Lithium is used as a thickener in lubricants

When lithium is used as a thickener in lubricants, it mainly exists in the form of lithium stearate. Since this substance can resist water and high and low temperatures, it was used in lubricants at that time, which shone brilliantly. As long as lithium lubricant is added to some aspects of the car, it is enough to use until it is scrapped.

Lithium stearate is a white powder or colorless crystal, stable at room temperature and pressure, slightly soluble in water and ethanol, decomposed into stearic acid and the corresponding lithium salt when exposed to strong acid, insoluble in ethyl acetate and mineral oil. In minerals, Colloids form in the oil.

The main functions of grease are lubrication, protection and sealing. Most greases are used for lubrication and are called antifriction greases. Antifriction grease mainly plays the role of reducing mechanical friction and preventing mechanical wear. At the same time, it also plays a role in protecting metal corrosion and sealing against dust. Some greases are primarily used to prevent metal from rusting or corroding and are called protective greases.

Deoxidizers in metallurgical processes

Lithium can react violently with oxygen, nitrogen, sulfur and other substances. It is worth mentioning that during the smelting process of copper, the appropriate addition of lithium can also improve the internal structure of copper, making it more compact, effectively improving conductivity, and removing impurities and gases. This is undoubtedly a further step forward for lithium.

Dissolution Resistant Lithium Glass

You might not think that every cup of ordinary hot tea contains 1/10,000th of a gram of glass when you drink from a glass. But it's different when you add lithium to glass. Its solubility is only 1% of ordinary glass and is also resistant to acid corrosion. It serves multiple purposes.

In addition to light industry, lithium is also widely used in heavy industry. If we put an isotope with a mass 6 in an atomic pile and irradiate it with neutrons, we can obtain tritium for thermonuclear reactions. This is widely used in the nuclear industry.

Lithium itself is a rare fuel. Just 1 kilogram of lithium can release 42,998 kilojoules of heat after complete combustion. Due to this property, lithium has become one of the best metal candidates for rocket fuel.

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