Lubricant film-forming composition and screw joint for steel pipe

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9725671-B2
Application number	US-201414915059-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 2, 2014
Priority date	Sep 2, 2013
Publication date	Aug 8, 2017
Grant date	Aug 8, 2017

Abstract

A lubricant film-forming composition includes as a composition: 40 to 80 mass % of a base oil consisting of one or more selected from pentaerythritol fatty acid ester and trimethylolpropane fatty acid ester; 5 to 20 mass % of a solidifying agent consisting of paraffin wax; and 10 to 40 mass % of a solid lubricant consisting of one or more selected from alkali metal salt of hydroxystearic acid and alkali earth metal salt of hydroxystearic acid. A total content of the base oil, the solidifying agent, and the solid lubricant is 85 mass % or more and 100 mass % or less, and the lubricant film-forming composition does not contain heavy metals.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A lubricant film-forming composition, comprising, as a composition:
40 to 80 mass % of a base oil selected from the group consisting of pentaerythritol fatty acid ester, trimethylolpropane fatty acid ester, and mixtures thereof;
5 to 20 mass % of a solidifying agent consisting of paraffin wax; and
10 to 40 mass % of a solid lubricant selected from the group consisting of alkali metal salt of hydroxystearic acid, alkali earth metal salt of hydroxystearic acid, and mixtures thereof, wherein
a total content of the base oil, the solidifying agent, and the solid lubricant is 85 mass % or more and 100 mass % or less, and
the lubricant film-forming composition does not contain Pb or Zn.

2. The lubricant film-forming composition according to claim 1 , wherein
the base oil is selected from the group consisting of pentaerythritol tetraoleate, trimethylol propane trioleate, trimethylol propane triisostearate, and mixtures thereof.

3. The lubricant film-forming composition according to claim 1 , wherein
the solid lubricant is selected from the group consisting of calcium hydroxystearate, lithium hydroxystearate, sodium hydroxystearate, and mixtures thereof.

4. A screw joint for steel pipe, the screw joint comprising:
a pin; and
a box, wherein
each of the pin and the box has a threaded portion and an unthreaded metal contact portion as fitting parts,
the screw joint for steel pipe is provided with a lubricant film, which is formed of the lubricant film-forming composition according to claim 1 , on a surface of the fitting part of at least one of the pin and the box.

5. The lubricant film-forming composition according to claim 2 , wherein
the solid lubricant is selected from the group consisting of calcium hydroxystearate, lithium hydroxystearate, sodium hydroxystearate, and mixtures thereof.

6. A screw joint for steel pipe, the screw joint comprising:
a pin; and
a box, wherein
each of the pin and the box has a threaded portion and an unthreaded metal contact portion as fitting parts,
the screw joint for steel pipe is provided with a lubricant film, which is formed of the lubricant film-forming composition according to claim 2 , on a surface of the fitting part of at least one of the pin and the box.

7. A screw joint for steel pipe, the screw joint comprising:
a pin; and
a box, wherein
each of the pin and the box has a threaded portion and an unthreaded metal contact portion as fitting parts,
the screw joint for steel pipe is provided with a lubricant film, which is formed of the lubricant film-forming composition according to claim 3 , on a surface of the fitting part of at least one of the pin and the box.

8. A lubricant film-forming composition, comprising, as a composition:
40 to 80 mass % of a base oil comprising one or more of pentaerythritol fatty acid ester or trimethylolpropane fatty acid ester;
5 to 20 mass % of a solidifying agent comprising paraffin wax; and
10 to 40 mass % of a solid lubricant comprising one or more of alkali metal salt of hydroxystearic acid or alkali earth metal salt of hydroxystearic acid, wherein
a total content of the base oil, the solidifying agent, and the solid lubricant is 85 mass % or more and 100 mass % or less, and
the lubricant film-forming composition does not contain Pb or Zn.

Assignees

• Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corp
• Vallourec Oil & Gas France

Inventors

• Matsumoto Keishi
• Goto Kunio
• Sasaki Masayoshi

Classifications

• F16L57/06

  against wear (F16L57/04 takes precedence) · CPC title

• C10N2040/34

  Lubricating-sealants · CPC title

• C10M2207/2835

  used as base material · CPC title

• F16B33/06

  Surface treatment of parts furnished with screw-thread, e.g. for preventing seizure {or fretting (corrosion preventing means F16B33/008; settable coatings for locking threaded members F16B39/225; deformable coatings for locking threaded members F16B39/34)} · CPC title

• C10N2030/06

  Oiliness; Film-strength; Anti-wear; Resistance to extreme pressure · CPC title