scholarly journals The influence of temperature on boundary lubrication

1942 ◽  
Vol 181 (984) ◽  
pp. 23-42 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Oleic Acid ◽  
Coefficient Of Friction ◽  
Boundary Lubrication ◽  
Surface Film ◽  
Adsorbed Layer ◽  
Surface Measurement ◽  
Polar Group ◽  
The Coefficient Of Friction ◽  
Low Speeds ◽  
Frictional Behaviour

The frictional behaviour between mild steel surfaces lubricated with excess of pure hydrocarbons, ketones, alcohols, amides, acids and esters has been investigated at low speeds and under high loads. In all cases a transition from smooth sliding to irregular stick and slip motion takes place at a temperature characteristic of the lubricant employed. Experiments in which lubricant films one or more molecules thick were built up by the Langmuir-Blodgett technique have shown that the transition from smooth sliding to stickslips occurs when the adsorbed surface film of lubricant breaks down and becomes disoriented. Acids and esters are shown to be strongly adsorbed, while hydrocarbons, ketones, alcohols and amides are not appreciably adsorbed. It is shown that adsorption of acids and esters occurs by the interaction of the dipoles in their polar group with the metal atoms in the surface. The results also suggest that molecules of long-chain compounds are oriented on a metal surface in the same way as they have been shown to be arranged on an aqueous surface. Measurement of the coefficient of friction between surfaces lubricated with films one and many molecules thick has shown that under conditions of ‘ boundary lubrication ’ prevailing at high loads and low speeds, excess of lubricant is squeezed out, and lubrication is effected by a unimolecular film adsorbed on each surface. The variation of the coefficient of friction with load in the case of oleic acid shows that orientation with this lubricant extends beyond the primary adsorbed layer. This result accounts for the low values of the coefficient of friction obtained by previous workers, and explains the good lubricating properties of oleic acid. These experiments show that a study of the frictional behaviour provides a m ethod of investigating the properties of surface films on metals.

The Variation of CMP Pad Asperity Friction as a Function of Speed and Normal Load

2008 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joseph A. Levert ◽  
David Haas ◽  
Chad S. Korach ◽  
Nicholas Lakomcik ◽  
Edward Peters
Keyword(s):  
Coefficient Of Friction ◽  
Integrated Circuit ◽  
Normal Load ◽  
Surface Film ◽  
Dielectric Materials ◽  
Asperity Contact ◽  
The Coefficient Of Friction ◽  
Low Speeds ◽  
New Research ◽  
Hydrodynamic Effects

CMP (chemical mechanical polishing) is a vital IC (integrated circuit) manufacturing process. CMP is performed by rubbing the IC surface with a roughened polyurethane polishing pad in the presence of a chemically active, abrasive containing slurry. Friction is a natural consequence of CMP, and this friction can damage next generation, mechanically weak, porous dielectric materials on the IC surface. Earlier research has been done to characterize this friction, but the data is confounded with hydrodynamic effects. More recent experiments have measured the coefficient of friction with varying slurry characteristics but at low speeds and constant normal load which could decouple hydrodynamic effects. This new research measures the coefficient of friction with varying low speeds and varying loads. The coefficient of friction had a very small, statistically significant decrease with increasing normal load. This effect was attributed to elastic Hertzian pad asperity deflection with friction force being proportional to the asperity contact area. At lower normal loads, there was not statistically significant change in the coefficient as a function of speed. At the highest normal load, there was a very small increase in the coefficient of friction as the speed increased. It is proposed that counter-intuitive trend was a result of the following mechanism. Time dependent surface hydration film reduces the coefficient of friction. This surface film is damaged by rubbing, and the lower speed permitted more time for the film to regenerate.

