Grease Types and Compatibility

What types of greases are there?

There are many types of greases to satisfy different applications. They have different properties which helps to define where they are best suited.


Grease Types

Grease Compatibility

Occasionally, grease substitution in an application may be necessary to correct problems arising from the original product in service. If the thickeners are incompatible, the mixture will not meet the properties of the individual greases and in some cases, the greases will fall apart. The below table provides a rough guide.

Grease Compatibility Chart

It is strongly advised that, in all cases, the old grease be purged or cleaned out from the system before a new one is introduced. Compatibility between greases is also temperature dependent. As the temperature rises, the problems associated with incompatibility also increase. With unknown competitors’ products, it is strongly advised to treat them as incompatible.