| abstract |
Provided is a grease composition containing a urea thickener represented by formula (1): n R 1 —NHCONH—R 2 —NHCONH—R 3 (1)n n (wherein R 2 is a bivalent aromatic hydrocarbon group having 6 to 15 carbon atoms; and R 1 and R 3 , which may be the same or different from each other, represent an alkyl group having 8 to 22 carbon atoms, cyclohexyl group or an aryl group having 6 to 12 carbon atoms); and a base oil containing at least one compound represented by formula (3): n n n n n n n n n n n n (wherein R 6 and R 7 , which may be the same or different from each other, represent a branched alkyl group having 10 to 26 carbon atoms, with the ratio of the number of moles of the alkyl groups represented by R 6 and R 7 being defined; and m and n are real numbers of 0 or more so as to satisfy the condition of 1.0≦m+n≦3.0). |