MOLYKOTE Specialty Lubricants & Lubrication Solutions

MOLYKOTE® is DuPont's specialty-lubricants portfolio for controlling friction, wear, sealing, release, and component movement across automotive and industrial equipment. The portfolio spans greases, oils & fluids, pastes, compounds, anti-friction coatings, and dispersions, with product technologies that include mineral oil, synthetic hydrocarbon, ester, silicone, fluorosilicone, PFPE, and solid-lubricant systems. Depending on the product, MOLYKOTE solutions support bearings, gears, chains, compressors, pumps, valves, seals, threaded connections, electric motors, sliding surfaces, and other demanding lubrication points.

As an authorized MOLYKOTE distributor, Krayden supplies specialty lubricants for equipment design, production, maintenance, and repair applications. Our team can help compare lubricant type, base chemistry, viscosity or consistency, load, speed, temperature, environmental exposure, material compatibility, and application method so customers can narrow the appropriate MOLYKOTE options for a specific operating condition.

Markets Served by MOLYKOTE

Automotive Aerospace Chemical & Petrochemical Energy & Utilities Facilities & Infrastructure Food & Beverage Heavy Industries Home Appliances & Equipment Industrial MRO Oil & Gas Water Management

MOLYKOTE® Grease Lubrication

Greases

MOLYKOTE greases combine a lubricating fluid, thickener, and performance additives or solid lubricants to stay in place where a flowing oil is not practical. The portfolio spans general machinery lubrication, high-load and severe-duty service, wide-temperature applications, chemically demanding environments, and low-noise or precision-bearing duties. Selection should account for load, environment, temperature, speed, relubrication interval, base-oil chemistry, thickener system, and compatibility with nearby metals, plastics, elastomers, or process media.

Application Class

General & Heavy-Duty Greases

Mineral- and synthetic-oil greases for bearings, gears, slides, drives, and other machinery where staying power, wear protection, corrosion resistance, or load-carrying performance may be required. Confirm the exact product's speed, temperature, material-compatibility, and relubrication requirements.

MOLYKOTE G-4700 Extreme Pressure Synthetic Grease MOLYKOTE BR-2 High Performance Grease

Base Chemistry

Extreme-Environment & Chemical-Resistant Greases

Specialty MOLYKOTE greases are considered for high-temperature, chemically demanding, reactive, or otherwise severe environments where conventional lubricants may not be appropriate. Product-specific compatibility with gases, chemicals, elastomers, metals, and process conditions must be confirmed.

MOLYKOTE 3451 Chemical Resistant Bearing Grease

MOLYKOTE electric motor and precision bearing grease

Application Class

Electric-Motor & Precision-Bearing Greases

Greases for electric motors and precision rotating equipment are selected around bearing type, speed, noise targets, temperature, load, and service interval. Selected MOLYKOTE formulations also address applications involving engineered plastics or mixed-material assemblies.

MOLYKOTE BG-20 Synthetic Bearing Grease MOLYKOTE EM-D110 Grease

MOLYKOTE oils and fluids lubrication application

MOLYKOTE® Fluid Lubrication

Oils & Fluids

MOLYKOTE oils and fluids provide flowing lubrication for gears, gearboxes, pumps, chains, compressors, vacuum equipment, slides, and other machinery where circulation, penetration, or controlled fluid delivery is preferred over a grease. The portfolio includes mineral and synthetic base-fluid technologies. Selection should consider viscosity, operating temperature, load and speed, oxidation or corrosion exposure, equipment design, material compatibility, and any process-specific requirements.

Application

Gear, Gearbox & Pump Oils

Fluid lubricants for enclosed gears, gearboxes, and pump-related machinery can be selected around viscosity, gear or bearing geometry, load, speed, temperature, oxidation stability, corrosion protection, and equipment-material compatibility.

Application

Compressor & Vacuum Pump Oils

Compressor and vacuum-service oils are chosen for the exact equipment design, gas or process environment, temperature, volatility requirements, deposit control, corrosion exposure, and compatibility with seals and other wetted materials.

MOLYKOTE L-1210 Synthetic Compressor & Vacuum Pump Oil

MOLYKOTE chain and multipurpose lubrication fluid

Application

Chain, Slide & Multipurpose Fluids

Flowing lubricants and penetrant-type fluids can support chains, sliding surfaces, guides, tracks, and other points that benefit from liquid delivery. Selection depends on penetration, retention, temperature, speed, contamination exposure, and the equipment's required lubrication method.

MOLYKOTE® Assembly & Anti-Seize Lubricants

Pastes

MOLYKOTE pastes are greaselike lubricants with a high concentration of solid lubricants for assembly, running-in, anti-seize, and heavily loaded metal contact. They are commonly considered for threaded connections, press fits, splines, gears, and other slow-moving or startup contacts where the carrier oil may be displaced but a solid lubricating film is still needed. Product selection should consider substrate metallurgy, load, temperature, corrosion exposure, required friction behavior, and assembly or disassembly requirements.

