Investigation of Interaction of Extreme Pressure Additive, Load and Sliding Speed Parameters with Silver Nano-particles in Wear Environment

Author(s):  
Yousef Alamin A. Ahmaida ◽  
Seyma Korkmaz ◽  
Sena Kabave Kilincarslan ◽  
Onur Can Sirvan ◽  
Muhammet Huseyin Cetin
2014 ◽  
Vol 2 (7) ◽  
pp. 220-225 ◽  
Author(s):  
V. Srinivas ◽  
Ch. Kodanda Rama Rao ◽  
M. Abyudaya ◽  
E Siva Jyothi

Author(s):  
Xianguo Hu ◽  
Yucheng Wu ◽  
Guangcheng Yuan ◽  
Peng Huang ◽  
Hefeng Jing

This paper summarizes the tribological properties of MoS2 nano-particles with about 30 nm under different frictional conditions. By four-ball tribometer, the results showed that as the nano-MoS2 content is over 0.5 wt% the extreme pressure of lubricating oil is higher than to 30% than that of lubricating oil with same content of common MoS2. The nano-MoS2 particles can decrease the friction coefficient of lubricating oil obviously. However the results showed that their friction reductions have not obvious difference by the ring-on-block tribometer. The analyses of surface composition conducted by XPS and SEM images showed that the nanoparticles form a protective film (WO3) allowing an increase in the load capacity of rubbed pairs. The main advantage of the nanoparticles is ascribed to the release and furnishing of the nanoparticles from the valley onto the rubbing metal surface and their confinement at the interface.


2015 ◽  
Vol 67 (4) ◽  
pp. 328-335 ◽  
Author(s):  
Avinash A. Thakre ◽  
Animesh Thakur

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to include investigation on extreme pressure lubrication behaviour of Al2O3 nanoparticles suspended in SAE20W40 lubricating oil. Effects of nanoparticles size (40-80 nm) and its concentration (0-1 per cent) on the coefficient of friction is studied using pin-on-disc tribotester. Design/methodology/approach – Taguchi technique is used to optimize the process parameters for lower coefficient of friction. L18 orthogonal array involving six levels for one factor and three levels for remaining three factors is selected for the experimentation. The parameters selected for the study are sliding speed, normal load, nanoparticles size and its concentration in base oil. Findings – It has been found that the presence of nanoparticles in proper concentration shows excellent tribological improvement in frictional characteristics compared to the base oil. The optimal combination of the parameters for minimum coefficient of friction is found to be 0.8 per cent concentration of 60 nm sized Al2O3 nanoparticles, 1,200 rpm sliding speed and 160 N of normal load. The mechanism of friction reduction in presence of nanoparticles is investigated using scanning electron microscopy. Originality/value – This is the original work.


Author(s):  
Syed Danish Fayaz ◽  
MF Wani

This study reports a novel synergetic approach combining nano-lubrication and conventional extreme pressure additivation, to explore the tribological performance of piston ring/cylinder liner conformal contact. Three typical lubricating formulations, viz, (i) PAO (poly-alpha-olefin) base oil (ii) base oil with mild extreme pressure (MEP) additive, and (iii) base oil with composite blend of mild extreme pressure (MEP) additive and WS2 nano-particles, were investigated using an ASTM G-99 Standard customized universal tribometer for evaluating friction and wear behavior of coated chromium/bulk grey cast iron (CI) tribopair. The lubricant formulations were tested at engine working temperature of 200 °C, reciprocated under a normal load of 30 N, stroke length of 10 mm and a constant sliding velocity of 0.2 ms−1. Wear attributes were evaluated by employing non-contact based 3 D optical profilometry. For assessment of tribo-surface morphology and associated surface characterization, Elemental Dispersion Spectral (EDS) incorporated Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) was utilised. Green Laser Raman spectroscopy investigated tribo-chemistry, synergetic interactions and tribo-film formations. A state approaching super-lubricity and ultralow friction was achieved by sliding grey CI (Plateau Honed) cylinder liner against electroplated chrome stainless steel top compression ring with PAO10 base oil ultrasonically dispersed with 1 vol% of Isopropyl phenyl Phosphate (IPP), a mild extreme pressure (MEP) triaryl phosphate additive & 1 wt.% of WS2. Results obtained therein demonstrated four dominating forms of wear on the cast iron surface, i.e. plowing wear, abrasive wear, adhesive wear and oxidative wear. Counterpart chromium surface exhibited plowing and abrasive wear only. This substantial friction and wear reduction are attributed to the coalesced intrinsic characteristics of MEP and IF-WS2 additives, thus improving the overall lubrication characteristics of base oil.


Author(s):  
P A Williams ◽  
M P Finnis ◽  
D A Kelly

Salient features are described of a two-disc machine and its use to monitor friction, resistance drop count rate, surface roughness and disc bulk temperature in scuffing tests on mineral oil lubricated, case-hardened En 36A steel. Tests with two different load sequences and three oil supply temperatures are reported. Results for two extreme-pressure-additive oils are compared with earlier results for a non-additive oil and shown to support the validity of a recent hypothetical model by Baglin for the onset of microelastohydrodynamic lubrication. Compared to the non-additive oil, the additive oils gave higher disc bulk temperature rises, greater running-in and more severe conditions at scuffing when tested at sliding and rolling speeds of 6 m/s. Nevertheless, these scuffing conditions were not so severe as those for the non-additive oil tested at a sliding speed of 3 m/s and a rolling speed of 4.5 m/s.


Author(s):  
A. K. Datye ◽  
D. S. Kalakkad ◽  
L. F. Allard ◽  
E. Völkl

The active phase in heterogeneous catalysts consists of nanometer-sized metal or oxide particles dispersed within the tortuous pore structure of a high surface area matrix. Such catalysts are extensively used for controlling emissions from automobile exhausts or in industrial processes such as the refining of crude oil to produce gasoline. The morphology of these nano-particles is of great interest to catalytic chemists since it affects the activity and selectivity for a class of reactions known as structure-sensitive reactions. In this paper, we describe some of the challenges in the study of heterogeneous catalysts, and provide examples of how electron holography can help in extracting details of particle structure and morphology on an atomic scale.Conventional high-resolution TEM imaging methods permit the image intensity to be recorded, but the phase information in the complex image wave is lost. However, it is the phase information which is sensitive at the atomic scale to changes in specimen thickness and composition, and thus analysis of the phase image can yield important information on morphological details at the nanometer level.


Author(s):  
J. Liu ◽  
M. Pan ◽  
G. E. Spinnler

Small metal particles have peculiar chemical and physical properties as compared to bulk materials. They are especially important in catalysis since metal particles are common constituents of supported catalysts. The structural characterization of small particles is of primary importance for the understanding of structure-catalytic activity relationships. The shape and size of metal particles larger than approximately 5 nm in diameter can be determined by several imaging techniques. It is difficult, however, to deduce the shape of smaller metal particles. Coherent electron nanodiffraction (CEND) patterns from nano particles contain information about the particle size, shape, structure and defects etc. As part of an on-going program of STEM characterization of supported catalysts we report some preliminary results of CEND study of Ag nano particles, deposited in situ in a UHV STEM instrument, and compare the experimental results with full dynamical simulations in order to extract information about the shape of Ag nano particles.


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