of the gear oil composition.

1 . A gear oil composition, comprising:
 a) a base oil comprising a mixture of at least an isomerized base oil having consecutive numbers of carbon atoms and less than 10 wt % naphthenic carbon by n-d-M and a mineral oil having a kinematic viscosity of 3 to 120 mm 2 /s at 100° C. and a viscosity index of at least 60;   b) 0.001 to 30 wt % at least an additive selected from traction reducers, dispersants, viscosity modifiers, pour point depressants, antifoaming agents, antioxidants, rust inhibitors, metal passivators, extreme pressure agents, friction modifiers, and mixtures thereof,   wherein the isomerized base oil is present in a synergistic amount for the gear oil composition to have a traction coefficient at 15 mm 2 /s. of less than 0.030 and a pressure viscosity coefficient of at least 15.0 GPa −1  at 80° C.   
   
   
       2 . The composition of  claim 1 , wherein the isomerized base oil is present in a synergistic amount for the gear oil to have a pressure viscosity coefficient of at least 15.5 GPa −1  in a temperature range of 70-100° C. 
   
   
       3 . The composition of  claim 1 , wherein the isomerized base oil is present in an amount ranging from 20 to 75 wt. % based on the total weight of the gear oil composition. 
   
   
       4 . The composition of  claim 3 , wherein the isomerized base oil is present in an amount ranging from 25 to 70 wt. % based on the total weight of the gear oil composition. 
   
   
       5 . The composition of  claim 4 , wherein the isomerized base oil is present in an amount of 25 to 60 wt. % based on the total weight of the gear oil composition. 
   
   
       6 . The composition of  claim 1 , wherein the gear oil composition has a traction coefficient at 15 mm 2 /s. of less than 0.028. 
   
   
       7 . The composition of  claim 1 , wherein the gear oil composition has a film thickness of at least 175 nm at 80° C. 
   
   
       8 . The composition of  claim 7 , wherein the gear oil composition has a film thickness of at least 160 nm at 90° C. or at least 130 nm at 100° C. 
   
   
       9 . The composition of  claim 1 , wherein the isomerized base oil has a kinematic viscosity@40° C. in the range of 80-110 mm 2 /s., a kinematic viscosity@100° C. of 10-16 mm 2 /s., a viscosity index of 140-160, a pour point in the range of −0 to −40° C., an average molecular weight of 650-725, and a sulfur content of less than 1 ppm. 
   
   
       10 . The composition of  claim 1 , wherein the mineral oil has a kinematic viscosity of 2.3 to 3.4 mm 2 /s at 100° C. and a % Cp defined by ASTM D 3238 (R2000) of 70 or higher. 
   
   
       11 . The composition of  claim 1 , wherein the mineral oil has a kinematic viscosity of less than 80 mm 2 /s at 40° C., comprising a mixture of at least a mineral oil and a synthetic oil having and a kinematic viscosity of 3.5 to 7 mm 2 /s at 100° C.; and at least a mineral oil and a synthetic oil having a kinematic viscosity of 20 to 52 mm 2 /s at 100° C. 
   
   
       12 . The composition of  claim 1 , wherein the mineral oil is a group II neutral base oil having a kinematic viscosity at 40° C. of 80-120 mm 2 /s., a kinematic viscosity at 100° C. of 10 to 14 mm 2 /s., and a viscosity index of 80-120. 
   
   
       13 . The composition of  claim 1 , wherein isomerized base oil is a Fischer-Tropsch derived base oil made from a waxy feed, having an average molecular weight between 600 and 1100, and an average degree of branching in the molecules between 6.5 and 10 alkyl branches per 100 carbon atoms. 
   
   
       14 . The composition of  claim 1 , wherein the isomerized base oil has a wt. % Noack volatility between 0 and 100 and an auto-ignition temperature (AIT) greater than an amount defined by: 1.6×(Kinematic Viscosity at 40° C., in mm 2 /s)+300. 
   
   
       15 . The composition of  claim 1 , wherein the isomerized base oil has an auto-ignition temperature (AIT) greater than 329° C. and a traction coefficient of less than 0.023 when measured at a kinematic viscosity of 15 mm 2 /s and at a slide to roll ratio of 40%. 
   
   
       16 . The composition of  claim 1 , wherein the isomerized base oil has a viscosity index greater than 28×Ln (Kinematic Viscosity at 100° C., in mm 2 /s)+300. 
   
   
       17 . The composition of  claim 1 , wherein the isomerized base oil has a total weight percent of molecules with cycloparaffinic functionality of greater than 10, and a ratio of weight percent molecules with monocycloparaffinic functionality to weight percent molecules with multicycloparaffinic functionality of greater than 15. 
   
   
       18 . The composition of  claim 1 , wherein the isomerized base oil is made from a process in which the highly paraffinic wax is hydroisomerized using a shape selective intermediate pore size molecular sieve comprising a noble metal hydrogenation component, and under conditions of about 600° F. to 750° F. and wherein the isomerized base oil has a Noack volatility of less than 50 weight %. 
   
   
       19 . The composition of  claim 1 , wherein the isomerized base oil has a viscosity index greater than an amount defined by: 28×Ln (Kinematic viscosity at 100° C.)+95. 
   
   
       20 . The composition of  claim 1 , wherein the isomerized base oil has a Kinematic Viscosity at 100° C. of >1.808 mm 2 /s and a Noack volatility less than an amount calculated by: 1.286+20 (kv100) −1.5 +551.8 e −kv100 , where kv100 is the kinematic viscosity at 100° C. 
   
   
       21 . The composition of  claim 1 , wherein the isomerized base oil comprises greater than 3 weight % molecules with cycloparaffinic functionality and less than 0.30 weight percent aromatics. 
   
   
       22 . The composition of  claim 1 , wherein the isomerized base oil has a Noack volatility less than an amount defined by: 160−40 (Kinematic Viscosity at 100° C.). 
   
   
       23 . The composition of  claim 1 , wherein the isomerized base oil comprises greater than 10 wt. % and less than 70 wt. % total molecules with cycloparaffinic functionality 
   
   
       24 . A method for improving the traction properties of a gear oil composition, the method comprises adding a synergistic amount of at least an isomerized base oil to a base oil matrix comprising at least a mineral oil having a kinematic viscosity of 3 to 120 mm 2 /s at 100° C. and a viscosity index of at least 60, for the gear oil composition to have a traction coefficient at 15 mm 2 /s. of less than 0.030, a pressure viscosity coefficient of greater than 15.0 at 80° C., and a film thickness of greater than 175 nm at 80° C., wherein the isomerized base oil has consecutive numbers of carbon atoms and less than 10 wt % naphthenic carbon by n-d-M. 
   
   
       25 . A method for improving the traction properties of a gear oil, the method comprises preparing a base oil comprising a synergistic amount of isomerized base oil for the gear oil to have a traction coefficient at 15 mm 2 /s. of less than 0.030, a pressure viscosity coefficient of greater than 15.0 at 80° C., and a film thickness of greater than 175 nm at 80° C., wherein the isomerized base oil has consecutive numbers of carbon atoms and less than 10 wt % naphthenic carbon by n-d-M.