Functional Role

Lubricant Additives

86 products serving this function

Lubricant additives cut friction and wear and boost film strength in metalworking and industrial fluids. RawSource supplies esters, PAOs, and lubricity boosters in bulk.

Specialty Additives
Paraffin Wax
CAS 8002-74-2
A refined petroleum wax that delivers a controllable melt point for candles, coatings, and barrier applications. It is used in candles, coatings, and packaging, and as a release and waterproofing agent across industrial applications.
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Specialty Additives
PEG-4-Polyglyceryl-2-Stearate
CAS 879398-09-1
A PEG/polyglyceryl stearate ester used to emulsify oil-in-water cosmetic systems. It is used as an emulsifier in cosmetic and personal-care formulations.
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Glycols & Polyols
PEG-400 Dilaurate
CAS 9005-02-1
A PEG diester of lauric acid used to emulsify and stabilize oil-containing systems. 400 MW) diester of lauric acid. It is used as an emulsifier, emollient and surfactant in cosmetic, personal-care and industrial formulations.
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Glycols & Polyols
Pentaerythrityl Tetracaprylate/Tetracaprate
CAS 68441-68-9
A short-chain pentaerythritol ester used as a low-viscosity emollient base in cosmetic formulating. Within the pentaerythritol-ester class it serves as an emollient and spreading agent in skin-care formulations.
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Glycols & Polyols
Pentaerythrityl Tetrapelargonate (Pentaerythrityl Tetranonanoate)
CAS 14450-05-6
A pentaerythritol-based fatty ester supplied as an emollient and lubricant base for cosmetic formulating. It is used as an emollient and lubricant in cosmetic formulations and as a processing aid.
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Esters
Polyalphaolefin (PAO)
CAS 68037-01-4
A synthetic hydrocarbon base stock engineered for wide-temperature, high-performance lubrication. It is used as a synthetic base oil for lubricants, including engine oils, gear oils, greases, and compressor and hydraulic fluids.
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Silicone Fluids & Oils
Polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) Fluid
CAS 63148-62-9
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Polymers & Resins
Polyethylene (PE)
CAS 9002-88-4
The world's most-produced plastic, converted into everything from packaging film to pressure pipe. Grades span low-density (LDPE/LLDPE) and high-density (HDPE) resins for films, blow-molded containers, pipe, and injection-molded goods.
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Glycols & Polyols
Polyethylene Glycol (PEG)
CAS 25322-68-3
A water-soluble polyether whose properties scale predictably from mobile liquids to solid waxes with molecular weight. It is used as a water-soluble solvent and humectant, as a lubricant and processing aid, and as a base for nonionic surfactant and ester derivatives.
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Glycols & Polyols
Polypropylene Glycol (PPG-26)
CAS 25322-69-4
A medium-chain polyether polyol delivering surfactancy, lubricity, and defoaming across industrial and personal-care formulations. Polypropylene glycols serve as nonionic surfactants and wetting agents, lubricant and functional-fluid base fluids, defoamers, and intermediates in polyurethane manufacture.
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Polymers & Resins
Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) Dispersion
CAS 9002-84-0
A waterborne route to PTFE's non-stick, low-friction surface on coated and impregnated substrates. It is applied as a non-stick, low-friction, and chemically resistant coating and is used to impregnate glass fabric, bearings, and other substrates.
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Specialty Additives
sec-Hexadecylnaphthalene (Alkylated Naphthalene)
CAS 94247-63-9
An alkyl-aromatic base fluid built on a naphthalene core for thermally demanding synthetic lubricant blends. Alkylated naphthalenes of this type are used as synthetic lubricant base fluids.
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Silicone Fluids & Oils
Silicone Oil 1,000 cSt (Dimethicone, PDMS)
CAS 9006-65-9
The classic antifoam base oil at 1,000 cSt — tenacious yet still dispersible. Dimethicone (PDMS) for foam control, tenacious lubrication and conditioning.