The friction of clean crystal surfaces

1966 ◽  
Vol 295 (1442) ◽  
pp. 233-243 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Coefficient Of Friction ◽  
High Surface ◽  
High Vacuum ◽  
Surface Films ◽  
Surface Adhesion ◽  
Crystal Surfaces ◽  
Deformation And Fracture ◽  
The Coefficient Of Friction ◽  
Molecular Layers ◽  
Frictional Behaviour

A study is made of the frictional behaviour of crystals (diamond, magnesium oxide, sapphire) sliding on themselves in high vacuum (10 -10 torr). The surface films normally present on these crystals are very tenacious but they may be worn away by repeated sliding in the same track. Under these conditions the friction of the clean crystals may increase by a factor of ten so that the coefficient of friction may rise to μ ≈ 1. The frictional rise is limited because of the elastic and brittle behaviour of the contact regions. Under these conditions subsurface deformation and fracture of the crystal occurs and this, combined with the high surface adhesion, causes pronounced wear. Adsorption of a few molecular layers of gas can again reduce the friction to a low value. The results are relevant to the operation of bearings and to the wear of surfaces in space.

Paper 21: Variations in Friction and Wear between Unlubricated Steel Surfaces

1966 ◽  
Vol 181 (15) ◽  
pp. 16-24
Author(s):  
S. W. E. Earles ◽  
D. G. Powell
Keyword(s):  
Wear Rate ◽  
Mild Steel ◽  
Oxide Layer ◽  
Coefficient Of Friction ◽  
Surface Film ◽  
Frictional Heating ◽  
Subsequent Increase ◽  
Track Condition ◽  
The Coefficient Of Friction ◽  
Steel Disc

Experiments have been conducted in a normal atmosphere using a 0·25-in diameter mild-steel pin specimen sliding on a 10-in diameter mild-steel disc. The ranges of normal force and speed are 0·5–10·4 lbf and 20–190 ft/s respectively. Initially the coefficient of friction is comparatively large, and the wear is of the severe metallic form. However, frictional heating causes rapid oxidation of the surfaces and, if the sliding distance is sufficient, the eventual retention of an oxide layer causes a rapid decrease in the coefficient of friction and the wear rate decreases by 3–4 orders of magnitude. At speeds above about 75 ft/s and loads below about 5 lbf the formation, after several hours' sliding, of a continuous oxide layer on the track causes a further reduction in the pin wear rate. At higher loads and/or lower speeds this track condition is not attained. At speeds of 75 ft/s and above there exists a critical load (the magnitude of which depends on speed) above which periodic removals of the surface film(s) occur producing metallic wear and high friction. However, the subsequent increase in oxidation allows conditions of mild wear to be re-established generally within a few seconds. The steady-state coefficient of friction has been observed to be a function of load1/2 × speed, and periodic surface breakdowns found to occur when load1/2 × speed exceeds 170 lbf1/2 ft/s, the frequency decreasing with increasing load or speed.

Variation with load of the coefficient of friction and metallic transfer under conditions of boundary lubrication

1952 ◽  
Vol 212 (1111) ◽  
pp. 516-519 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Coefficient Of Friction ◽  
Boundary Lubrication ◽  
General Pattern ◽  
Copper Plate ◽  
Experimental Conditions ◽  
Average Hardness ◽  
Boundary Lubricant ◽  
The Coefficient Of Friction ◽  
Fixed Load ◽  
Molecular Layers

Several papers have been published recently which show for a number of metals that, under certain experimental conditions, several molecular layers of boundary lubricant are necessary to give effective lubrication, i.e. a coefficient of friction of 0.1 or less. Recent experiments by the authors suggest that these results represent parts of a more general pattern. In the previous work, the experiments were carried out at a fixed load; in the present, the load has been varied. The apparatus used was a copy of that described by Bowden & Leben (1939) for studying friction at low speeds of sliding. A hemispherical copper slider of radius 0-45 cm was caused to slide upon a flat copper plate at a speed of approximately 1 cm/min. Several specimens were used; their average hardness was 100 v .p .h .

Analysis of the Contribution of Adhesion and Ploughing to Shoe-Floor Lubricated Friction in the Boundary Lubrication Regime

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Caitlin Moore ◽  
Kurt Beschorner ◽  
Pradeep L. Menezes ◽  
Michael R. Lovell
Keyword(s):  
Coefficient Of Friction ◽  
Boundary Lubrication ◽  
Ambient Conditions ◽  
Lubrication Regimes ◽  
Lubrication Regime ◽  
Material Hardness ◽  
Lubrication Layer ◽  
The Coefficient Of Friction ◽  
Dry Conditions ◽  
Pin On Disk

