AeroShell Grease 58

Title: AeroShell Grease 58 – A short introduction

Duration: 4:12 minutes

Description:

AeroShell Grease 58 is our innovative response to the need to enhance wheel-bearing protection in current and future aircraft fleets.

AeroShell Grease 58 | Shell Aviation Transcript

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Music build up

Soft, mellow music

Aircraft wheels screeching and engine running sounds

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Plane landing on runway

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Shell Aviation

AeroShell Grease 58

Enhanced corrosion protection¹

Excellent anti-wear and load-carrying properties¹

Exceeds the SAE AMS 3058 sepecification

¹Compared with MIL-PRF-81322 specification greases

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Today’s aircraft placed increased demands on their wheel bearing and wheel bearding grease,

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Close up animation of aircraft wheels landing on runway, showing the internal components of the wheel and wheel hub

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when landing, taking off, and especially when a heavy landing or aborted takeoff.

Modern wheel bearings need a grease that can protect against

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Animated graphics of aircraft wheel hub with arrows pointing both inwards and outwards from the centre of the wheel hub

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extreme multidimensional loads,

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Animated graphics of aircraft wheel hub internal components heating up and dirt particles moving in wheel hub

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rapid heating, particulate contamination,

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Animated graphics of aircraft wheel rolling with fluids all around wheel

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intense runway and jet wash spray, and corrosive runway de-icing fluids.

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Animated bar chart showing that grease life and tyre life, and with extended tyre life, grease life needs to be longer before reaching maintenance interval.

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Extended tyre life means the grease must also protect the bearings for longer.

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Animated graphics showing zoomed out top view of an aircraft in the sky

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Shell has pioneered grease technology.

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1960s

Microgel® thickener technology

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Images of AeroShell Grease 5, 6, 7 and 22 in both tin cans and cartridges below and right of text.

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It was the first to use Mircogel thickeners.

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Animated appearance of AeroShell Grease 33 tin can and cartridge

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1995

Lithium-complex technology

1st to meet

Boeing BMS3-33 specifications

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AeroShell Grease 33, based on lithium-complex technology, was the first grease to meet the new Boeing BMSS3-33 specifications.

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Animated graphics of aircraft wheel rolling, with wheel hub internal components visible.

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SAE AMS 3058

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Now, the new SAE AMS 3058 specifications for wheel bearings, requires the use of lithium complex technology, as it is better suited for today’s requirements.

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Animated appearance of three white grease pails representing lithium-complex thickened wheel bearing grease from competition brands with warning signs above each of them, followed by one red AeroShell Grease 58 pail with a yellow tick above it.

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Exceeds

SAE AMS 3058

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There are already lithium-complex thickened wheel bearing greases available commercially, but some do not meet the new specification.

AeroShell Grease 58 exceeds the current requirements.

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Animated appearance of AeroShell Grease 58 in a drum and tin can packaging next to pail packaging.

Animated graph comparing Load Wear Index values of AeroShell Grease 58 with 4 competitor greases, including the minimum Load Wear Index requirement for both MIL-PRF-81322 and SAE AMS 3058 specifications.

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Compared with clay thickened greases, AeroShell Grease 58 has better load wear protection, thanks to its extreme pressure additives, this helps to extend bearing life.

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Animated graphics showing grease leaking out from bearing chambers and little grease covering the bearings when the grease used has poor mechanical stability; followed by bearing chamber with no leak bearings still well covered with grease when the grease used has good mechanical stability.

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On the right of the animated sequence shows an image of grease testing apparatus with one dish of soft MIL-PRF-81322 grease and one dish of comparatively firmer AeroShell Grease 58.

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Its greater mechanical stability, even when wet, should provide a longer life under extreme conditions, compared with MIL-PRF-81322 specification wheel bearing greases.

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Animated graph showing longer grease life reducing costs.

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Tests move grease-lubricated bearings partially immersed in water/sodium chloride solution for one week room temperature. The bearing rings are examined for corrosion. 0 = no corrosion; 5 = up to 10% of the inside surface corroded.

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And longer grease and bearing life can help to reduce costs.

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Animated graphics showing AeroShell Grease 33, 58 and 64 are all based on lithium complex technology

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Enhanced safety

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Because AeroShell Grease 58 is based on same thickener technology proven in AeroShell Grease 33 and 64, safety can be enhanced safety by reducing the potential for thickener incompatibility.

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EMCOR corrosion test

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Animated graphics showing the test results from a 3% salt solution EMCOR corrosion test, where AeroShell Grease 58 has a score of 0 which indicates no corrosion, Competitor grease A has the worst score of 5 indicating poor corrosion protection, and Competitor grease B having a score of 3.

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Corrosion protection is vital. SAE AMS 3058 requires a rating of 1 or less in EMCOR corrosion tests with a 3% salt solution.

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AeroShell Grease 58

0 – Exceeds specification

Competitor grease A

5 – Fail

Competitor grease B

3 – Fail

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AeroShell Grease 58 passes while 2 competitor greases fail in Shell-run EMCOR tests.

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Competitor grease A highlighted in red box.

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One popular grease in service today, has a running track with more than 10% corrosion, giving the worst possible rating of 5.

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Animated graphics showing the test results of EMCOR corrosion tests using runway de-icer fluid 1 and runway de-icer fluid 2:

Runway De-icer Fluid 1:

AeroShell Grease 58 = 0

Competitor grease A = 2

Competitor grease B = 0

Competitor grease C = 0

Runway De-icer Fluid 2:

AeroShell Grease 58 = 0

Competitor grease A = 2

Competitor grease B = 3

Competitor grease C = 4

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AeroShell Grease 58 is better than or equals competitor’s product in Shell-run EMCOR tests, including with corrosive runway de-icer fluids, thereby offering the best overall corrosion protection.

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Animated graphics showing increasing number of flight cycles from 0 to 14,522.

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Evaluation of AeroShell Grease 58 in Airbus A319 and A320 aircraft using Safran Landing Systems main landing gear and UTAS nose landing gear with Timken bearings.

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It’s so good that you could see the benefits.

Austrian Airlines evaluated AeroShell Grease 58 and the red-lithium complex grease it normally uses for 14,522 flight cycles.

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A320 main landing gear bearing comparison at 547 cycles

Red lithium-complex grease does not meet SAE AMS 3058 specification

Signs of oil separation

Greater ingress of contaminants

AeroShell Grease 58 exceeds SAE AMS 3058 specification

Remains in contact with the bearing rollers and track

Better sealing against external contamination

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Images of landing gear bearing assembly with used grease.

Left image shows bearing assembly using red lithium-complex grease.

Right image shows bearing assembly using AeroShell Grease 58.

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Uplifting and inspirational music

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Which grease would you choose to protect your bearings?

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Austrian Airlines logo

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“AeroShell Grease 58 shows superior anti-wear performance against the red lithium-complex grease we normally use.

All the bearings look in better condition and with less wear.

AeroShell Grease 58 is better dispersed or distributed around the rollers and the bearing cages, looks stickier and offers better sealing against external contamination.”

Roman Valentin

Component Engineering Austrian Airlines

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This is what Austrian Airlines had to say:

AeroShell Grease 58 shows superior anti-wear performance against the red lithium-complex grease we normally use.

All the bearings look in better condition and with less wear.

AeroShell Grease 58 is better dispersed or distributed around the rollers and the bearing cages, looks stickier and offers better sealing against external contamination.

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If you want to know more about this outstanding grease, get in touch with your Shell representative today!

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If you want to know more about this outstanding grease, get in touch with your Shell representative today.

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Shell logo

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aeroshell.com

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