LA · Lubricant Additives & Components
Start with the fluid you need to formulate.
Navigate additive packages by finished-fluid application, then define the performance target, base-stock context and documentation required for technical review.
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Overview
Separate the package from the component.
Additive packages combine multiple functions around the needs of a finished lubricant or functional fluid. That is why the first group is organised by application: engine oil, driveline and gear, ATF, grease, antifreeze, brake fluid and fuel.
Transformer oil, white oil and rubber process oil are represented as components, not additive packages. Keeping the groups separate makes the enquiry clearer and prevents package performance criteria from being confused with the physical properties used to describe an oil component.
How the range is organised
Choose the application before the package.
Use the application groups to narrow the enquiry. A package designation, treat rate, base-stock fit and supported performance level must then be confirmed from the reviewed Technical Data Sheet for the specific product.
This is how the range is organised. The products currently held in the catalogue are listed above.
Additive packages08
01
Gasoline engine oil packages
Named for the finished fluid it is formulated for. No individual designations or performance levels are published for it.
02
Diesel engine oil packages
Named for the finished fluid it is formulated for. No individual designations or performance levels are published for it.
03
Driveline & gear packages
Published as one sub-range, as the taxonomy lists it. No individual designations are published for it.
04
ATF packages
Published under the designation the taxonomy uses, unexpanded. No individual designations are published within it.
05
Grease packages
Named for the finished product it is formulated for. No individual designations are published for it.
06
Anti-freeze packages
Named for the finished product it is formulated for. The technologies that product line publishes are listed on its own page, not here.
07
Brake fluid packages
Named for the finished fluid it is formulated for. That fluid is not itself one of this site's six published categories.
08
Fuel additives
Published in this group as the taxonomy lists it. Its destination is a fuel rather than one of this site's six published categories.
Components03
09
Transformer oil
A component rather than a package, published in this category and described on its own axis below.
10
White oil
A component rather than a package, published in this category and described on its own axis below.
11
Rubber process oil
A component rather than a package, published in this category and described on its own axis below.
Key specifications
Review the right information for each group.
An additive package is selected against a formulation target; an oil component is compared through physical properties. The page keeps those decision paths separate instead of presenting one misleading specification table.
Typical values are not published on this page. They are issued in the Technical Data Sheet, which needs no form.
Additive packages08
The eight packages, on the properties this project's documentation already names. The rest of the axis — including treat rate and any performance level — is pending technical review and is not published here.
- 01Elemental analysis
- 02Densitykg/m³
Test methods for this axis are pending technical review.
How values are confirmed
Use the property set above to define the enquiry. Exact typical values and test methods are issued in the reviewed TDS for the selected grade; the supplied batch is then identified against its COA.
Components03
The three components, described on the property set §7's laboratory list gives for an oil.
- 01Kinematic viscositymm²/s
- 02Viscosity index
- 03Flash point°C
- 04Pour point°C
- 05Colour
- 06Densitykg/m³
Test methods for this axis are pending technical review.
How values are confirmed
Use the property set above to define the enquiry. Exact typical values and test methods are issued in the reviewed TDS for the selected grade; the supplied batch is then identified against its COA.
Applications
Connect each package to its finished-fluid destination.
The routes below connect package groups to finished-fluid families already represented in the SAM catalogue. They are navigation aids—not compatibility, approval or formulation claims. Brake-fluid and fuel applications remain enquiry-led because they do not have separate product-family pages here.
Input
LA
Lubricant Additives & Components
One input, 3 published destinations.
Engine Oils & Automotive Lubricants
The gasoline, diesel and ATF packages are formulated for automotive finished fluids, which this site publishes segmented by vehicle type.
- Passenger cars
- Trucks & buses
- Motorcycle & ATV
- Agriculture
- Construction & mining
- Gardening
Industrial Oils & Lubricants
The gear and grease packages name two ranges this site publishes under industrial oils by their own names.
- Gear
- Industrial greases
Antifreeze & Coolants
The anti-freeze packages are formulated for the coolant range. Which technology a given package produces is not published here; the technologies that family publishes are listed on its own page.
- IAT inhibitor
- OAT inhibitor
- HOAT inhibitor
- Si-OAT inhibitor
- NAP-free
Quality & testing
Confirm identity, condition and batch evidence.
Technical review begins with the product record and its approved test basis. The supplied batch is then represented by its Certificate of Analysis; category-level guidance does not replace either document.
- 01
Incoming
Material is tested on arrival, before it enters the process.
- 02
In-process
Testing runs during processing rather than only at the end of it.
- 03
Outgoing
The batch is tested again before release, and the result is the Certificate of Analysis issued with it.
Batch qualification06
- Elemental analysis
- Kinematic viscosity
- Viscosity index
- Flash point
- Pour point
- Density
Which of these are run in-house and which are run at a partner laboratory is stated on Quality & Certifications, not here. Quality & Certifications
Packaging & supply
Build a quote around the actual requirement.
Identify the product or application, estimated volume, preferred packaging and destination. SAM can then review the technical and commercial basis without turning assumptions into quoted terms.
- Bulk
- Flexitank
- Drums
- IBC
- Pails & retail packs
- Customized
Minimum quantity, lead time and payment terms are established against a specific product, format and destination — they are part of the quotation, not a published table.
Quoted against04
- 01EXW
- 02FOB
- 03CFR
- 04CIF
Increasing seller responsibility, top to bottom. Which one applies is settled in the quotation, not here.
Documentation
Use each document for the decision it supports.
The TDS supports product selection, the SDS supports safe handling, and the COA records results for the supplied batch. Availability and revision must be confirmed against the selected product.
- TDSTechnical Data SheetTechnical propertiesNo form
- SDSSafety Data SheetHandling, storage and transportNo form
- COACertificate of AnalysisPer batch — the result of outgoing testingNo form
- CataloguesThe full company and product catalogues are the only documents released against a qualifying form, and that form is on the Products landing page.Open
Questions
Asked before an enquiry.
Find answers to common questions before discussing your requirements with our team.
Can I read the specifications before making an enquiry?
Yes. Technical and Safety Data Sheets are published openly. Only the full company and product catalogues are released against a short qualifying form.
Why are packages and components in the same category?
Because the published taxonomy puts them there. They are kept as two groups on this page, with their own ranges and their own property axes, rather than merged into a single list.
Which performance levels do the packages meet?
None is published on this page. Performance levels and approvals are stated against a specific package in its Technical Data Sheet and confirmed against an enquiry, not listed on a category page.
Is a Certificate of Analysis issued for every batch?
Yes. The COA records the outgoing test result for the batch supplied, not a typical value for the product.
Can a package be supplied to a specification we provide?
Formulation to a customer brief is a route of its own rather than a variant of a published product.
Next step
Can't find exactly what you need?
The range above is what we publish. Formulation to a customer brief is a route of its own, and a sample is the first stage of it.