Slip and fall accidents cost billions of dollars each year. Shoe-floor-lubricant friction has been shown to follow the Stribeck effect, operating primarily in the boundary and mixed-lubrication regimes. Two of the most important factors believed to significantly contribute to shoe-floor-lubricant friction in the boundary lubrication regime are adhesion and ploughing. Experiments were conducted using a pin-on-disk tribometer to quantify adhesion and ploughing contributions to shoe-floor friction in dry and lubricated conditions. The coefficient of friction between three shoe materials and two floor materials of different hardness and roughness were considered. Experiments were conducted under six lubricants for a sliding speed of 0.01 m/sec at ambient conditions. It was found that the contribution of adhesion and ploughing to shoe-floor-lubricant friction was significantly affected by material hardness, roughness, and lubricant properties. Material hardness and roughness are known to affect adhesion, with increased hardness or increased roughness typically resulting in decreased adhesion. The smoothest shoe material, while also being the hardest, resulted in the greatest adhesional contribution to friction. The roughest material, while also being the softest, resulted in the lowest adhesional contributions under dry conditions. Canola oil consistently resulted in the lowest percent of full adhesion and water consistently resulted in the highest percent of full adhesion, presumably due to the thickness, of the boundary lubrication layer. Ploughing contribution was dependent upon the hardness of the shoe and floor materials. A positive correlation was found between the shoe and floor hardness ratio and ploughing coefficient of friction.

scholarly journals The Influence of Surface Texturing on the Frictional Behaviour in Starved Lubricated Parallel Sliding Contacts

Lubricants ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (8) ◽  
pp. 68 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bijani ◽  
Deladi ◽  
Rooij ◽  
Schipper
Keyword(s):  
Coefficient Of Friction ◽  
Surface Texturing ◽  
Geometrical Parameters ◽  
Textured Surfaces ◽  
Tribological Behaviour ◽  
Sliding Contacts ◽  
Cavitation Effect ◽  
The Coefficient Of Friction ◽  
Starved Lubrication ◽  
Frictional Behaviour

Starvation occurs when the lubricated contact uses up the lubricant supply, and there is not enough lubricant in the contact to support the separation between solid surfaces. On the other hand, the use of textures on surfaces in lubricated contacts can result in a higher film thickness. In addition, a modification of the surface’s geometrical parameters can benefit the tribological behaviour of the contacts. In this article, for parallel sliding surfaces in starved lubricated conditions, the effect of surface texturing upon the coefficient of friction is investigated. It is shown that surface texturing may improve film formation under the conditions of starvation, and as a result, the frictional behaviour of the parallel sliding contact. Furthermore, the effect of starved lubrication on textured surfaces with different patterns in the presence of a cavitation effect, and its influence on frictional behaviour, is investigated. It is shown that surface texturing can reduce the coefficient of friction, and that under certain conditions, the texturing parameter could have an influence on the frictional behaviour of parallel sliding contacts in the starved lubrication regime.

Effect of surface structure, composition and texture on friction under boundary conditions

1952 ◽  
Vol 212 (1111) ◽  
pp. 508-512
Keyword(s):  
Oxide Film ◽  
Boundary Conditions ◽  
Coefficient Of Friction ◽  
Substrate Material ◽  
Pure Aluminium ◽  
Surface Layers ◽  
The Coefficient Of Friction ◽  
The Difference ◽  
Frictional Behaviour ◽  
Effect Of Surface

The coefficient of friction of surfaces lubricated under boundary conditions may be profoundly affected by such factors as the degree of working of the substrate material, the nature of the oxide film and the degree of roughness of the surface. Experiments are described wherein the frictional behaviour of surfaces of stainless steel specimens prepared in various ways was compared. The worked surface layers in these particular experiments appear to increase the value of the coefficient of friction, but the effect of surface texture is of predominant importance. The effect of different oxide films is best illustrated by reference to pure aluminium, the surface of which has been oxidized under different environmental conditions. The constitution of the oxide film formed is modified with a consequent effect on boundary friction. When the friction of rough and smooth surfaces is compared, the difference in behaviour appears to be qualitative rather than quantitative.