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Silicone Fluids & Oils
Silicone Oil 10 cSt (Dimethicone, PDMS)
CAS 9006-65-9
The broad low-viscosity workhorse at 10 cSt — fast-spreading like the thin grades but leaving a more persistent film. Dimethicone (PDMS) for cosmetic, dielectric and antifoam use.
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Silicone Fluids & Oils
Silicone Oil 10,000 cSt (Dimethicone, PDMS)
CAS 9006-65-9
A high-viscosity 10,000 cSt dimethicone (PDMS) built for damping and durable, shear-stable lubrication that changes little over temperature.
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Silicone Fluids & Oils
Silicone Oil 100 cSt (Dimethicone, PDMS)
CAS 9006-65-9
The balanced 100 cSt grade — a coherent, uniform dimethicone (PDMS) film without the drag of heavier oils. The personal-care and polish-glide workhorse.
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Silicone Fluids & Oils
Silicone Oil 100,000 cSt (Dimethicone, PDMS)
CAS 9006-65-9
An instrument-grade damping fluid at 100,000 cSt — steady, temperature-insensitive damping that meets Federal Spec VV-D-1078. Very high-viscosity dimethicone (PDMS).
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Silicone Fluids & Oils
Silicone Oil 12,500 cSt (Dimethicone, PDMS)
CAS 9006-65-9
The polish-active grade at 12,500 cSt — a high-viscosity dimethicone (PDMS) that builds depth of gloss, and a recognised damping and hydraulic-stabiliser medium.
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Silicone Fluids & Oils
Silicone Oil 350 cSt (Dimethicone, PDMS)
CAS 9006-65-9
The general-purpose 350 cSt grade — a durable, low-migration dimethicone (PDMS) film, also offered NSF H1 food-grade for incidental-contact duty.
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Silicone Fluids & Oils
Silicone Oil 5 cSt (Dimethicone, PDMS)
CAS 9006-65-9
A thin, fast-wetting 5 cSt dimethicone (PDMS) chosen where low viscosity and a dry, residue-free feel matter most — the lightest non-volatile silicone oil grade.
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Silicone Fluids & Oils
Silicone Oil 50 cSt (Dimethicone, PDMS)
CAS 9006-65-9
A light mid-viscosity 50 cSt dimethicone (PDMS) that penetrates and coats evenly — picked where flow, fiber wet-out and bath circulation outweigh film durability.
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Silicone Fluids & Oils
Silicone Oil 500,000 cSt (Dimethicone, PDMS)
CAS 9006-65-9
The apex damping and torque-transfer grade at 500,000 cSt — dimethicone (PDMS) at the fluid-to-gum boundary, for torsional dampers and viscous couplings.
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Silicone Fluids & Oils
Silicone Oil 60,000 cSt (Dimethicone, PDMS)
CAS 9006-65-9
A very-high-viscosity 60,000 cSt dimethicone (PDMS) for vibration and shock damping, plastics slip/anti-block and slow-migrating release films.
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Silicone Fluids & Oils
Silicone Transformer Oil (STO-50) — 50 cSt PDMS Dielectric Fluid
CAS 63148-62-9
Silicone Transformer Oil (STO-50) is a 50 cSt, low-moisture polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) dielectric and heat-transfer fluid for transformers. A functional equivalent to Dow/XIAMETER PMX-561, it meets IEC 60836 (formerly IEC 836) and ASTM D 4652-92 with a >285°C flash point and 370°C fire point — non-toxic,…
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Surfactants - Nonionic
Sorbitan Monooleate (Sorbitan Oleate)
CAS 1338-43-8
An unsaturated sorbitan ester emulsifier for water-in-oil systems, demulsification, and broad industrial duty. It is used as an emulsifier, stabilizer, and thickener in foods, cosmetics, and medicines, as a lubricant and softener in textiles, and as a surfactant and demulsifier in industrial systems.
