The long Short fiber deal ??
Now this is the explanation I heard about long and short fiber
Texture: Texture is observed when a small sample of grease is pressed between thumb and index finger and slowly drawn apart. Texture can be described as:
Brittle: the grease ruptures or crumbles when compressed.
Buttery: the grease separates in short peaks with no visible fibers.
Long fiber: the grease stretches or strings out into a single bundle of fibers.
Resilient: the grease can withstand moderate compression without permanent deformation or rupture.
Short fiber: the grease shows short break-off with evidence of fibers.
Stringy: the grease stretches or strings out into long, fine threads, but with no visible evidence of fiber structure.
So this hydrocarbon length deal ??
The term " short Fiber" has been associated with Soda or sodium soap greases, least that's how it's described by the patent back in 1940'
Article called "uses for Short fiber grease " nowadays describes it as a grease of a more liquid nature, and Silicon based ,,
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