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216G Enviro Blend Food Grade Gear Oil
216G Enviro Blend Food Grade Gear Oil
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Primrose 216G Food Grade Gear Oil is a custom quality extreme pressure gear oil recommended for food machinery gear applications in the food processing, packaging and transportation industries. 216G may be used where NSF (formerly U.S.D.A.) category H-1 (lubricants with incidental contact with food) is recommended.
Use wherever NSF (formerly U.S.D.A.) H-1 approved food grade lubricants are required for all gear lubrication applications in the canning, bottling or food processing industry and general industrial lubrication applications requiring a high viscosity extreme-pressure food grade oil, or simply a high grade viscous lubricant.
Technical Data Sheet
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- Viscosity grade
- ISO 460 (typical 465 cSt at 40 C)
- AGMA grade
- 7 Compounded
- SAE viscosity
- 140
- Food grade use
- Where NSF (formerly USDA) H-1 food grade lubricants are required (per Primrose TDS)
- Flash point, COC (typical)
- 320 F
- Pour point (typical)
- 10 F
- Rust test, 24 hours (typical)
- No Rust (A)
- Four ball wear scar (typical)
- 0.30 mm at 20 kg load, 0.40 mm at 40 kg load
Summarized from the manufacturer's Technical Data Sheet (see the Technical Data tab above). The full data sheet is the authoritative reference.
Common questions about 216G Enviro Blend Food Grade Gear Oil
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What is 216G Food Grade Gear Oil used for?
Primrose 216G Food Grade Gear Oil is an extreme pressure gear oil for food machinery gears in the food processing, packaging and transportation industries. Primrose says it may be used where NSF (formerly USDA) category H-1 (lubricants with incidental contact with food) is recommended. It also suits general industrial jobs that need a high viscosity extreme pressure food grade oil.
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Can I use 216G gear oil where an NSF H-1 food grade lubricant is required?
Yes, Primrose's Technical Data Sheet says to use 216G Food Grade Gear Oil wherever NSF (formerly USDA) H-1 food grade lubricants are required for gear lubrication in canning, bottling or food processing. H-1 is the category for lubricants with incidental contact with food. Primrose makes 216G with food grade white oil and describes it as odorless and tasteless.
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What weight or viscosity grade is 216G food grade gear oil?
Primrose 216G Food Grade Gear Oil is an ISO 460 gear oil with an SAE viscosity of 140 and a typical viscosity of 465 cSt at 40 C, and it complies with AGMA No. 7 Compounded specifications. Primrose recommends it as a mild duty gear oil for food machinery gears where a compounded oil is required.
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What equipment can I use 216G Food Grade Gear Oil on?
Primrose lists 216G Food Grade Gear Oil for gearboxes, worm gears, spur gears, rotary steamers, valves and bearings. Primrose says it performs in rotary steamers, worm and spur gears, and valves up to 300 F.
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Does 216G food grade gear oil protect against rust in wet environments?
Yes, Primrose says 216G Food Grade Gear Oil provides rust protection in wet environments. It contains rust preventives and demulsifiers and is formulated for good water separating properties to prevent water build-up, and its typical 24 hour rust test result is No Rust (A).
