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the non - flammable hydraulic fluid of the present invention comprises a fluorinated ctfe oil , a refined naphthenic oil , a phenolic antioxidant , a sulfur corrosion inhibitor , a metal deactivator , and an aliphatic ester . the ctfe oil is the major component of the fluid , comprising at least about 75 % by volume of the formulated composition . such ctfe oils can be prepared using a variety of techniques . a fluorinated ctfe oil which is suitable for use in this invention is commercially available in various grades from the occidental chemical corporation as fluorolube (®) oil . the fluorinated ctfe oil is inherently non - flammable and is the only non - flammable component of the fluid . in order to preserve the overall non - flammable character of the fluid , and to meet user specifications , it has been found necessary to employ amounts of fluorinated ctfe oil of at least about 75 % by volume of the fluid . a refined naphthenic oil is needed as a cosolvent for the other components of the fluid and to plasticize and expand the seals . naphthenic oils are preferred over paraffinic and aromatic oils . a typical naphthenic oil which is useful for this purpose is exxon 3146 oil which is manufactured and sold by the exxon corporation . amounts of naphthenic oil in the range of from about 5 % to about 20 % by volume of fluid are generally suitable . the phenolic antioxidant of the present invention is used to prevent oxidation of the seals as well as hydrocarbon components of the fluid . phenols which are useful for this purpose include various alkylated phenols , hindered phenols and phenol derivatives such as t - butyl hydroquinone , butylated hydroxyanisole , polybutylated bisphenol a , butylated hydroxy toluene , alkylated hydroquinone , 2 , 6 - ditert - butyl - para - cresol , 2 , 5 - ditert - aryl hydroquinone , and the like . a preferred phenolic antioxidant is irganox (®) l - 130 , a t - butyl phenol derivative manufactured and sold by the ciba geigy co . amounts of phenolic antioxidant in the range of from about 0 . 01 % to about 5 % by weight of fluid are acceptable . phosphites can also be used in combination with the aforementioned phenolic antioxidants . an aliphatic ester is incorporated in the fluid as a swelling agent for the nitrile rubber seals in the hydraulic circuit . the primary utility of this component is to prevent shrinkage of the nitrile rubber seals by replacing components of the seal which are extracted by the fluid . preferred aliphatic esters are those having a low freeze point ( i . e . less than about - 40 ° c .). particularly preferred are the adipate esters such as diisodecyl adipate , dioctyl adipate , diisobutyl adipate , di -( 2 - ethylhexyl ) adipate , n - octyl adipate , n - decyl adipate , and alkoxy adipate esters such as dibutoxyethoxyethyl adipate , dibutoxyethyl adipate , dibutoxy adipate , and the like . mixtures of the foregoing adipate esters can also be used . particularly suitable adipate esters include plasthall 7006 , an alkyl alkylether diester adipate manufactured and sold by c . p . hall corp ., and thiokol tp - 95 , a dibutoxyethoxyethyl adipate manufactured and sold by the thiokol chemical corp . preferably , the adipate ester is present in an amount of from about 1 % to about 15 % by volume of fluid . surprisingly , aromatic esters have not been found to be as effective as aliphatic esters . for instance , phthalates , such as diisodecyl phthalate , contribute to the formation of a precipitate or sludge in the fluid and should therefore be avoided . similarly , phosphate esters are not compatible with the nitrile rubber seals and should also be avoided . the sulfur corrosion inhibitor functions to reduce the corrosion of copper and copper - bearing hydraulic system components due to the presence of sulfur and sulfur compounds in the hydraulic fluid . suitable sulfur corrosion inhibitors include amoco 158 , an alkyl thiodiazol which is manufactured and sold by the amoco chemicals corp ., and elco 461 , which is manufactured and sold by the elco corporation . the sulfur corrosion inhibitor can be suitably present in an amount of from about 0 . 001 % to about 1 % by weight of fluid . a metal deactivator is also incorporated in the hydraulic fluid . this component functions as a film - forming agent or complexing agent for copper or copper - bearing surfaces and acts to prevent further corrosion . a particularly preferred metal deactivator is du pont dmd , an n , n - disalicylidene - 1 , 2 - propanediamine manufactured and sold by the e . i . du pont de nemours & amp ; co . other useful metal deactivators include vanlube (®) 601 , 691 , 704 , and 793 , which are manufactured and sold by the r . t . vanderbilt co . amounts of metal deactivator of from about 0 . 