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Specialty Additives
Soy Lecithin (Soya Lecithin)
CAS 8030-76-0
A soy-derived phospholipid emulsifier supplied in powder form for food, feed, and industrial wetting duty. Lecithin is an established emulsifier and wetting/dispersing agent used across food, animal feed, and industrial formulations.
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Esters
Squalane
CAS 111-01-3
A fully saturated C30 hydrocarbon emollient prized for oxidative stability and a non-greasy skin feel. It is used as an emollient and skin/hair-conditioning agent in cosmetics, and as a lubricant and carrier in perfumes.
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Acids & Salts
Stearic Acid (Octadecanoic Acid)
CAS 57-11-4
A saturated C18 fatty acid that emulsifies and thickens creams, bases soaps and metallic-stearate greases, and activates rubber vulcanization.
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Esters
Sulfated Castor Oil (Turkey Red Oil)
CAS 8002-33-3
A classic water-soluble sulfated oil that wets, emulsifies, and levels across textile and leather processing. It is used as a wetting agent, emulsifier, and dyeing/leveling assistant in textiles, in leather fatliquoring, and as a defoaming and processing aid.
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Mineral Fillers & Pigments
Talc (Talcum)
CAS 14807-96-6
A soft magnesium-silicate mineral milled to fine powder for filler, anti-caking, and lubricating duty across industries. it is used as a filler and pigment extender in paints, rubber, and plastics, an additive in ceramics and paper coatings, a carrier and diluent for insecticides, and a…
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Phosphate Esters & Derivatives
Tricresyl Phosphate
CAS 1330-78-5
Tricresyl phosphate (TCP) is a triaryl phosphate ester used as a flame-retardant plasticizer and as an anti-wear/extreme-pressure additive. It plasticizes and flame-proofs flexible PVC, vinyl and nitrocellulose, and is a long-established load-carrying additive in lubricants and hydraulic fluids. Modern commercial grades are made from low-ortho…
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Silicone Fluids & Oils
Trisiloxane
CAS 18736-03-3
Trisiloxane is the unsubstituted parent siloxane — the simplest linear member of the siloxane series, distinct from the fully methylated industrial silicone fluids. Not to be confused with octamethyltrisiloxane (MDM, CAS 107-51-7), which is the fully methylated industrial silicone fluid.
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Phosphate Esters & Derivatives
Trixylenyl Phosphate (TXP)
CAS 25155-23-1
Aryl phosphate flame retardant and plasticizer for flexible PVC and vinyl Low-volatility flame resistance in wire-and-cable insulation and coatings Permanent flexibilizer for fire-rated polymer compounds
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Glycols & Polyols
Vegetable Glycerin (Glycerin, Glycerol)
CAS 56-81-5
A versatile plant-sourced polyol that moisturizes, dissolves, and bodies formulations across countless categories. It functions as a humectant, solvent, and emulsifier across food, personal-care, and industrial formulations, and serves as a carrier solvent, thickener, and antifreeze/freeze-thaw additive.
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Esters
White Mineral Oil (Mineral Oil, White Oil)
CAS 8042-47-5
A refined, colorless petroleum oil for lubrication, personal care, and food-contact use. It is used as a lubricant and process oil, as an emollient in cosmetic and personal-care products, and, in food-grade grades, as a lubricant and release agent for food-processing equipment.
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Specialty Additives
White Petrolatum (Petroleum Jelly, Petrolatum)
CAS 8009-03-8
A refined, near-colorless hydrocarbon jelly that serves equally as a cosmetic emollient base and an industrial moisture barrier. The white grade is used as an emollient and base in cosmetic and personal-care products, and industrially as a lubricant, rust preventive, and moisture barrier.
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Phosphate Esters & Derivatives
Zinc Dialkyldithiophosphate (ZDDP)
CAS 68649-42-3
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Esters
Zinc Stearate
CAS 557-05-1
A metallic-soap lubricant and release agent that pulls double duty as a PVC stabilizer component. It is a release agent and lubricant in the rubber and plastics industries and a stabilizer component in PVC systems.
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