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MOLYKOTE® 33
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Product Information High Performance ® Lubricants Molykote 33 Extreme Low Temperature Bearing Grease, Molykote® 41 Extreme High Temperature Bearing Grease, Molykote® 44 High Temperature Bearing Grease FEATURES • • • • • Resistance to oxidation, moisture and corrosive atmospheres Inertness Good shear stability Wide service temperature range: 33 Extreme Low Temperature Grease: -100 to 400°F (-73 to 204°C) 41 Extreme High Temperature Grease: 0 to 550°F (-18 to 288°C) 44 High Temperature Grease: -40 to 400°F (-40 to 204°C) Compatible with many plastics COMPOSITION • • Lithium soap Phenylmethyl silicone oil Lubricants for antifriction bearings and plastic and rubber parts USES All three Molykote® Bearing Grease are used to lubricate ball bearings operating under light to moderate loads. These can be used for: Molykote® 33 Extreme Low Temperature Bearing Grease • Freezer cart casters and cold room conveyor equipment • Utility disconnect switch contacts • Plastic electric clock motors • Maximum-demand meters, power-factor meters, watt-hour meters • Windshield wiper motor gears • Photographic, optical and surveying equipment • Oscillographs, geophysical and light, low-torque instruments • Starter clutch drives Molykote® 41 Extreme High Temperature Bearing Grease • Antifriction bearings of high-temperature equipment • Oven conveyor bearings • Wheel bearings of core oven carts • Governor linkage of steam turbines • Ball and socket connections of power insulators Molykote® 44 High Temperature Bearing Grease • Kiln preheater fans, oven fans, radiator cooling fans • Textile slashers and driers • Aircraft engine • Conveyor systems These greases do not soften or affect most plastics and are used to lubricate plastic gears, bearings and cams, as well as metal and rubber parts. Because of low torque requirements, Molykote® 33 Extreme Low Temperature Bearing Grease is especially effective in equipment that must start in extreme cold. Oxidation Resistance – Molykote® Bearing Greases are recommended for use in units that must remain operable when subjected not only to low and high operating temperatures, but also to severe weathering and oxidation.

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TYPICAL PROPERTIES Specification Writers: These values are not intended for use in preparing specifications. Please contact your local Dow Corning sales office or your Global Dow Corning Connection before writing specifications on this product. Method Test Results 33 Light Color Off White Black Off White Off White Lithium Soap Lithium Soap Carbon Black Lithium Soap Lithium Soap Base Oil ASTM D 217 Off White Thickner DIN 51 562 33 Medium 41 Grease 44 Light 44 Medium Silicone Silicone Silicone Silicone Silicone Base Oil Viscosity @ 25°C, mm2/s 100 100 316 125 125 Penetration, worked 60...

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DESCRIPTION Molykote® 33 Extreme Low Temperature Bearing Grease, Molykote® 41 Extreme High Temperature Bearing Grease and Molykote® 44 High Temperature Bearing Grease are silicone lubricating oils with thickeners added. Molykote® 33 Extreme Low Temperature Bearing Grease and Molykote® 44 High Temperature Bearing Grease are thickened with a special lithium soap; Molykote® 41 Extreme High Temperature Bearing Grease is thickened with carbon black. Molykote® 33 Extreme Low Temperature Bearing Grease and Molykote® 44 High Temperature Bearing Grease are available in light and medium consistencies...

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LIMITED WARRANTY INFORMATION - PLEASE READ CAREFULLY The information contained herein is offered in good faith and is believed to be accurate. However, because conditions and methods of use of our products are beyond our control, this information should not be used in substitution for customer's tests to ensure that Dow Corning's products are safe, effective, and fully satisfactory for the intended end use. Suggestions of use shall not be taken as inducements to infringe any patent. Dow Corning's sole warranty is that the product will meet the Dow Corning sales specifications in effect at...

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