Application

Threaded Connections & Anti-Seize

Anti-seize and assembly pastes help control friction and reduce seizure or galling risk on threaded fasteners and other metal-to-metal connections. The correct paste depends on alloy, service temperature, load, corrosion environment, tightening method, and whether later nondestructive disassembly is required.

MOLYKOTE P-1900 FM Anti-Seize Paste MOLYKOTE P-3700 Anti-Seize Paste

Application

Assembly & Running-In Pastes

Running-in and assembly pastes are used on press fits, splines, gears, bearings, and other highly loaded contacts during installation or startup. They provide solid-lubricant coverage at low speed or during initial movement before the normal operating lubricant establishes a full film.

MOLYKOTE G-N Metal Assembly Paste MOLYKOTE P-1042 Adhesive Grease Paste

MOLYKOTE® Silicone Compounds

Compounds

MOLYKOTE compounds are greaselike silicone-based materials used where lubrication and sealing, release, electrical insulation, moisture resistance, or compatibility with rubber and plastics may be required. The category extends beyond release compounds to include valve and seal lubrication, O-ring assembly, dielectric moisture barriers, noncuring sealing functions, and selected plastic or elastomer lubrication duties. Confirm product-specific compatibility and any regulatory or process requirements for the intended application.

MOLYKOTE seal and O-ring lubricating compound

Function

Seal, O-Ring & Dielectric Compounds

Selected MOLYKOTE compounds are used as lubricants or sealants for valves, packings, seals, and O-rings, while other products serve as nonconductive dielectric or moisture-barrier compounds for electrical equipment. The intended material pair and service medium are important selection inputs.

MOLYKOTE 111 Compound MOLYKOTE 4 Electrical Insulating Compound

Function

Release & Plastic/Rubber Lubrication Compounds

Release compounds remain an important part of the MOLYKOTE compound portfolio for molds and other anti-stick duties. Selected compounds also support lubrication of plastic, rubber, elastomer, cable, and sliding interfaces where the specified product is compatible with the materials in contact.

MOLYKOTE 7 Release Compound

MOLYKOTE anti-friction coating application

MOLYKOTE® Dry-Film Lubrication

Anti-Friction Coatings

MOLYKOTE anti-friction coatings are bonded dry-film lubricants containing solid lubricants dispersed in resin and solvent systems. After application and curing, they form a thin lubricating film on the component surface and are used where a clean, dry lubricant is preferred, where dust or contamination makes wet lubrication undesirable, or where relubrication access is limited. Coating choice depends on substrate, surface preparation, application method, cure requirements, film thickness, load, motion, and service environment.

Coating Type

Bonded Dry-Film Coatings

Bonded coatings use solid lubricants held in a resin matrix to create a dry lubricating surface after cure. They can be considered for sliding contacts, intermittent motion, dusty environments, and components that are difficult to service with oils or greases.

MOLYKOTE D-321 R Anti-Friction Coating MOLYKOTE 3402-C Anti-Friction Coating

Coating Type

General Anti-Friction Coatings

MOLYKOTE offers multiple anti-friction coating formulations for dry-film lubrication of metals and, depending on the product, selected plastics or elastomers. The binder and solid-lubricant system influence cure, adhesion, friction behavior, wear life, and service-temperature capability.

MOLYKOTE 106 Anti-Friction Coating

MOLYKOTE dispersion lubrication application

MOLYKOTE® Solid Lubricants in Liquid Form

Dispersions

MOLYKOTE dispersions suspend finely divided solid lubricants in a liquid carrier so the lubricant can be applied by liquid methods, including automatic dispensing where appropriate. They are used for dry-film lubrication of sliding contacts, lubrication of chains, conveyors and bearings in demanding temperature conditions, selected cutting or sewing operations, release applications, and other specialty processes. Selection should consider carrier chemistry, evaporation or residue behavior, application equipment, surface material, required film, temperature, and process compatibility.

Application Method

Dry-Film & Sliding-Contact Dispersions

Dispersions can deliver solid lubricants to sliding contacts and other surfaces in a liquid-applied form, including processes where a thin residual lubricating film is preferred. Automatic application may be practical for selected products and production methods.

MOLYKOTE 557 Silicone Dry Film Lubricant

Application

Chain, Release & Process Dispersions

Other MOLYKOTE dispersions support chains, conveyors, bearings, release duties, and selected cutting or sewing processes where a liquid carrier provides convenient access to the lubrication point. The correct formulation depends on the process, temperature, contamination limits, and desired surface residue.

Talk to our Experts

Whether you are comparing a grease, oil, paste, compound, coating, or dispersion, Krayden can help narrow MOLYKOTE options around the actual lubrication point. Our team can support product comparison, application requirements, load-speed-temperature review, material compatibility, environmental exposure, and practical application or maintenance considerations.

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Brands Carried

MOLYKOTE

Core Technology

Specialty Lubricants & Solid Lubrication

Top Categories

Greases, Oils & Fluids, Pastes

Key Markets

Automotive, Aerospace, Industrial MRO, Energy & Utilities