| abstract |
A solid lubricant for use in a state wherein a hole or a groove formed in the sliding surface of a sliding member substrate is plugged therewith, which comprises 20 to 40 wt % of one or more of waxes selected from a hydrocarbon based wax, a higher fatty acid, a higher fatty ester and a higher fatty amide, 20 to 40 wt % of a melamine cyanurate and 20 to 50 wt % of a tetrafluoroethylene resin. The solid lubricant is free of lead and can exhibit sliding characteristics equivalent with or superior to those of a conventional lead-containing solid lubricant, under high load conditions. |