Differences Between Medium-Duty Gear Oil and Heavy-Duty Gear Oil

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RuthRose
07/29/25 9:11pm
Differences between medium-duty gear oil and heavy-duty gear oil include different uses and different compositions. Different uses: Gear oils are also divided into industrial oils and automotive oils. For example, Scalan heavy-duty gear oil is used in industrial-type reduction gearboxes such as mining equipment, cement plants, ball mills, roller mills, crushers, conveyors, kilns, winches, machine tools, and marine equipment. Medium-duty gear oil cannot meet the requirements of industrial-type reduction gearboxes, so it is mostly used in automotive-type reduction gearboxes. Different compositions: Gear oil is an important lubricating oil mainly composed of petroleum lubricating base oil or synthetic lubricating oil, with the addition of extreme pressure anti-wear agents and oiliness agents. The main difference in composition is that the base oils used by various manufacturers are different. Gear oil is used in various gear transmission devices to prevent tooth surface wear, scratches, sintering, etc., extend their service life, and improve power transmission efficiency. Gear oil should have good anti-wear, load-bearing performance and appropriate viscosity.
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