ACC Super Petroleum Corporation (USA)

An announcemnet that there now exists a superior lubricant which utilizes metal particles that would usually be greeted with great skepticism. The performance of ACC Metal Base Lubricants has, however, done much to disperse that attitude, at least toward ACC.

The primary active ingredients in American Professional Marketing's lubricating treatments are microscopic particles of Trace Elements and copper suspended in heavyweight petroleum oil base. These particles are initially spherical, which enables them to be effectively distributed even under high pressure. The importance of this shape is that they probably would not achieve effective distribution in any other form. IN speaking of another oil additive using a solid substance without the spherical shape, a NASA research spokesman said, "If you think of that converging inlet that the oil of lubricant must enter ... what tends to happen ... in a pure sliding situation, at least --- is that the solids in the oil tend to accumulate ... and act as a dam which simply blockes the oil form entering. SO if the solid (additive ingredient) doesn't get in there --- and in pure sliding contact, very often it doesn't --- then, instead of helping, it's actually going to deprive that part of the lubricant. Now if there's some rolling components to the motion, or in a rolling-contact-bearing, we see the solid particles entering the contact..." The importance of the initial spherical shape for effective distribution is actually unknowingly confirmed in this expert's statement.

The size of these microscopic spherese is curcial to receiving the benefit of using ACC. Since most oil filters are sized in the 25-micron range, particles larger than that would be filtered out and become useless. ACC's particles are less than 10 microns in size, and readily pass through most filters. (See the Date Sheet for exceptions.) Some of the particles sizes are often asked about, so the following chart is given for your interest and education:
 

The metal particles form two major functions. Because copper and Trace Elements are extremely soft metals, the spheres are conformed (by pressure) to irregularites (pits and scratches) on the surfaces of contacting parts. This result is a "Renewed" and hence more easily lubricated surface. This same phenomenon is also responsible for improving compression and horsepower in internal combustion applications, where a "sealing" effect is observed.

The second fuctions is one of improved lubrication on all surfaces. The particles accomplish this by forming a superior "buffer" between moving parts, significantly reducing the part-to-part contact, the major cause of internal friction and wear. Once the rolling action gets the particles into proper areas, the pressure of the contact deforms them into platelets which slide over one another and provides superior extreme pressure lubrication.

The overall benefit of the copper and Trace Element spheres in high-pressure applications such as interal combustion engines, translates into "renewed" surfaces, improve dcombustion, increased horsepower or reduced fuel consumption, reduced heat and friction, and reduced wear. These immediate and long-range results mean dollars saved and greater customer assurance in their vehicles.