Introduction

American Petroleum Institute (APL) classifies the Gear lubricants based on their GL ratings. Gear lubricants are with high GL rating are more sustained to the pressure without any contact between metals that takes place between transmission components. Manual gearbox requires less GL rating lubricants whereas differentials require more GL rating lubricants. Correspondingly, GL-4 is required for modern gearboxes and GL-5 rating lubricants are used for differentials. The viscosity grades are not the same for gear oils and engine oils. SAE J306 is the standardized viscometric for gear lubricants. Multigrade gear oils don’t reach to higher temperatures as engine oil does because of the properties like shear friction of gear lubricants.

There are two types of gear lubricants namely synthetic and mineral or natural gear oils. Synthetic gear oils can withstand greater resistance to shear breakdown than mineral oils which is the prominent advantage of synthetic gear oils. There are different types of grade gear lubricants such as GL-1, GL-2, GL-3, GL-4, GL-5, GL-6, and MT-1. GL-1 used in transmission particularly for mild conditions of low unit pressures and minimum sliding velocities. GL-2 used in worm-gear axles for normal conditions of load, temperature, and sliding velocities. GL-3 is used in transmission and spiral bevel axles that operate in mild to severe conditions of speed and load. GL-4 is used in automotive gearboxes that operate under moderate loads and speeds. GL-5 is used in differentials and in automotive axles that work under high speed and high torque. GL-6 is used for gears that have a very high pinion effect. MT-1 is used in the buses and trucks that have none synchronized manual transmissions.

History of the Product

The history of gear lubricants is connected to automobiles. The first vehicle that was invented by mankind was a cart in 1400 B.C. At that time due to the absence of mechanical operations of the vehicle, there was no need for gear lubricants. But at that, there needs to be the use of machinery lubricants which was not observed by mankind at that time. But after so many years they observed that the wooden wheel of the chariot was damaging because of the frequent uses in the races and also because of the friction heat that was raised from the speed rotation of the wheel. So humans cleverly used water on the wheels after a quick usage of the vehicle. Still, that was not much effective. Then they started to use normal oils and fat then they saw a result that the wheels are not much damaging now than before and also noticed that the wheels are moving very freely which had given rise to the machinery lubricants. As the years pass the advancement of the lubricants was enhanced and when the vehicles turned into automation which also intensified the speed of the vehicle that results in high friction then grade gear lubricants were introduced to make the friction-free and increases the smoother performance of the vehicle. Currently, different grades of lubricants are using for different types of gearboxes and transmissions based on friction, velocity, and speed.

Recent Developments in the Market

The new development near lubricants is in its composition. Our world is going to see a unique achievement by converting the oil-based lubricants to water-based lubricants. Researchers are aiming to invent a transmission fluid that is based on water and plant extracts. Current mineral and synthetic lubricants are non-biodegradable. To reduce that property researchers tried to develop a lubricant from native oils or synthetic esters to make them biodegradable. They came up as biodegradable along with some difficulties like saponification. And now companies came with this project to develop a lubricant that is based on water and plant extract which is going to be a success as per the manufacturer’s confidence towards this great project. This lubricant may have improved characteristics because of its thermal conductivity and friction resistance.

Many lubricants industries are aiming to develop a gear meshing tribology with the application to loss of lubrication analysis to make the effectiveness of the lubricants even more than before.

Market Scenario

According to a report published by DataIntelo, the Global Gear Lubricant Market is projected to expand at a CAGR of approximately more than 2.8% during the forecast period between 2020 and 2026. The market is segmented into Types (Compounded, Rust & Corrosion, and Extreme Pressure), Applications (Automobile, Industry, Military, Aerospace, Energy, National Defense, and Others), and Regions (Asia Pacific, North America, Latin America, Europe, and Middle East & Africa).

Insights about Prominent Players

Key Players in the market include ExxonMobil, Savsol, Royal Dutch Shell, Valvoline Cummins, Bharat Lubricants, Sah petroleum, Castrol Limited, Gulf Petroleum Group, Morris Lubricants, Shell, British Petroleum, BPCL, and Bel-Ray Company.

Recently Royal Dutch Shell launched its laboratory for the first time in India. This expansion was done to spread their shadow to India and the surrounded countries and acts as a service provider to both industrial and automobile sectors which may also increase the demand for their innovative products.

ExxonMobil is acquiring a great lead in the gear lubricant industry by introducing innovative types of products to both industries and automobiles. It also announced that they are aiming to collaborate with the companies which help to expend their brand awareness.

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