005 % to about 2 % by weight of fluid are suitable . other additives , such as rust inhibitors and lubricity enhancers , can also be incorporated in the hydraulic fluid . a particularly useful rust inhibitor which serves to inhibit ferrous metal corrosion is nasul (®) bsn , a barium dinonylnaphthalene sulfonate manufactured and sold by the r . t . vanderbilt co . the rust inhibitor , if present , can be suitably present in an amount of from about 0 . 01 % to about 5 % by weight of fluid . the formulated hydraulic fluid is prepared by blending the various additive components with the base stock fluid , i . e ., the fluorinated ctfe oil , until a uniform mixture is obtained with no separation of the components . the order of addition of the components is not critical . the following examples are intended to further illustrate the various embodiments and advantages of the present invention without limiting it thereby . example 1 illustrates the effect of the formulated hydraulic fluid of this invention on nitrile rubber and fluoroelastomeric o - ring seals and naval brass strips using a static test simulation of an operational hydraulic system . o - ring seals were placed in a jar containing sample fluid in a circulating air oven to simulate an actual hydraulic system . the sample fluid formulation contained the following ingredients in the relative proportions as indicated below : the manufacturer &# 39 ; s designations for these additives have been previously defined elsewhere in the specification . the o - rings were placed in the jar containing the fluid and covered to minimize exposure to air during the test . a naval brass strip ( alloy c - 464 ) was also placed in the sample jar . the sample was tested in an oven at 225 ° f . for 72 hours . the o - rings were removed , dried and tested for hardness ( using a shore durometer ), tensile and elongation strength . the volume change was also measured , and the appearance of the seals was visually observed . naval brass corrosion was determined by removing and cleaning the brass strip , and measuring the weight loss . in the table seals a and b designate o - rings fabricated from sulfur - cured nitrile rubber and peroxide - cured nitrile rubber , respectively . seal c designates an o - ring fabricated from viton . the o - rings were approximately 1 . 25 inches in diameter ( o . d .). the original values of the elongation stress of o - rings from the same lot are set forth in parenthesis to the right of the corresponding values obtained after the test . table i__________________________________________________________________________ percent percent stress @ retention retention percent percent percent 100 % of of weight lossseal volume change in elongation tensile @ elongation oftype change hardness ( psi ) break @ break naval brass__________________________________________________________________________a * + 7 . 4 - 0 . 7 859 ( 560 ) 80 65 0 . 0060b * + 6 . 9 - 4 . 1 950 ( 758 ) 85 81 0 . 0051c * + 20 . 9 - 11 . 0 701 ( 735 ) 75 75 0 . 0068__________________________________________________________________________ * represents the average of two tests . as shown in the table , all seals had excellent physical property retention . the percent weight loss of the naval brass strip was negligible . the brass strips which were removed from the jars appeared slightly discolored but otherwise bright . following the procedure of example 1 , o - rings were tested for comparative purposes using the non - flammable hydraulic fluid formulation of copending commonly assigned application ser . no . 519 , 940 , filed aug . 3 , 1983 , the disclosure of which is incorporated by reference herein . this formulation contained the following ingredients in the relative proportions as indicated below : the results are set forth in table ii , with the seal types corresponding to those in example 1 . table ii__________________________________________________________________________ percent percent stress @ retention retention percent percent percent 100 % of of weight lossseal volume change in elongation tensile @ elongation oftype change hardness ( psi ) break @ break naval brass__________________________________________________________________________a + 11 . 3 + 16 . 4 *( 560 ) 7 11 5 0 . 1182b + 19 . 1 + 4 . 0 *( 758 ) 16 17 0 . 0354c + 26 . 4 - 11 . 0 655 ( 735 ) 74 85 0 . 2510__________________________________________________________________________ * samples did not reach 100 % elongation . as shown in the table , seals a and b experienced significant hardening and failed the elongation and tensile strength tests . the percent weight loss of the naval brass strip was also significant . the brass strips which were removed from the jars contained a black coating . while various embodiments and exemplifications of this invention have been shown and described in the specification , modifications and variations thereof will be readily appreciated by those skilled in the art . it is to be understood , therefore , that the appended claims are intended to cover all such modifications and variations which are considered to be within the scope and spirit of the present invention .

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