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AeroShell Ascender Grease TDS Overview

AeroShell Ascender is a synthetic grease developed for gas turbine engines to provide both low coking and excellent elastomer compatibility. It has improved thermal and oxidative stability to prevent coke formation in engines. Extensive testing shows it has excellent compatibility with elastomers, addressing a known service problem. AeroShell Ascender offers low coking performance and elastomer compatibility, delivering performance benefits in high-powered engines where older oils can be stressed beyond limits.

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AeroShell Ascender Grease TDS Overview

AeroShell Ascender is a synthetic grease developed for gas turbine engines to provide both low coking and excellent elastomer compatibility. It has improved thermal and oxidative stability to prevent coke formation in engines. Extensive testing shows it has excellent compatibility with elastomers, addressing a known service problem. AeroShell Ascender offers low coking performance and elastomer compatibility, delivering performance benefits in high-powered engines where older oils can be stressed beyond limits.

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Technical Data Sheet

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Greases

AEROSHELL ASCENDER

AeroShell Ascender is a high performance, low coking, 5 mm2/s synthetic hindered ester
base stock combined with a state of the art additive system to both improve thermal and
oxidation stability and provide superior elastomer compatibility.

APPLICATIONS

AeroShell Ascender was developed for the latest generation of gas turbine engines as a
low-coking, high compatibility product. Its improved thermal and oxidative stability will
ensure negligible coke formation in the engines, so any traditional engine problems
associated with coke should never occur. It has also been tested extensively for elastomer
compatibility, which is a known service problem.

AeroShell Ascender therefore offers the customer the balance of low coking performance
with excellent elastomer compatibility.

AeroShell Ascender will also deliver performance benefits in today's existing high
powered, high compression engines in which the older generation of oils can be stressed
up to and beyond their thermal limits, as evidenced by oil coking in the high temperature
bearing areas.

SPECIFICATIONS

U.S. Approved MIL-PRF-23699 HTS Grade


SAE Approved AS 5780A HPC Grade

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APPROVALS
Fully approved in IAE V2500 Series engines

For the latest approval status in other engines and accessories please contact your local
Shell Aviation focal point

AeroShell Ascender TDS Version 1Page 1 of 2 August 2010


PROPERTIES

Properties Typical AS 5780A


Limits
Appearance Clear & Bright
Density @15C 990.8
Foaming Passes Must pass
Flash point 266C 246C min
Vk@100C 5.023 4.9 to 5.4
Vk@40C 25.47 23.0 min
Vk@ -40C 11724 13000 max
Solid particles (sediment) 6mg/l 10 max
-ash 0.3mg/l 1 max
Water content 483ppm
Pour point < -54C -54C max
Total Acidity 0.3 mgKOH/g 1.0 max
Oxidation/corrosion @ 204C Passes Must pass
Thermal Stability/Corrosivity @ 274C Passes Must pass

FEATURES & BENEFITS


The value of AeroShell Ascender lies in its ability to deliver both low coking and elastomer
compatibility or seal integrity. Until recently, it has been commonly accepted that the two
are mutually incompatible so that improving the oils properties in one regard means
compromising the other.

For airline operators, this problem can be expensive in terms of prematurely degraded
seals. With AeroShell Ascender, Shell Aviation have a product that now deals with this
problem so operators no longer have to choose between performance and compatibility.

Feature Benefit
Excellent elastomer seal compatibility Reduced chance of seal swell or
degradation leading to high oil consumption
and cost of changing the seals
Low coking performance Less chance of oil coke build up in bearing
chambers and oils service pipes resulting in
lower maintenace and cleaning costs
Improved oxidation and thermal stability Extended oil life during arduous engine
conditions
Excellent compatibility with other approved No issues or concerns when changing from
oils one approved oil to AeroShell Ascender
A High Performance Capability grade oil Improved performance over traditional
standard grade oils can help reduce
maintenance costs and extend engines life

AeroShell Ascender TDS Version 1Page 2 of 2 August 2010

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