scholarly journals Tribo-electricity and friction

1926 ◽  
Vol 111 (758) ◽  
pp. 339-355 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Weight ◽  
Organic Compound ◽  
Coefficient Of Friction ◽  
Solid Surface ◽  
Boundary Lubrication ◽  
Exposed Surface ◽  
Flexible Materials ◽  
The Coefficient Of Friction ◽  
Glass Surfaces ◽  
Frictional Effects

This paper deals with the changes in the condition of glass surfaces when rubbed with flexible materials, chiefly cotton, linen, and silk, of varying purity. The condition is ascertained by two different, but associated, properties :— ( a ) The electric charges displayed by the glass surfaces when rubbed on textiles or on one another. ( b ) The coefficient of friction found between two of them after being subjected to identical rubbing. We have derived great help in the friction work both as regards theory and technique from the papers on “Boundary Lubrication,” by Sir William Hardy and his colleague (1, 2, 3 4). A solid surface may be modified in two distinct ways :— (1) By Addition of Material .—A solid surface exposed to an atmosphere con­taining water (or other) vapours, condenses and retains these; or if solid or liquid matter be rubbed on the surface, this will in general acquire and retain a covering film. The actual exposed surface is thus a complex of various materials, so that tribo-electric and frictional effects are complicated. We know that the friction of the surface is dependent on the character of the condensed film and on that of the solid underlying the film, according to the expression given by Sir William Hardy and Miss I. Doubleday (2), μ = b — a M, where M is the molecular weight of a condensed pure organic compound, a and b being parameters.

scholarly journals II. On friction between surfaces moving at low speeds

1878 ◽  
Vol 26 (179-184) ◽  
pp. 93-94
Keyword(s):  
Coefficient Of Friction ◽  
Relative Motion ◽  
Abrupt Change ◽  
Gradual Increase ◽  
Common Belief ◽  
The Coefficient Of Friction ◽  
The Common ◽  
Low Speeds ◽  
Open Question ◽  
Static Coefficient

The common belief regarding friction, which is based on the researches of Coulomb and Morin, is that between surfaces in motion the friction is independent of the velocity, but that the force required to start the sliding is (in some cases at least) greater than the force required to over­come friction during motion; in other words, the static coefficient is usually considered to be greater than the kinetic. It occurred to the authors that there might possibly be continuity between the two kinds of friction, instead of an abrupt change at the instant in which motion begins. We should thus expect that when the relative motion of the sur­faces is very slow there will be a gradual increase of friction as the velocity diminishes. Whether any such increase takes place at very low speeds is left an open question by the experiments of Coulomb and Morin, whose methods did not enable definite measurements of the friction to be made when the velocity was exceedingly small. The authors have succeeded in measuring the friction between surfaces moving with as low a velocity as one five-thousandth of a foot per second, and have found that in cer­tain cases there is decided increase in the coefficient of friction as the velocity diminishes.

Brush Dynamics: Models and Characteristics

2006 ◽  
Author(s):  
Libardo V. Vanegas Useche ◽  
Magd M. Abdel Wahab ◽  
Graham A. Parker
Keyword(s):  
Surface Roughness ◽  
Coefficient Of Friction ◽  
Rotational Speed ◽  
Surface Finishing ◽  
Stick Slip ◽  
Street Sweeping ◽  
The Coefficient Of Friction ◽  
Dynamics Models ◽  
Frictional Behaviour ◽  
Duct Cleaning

This paper reviews investigations into the dynamics and modelling of brushes. They include brushes for surface finishing operations, removal of fouling, post-CMP brushing processes, air duct cleaning, and street sweeping. The methods that have been proposed to model brush dynamics are described, and the results of the research into brush mechanics are presented and discussed. Some conclusions of the paper are as follows: brush dynamics is very complex, as it depends on the interaction among many phenomena and variables. The bristle oscillations that occur in some brushes constitute a complexity for modelling brush behaviour and are not normally addressed. Additionally, the literature reveals that the coefficient of friction is not a constant value that depends only on the materials and surface roughness of the two contacting bodies. Frictional behaviour strongly depends on many variables, such as brush setup angles and rotational speed, which play a part in the development of stick-slip friction cycles. Finally, it is concluded that brush behaviour and the phenomena involved in brushing have not been fully studied or understood and more research into this field is needed.

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