scholarly journals Theoretical and Experimental Investigation on Friction in Lubricated Line Contacts with Different Materials and Textures in Presence of Wear

2016 ◽  
Vol 681 ◽  
pp. 142-154 ◽  
Author(s):  
Francesca Di Puccio ◽  
Enrico Ciulli
Keyword(s):  
Surface Roughness ◽  
Experimental Investigation ◽  
Friction Coefficient ◽  
Boundary Lubrication ◽  
Flat Surface ◽  
Surface Conditions ◽  
Lubrication Regimes ◽  
Line Contacts ◽  
Lubrication Conditions ◽  
Theoretical Procedure

An experimental investigation on the friction coefficient in line contacts under mixed and boundary lubrication regimes is described. Rectangular contacts between cylindrical specimens and the flat surface of discs of different material and surface roughness combinations were analyzed. Very low Stribeck numbers have been considered, resulting also in low dimensionless film thickness, so that the morphology of the surfaces and the material had a remarking role. In this work, the theoretical procedure for assessing the friction coefficient in the tested cases is described and compared to experimental results. Additionally, wear effects obtained in boundary lubrication conditions are shown. The surface conditions are put in relation with some particular trends of the friction coefficient obtained for certain combinations of materials and roughness.

scholarly journals Comparison Between the Action of Nano-Oxides and Conventional EP Additives in Boundary Lubrication

Lubricants ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (5) ◽  
pp. 54
Author(s):  
Valdicleide Silva Mello ◽  
Marinalva Ferreira Trajano ◽  
Ana Emilia Diniz Silva Guedes ◽  
Salete Martins Alves
Keyword(s):  
Friction Coefficient ◽  
Boundary Lubrication ◽  
Friction And Wear ◽  
Film Formation ◽  
Environmental Issues ◽  
Protective Film ◽  
Extreme Pressure ◽  
Extreme Pressure Additives ◽  
Environmental Requirements ◽  
Lubrication Conditions

Additives are essential in lubricant development, improving their performance by the formation of a protective film, thus reducing friction and wear. Some such additives are extreme pressure additives. However, due to environmental issues, their use has been questioned because their composition includes sulfur, chlorine, and phosphorus. Nanoparticles have been demonstrated to be a suitable substitute for those additives. This paper aims to make a comparison of the tribological performance of conventional EP additives and oxides nanoparticles (copper and zinc) under boundary lubrication conditions. The additives (nanoparticles, ZDDP, and sulfur) were added to mineral and synthetic oils. The lubricant tribological properties were analyzed in the tribometer HFRR (high frequency reciprocating rig), and during the test, the friction coefficient and percentual of film formation were measured. The wear was analyzed by scanning electron microscopy. The results showed that the conventional EP additives have a good performance owing to their anti-wear and small friction coefficient in both lubricant bases. The oxides nanoparticles, when used as additives, can reduce the friction more effectively than conventional additives, and displayed similar behavior to the extreme pressure additives. Thus, the oxide nanoparticles are more environmentally suitable, and they can replace EP additives adapting the lubricant to current environmental requirements.

The Relation Between the Friction of Lubricated Rough Surfaces and Apparent Normal Pressure

1989 ◽  
Vol 111 (2) ◽  
pp. 260-264 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. Lacey ◽  
A. A. Torrance ◽  
J. A. Fitzpatrick
Keyword(s):  
Surface Roughness ◽  
Friction Coefficient ◽  
Boundary Lubrication ◽  
Slip Line ◽  
Field Model ◽  
Rough Surfaces ◽  
Normal Pressure ◽  
Line Field ◽  
Slip Line Field ◽  
Asperity Contacts

Most previous studies of boundary lubrication have ignored the contribution of surface roughness to friction. However, recent work by Moalic et al. (1987) has shown that when asperity contacts can be modelled by a slip line field, there is a precise relation between the friction coefficient and the asperity slope. Here, it is shown that there is also a relation between the friction coefficient and the normal pressure for rough surfaces which can be predicted from a development of the slip line field model.

scholarly journals Friction coefficient in mixed lubrication: A simplified analytical approach for highly loaded non-conformal contacts

2017 ◽  
Vol 9 (7) ◽  
pp. 168781401770626 ◽  
Author(s):  
Javier Echávarri Otero ◽  
Eduardo de la Guerra Ochoa ◽  
Enrique Chacón Tanarro ◽  
Benito del Río López
Keyword(s):  
Friction Coefficient ◽  
Thermal Effects ◽  
Mixed Lubrication ◽  
Good Precision ◽  
Experimental Conditions ◽  
Lubrication Regime ◽  
Line Contacts ◽  
Mixed Lubrication Regime ◽  
Lubrication Conditions ◽  
Highly Loaded

This article presents an analytical model for predicting friction in mixed lubrication regime. The calculations consider load shared between roughness asperities and the lubricant film, as well as the appearance of thermal effects in the contact and the influence of the lubricant rheology. Tests using tribometers have been performed to measure the friction coefficient in non-conformal surfaces for both point and line contacts. This allows verifying the results of the model under a broad range of experimental conditions with an influence on the lubrication conditions. Reasonably good precision has been found in the results obtained, which combined with a simplicity of use confers the model a high practical utility for rough estimates of the friction coefficient under mixed lubrication.

Tribological properties of trimellitates containing polymethacrylates viscosity modifiers

2017 ◽  
Vol 232 (7) ◽  
pp. 882-889 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yan Zhao ◽  
Weimin Li ◽  
Xiaobo Wang ◽  
Jing Wang
Keyword(s):  
Friction Coefficient ◽  
Boundary Lubrication ◽  
Adsorbed Layer ◽  
Physical Property ◽  
Tribological Performance ◽  
Film Forming ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Viscosity Modifiers ◽  
Lubrication Conditions ◽  
Reducing Properties

In the present work, physical property, film-forming property, and tribological performance of three trimellitates and their blends with polymethacrylates viscosity modifiers were investigated. The results showed that the addition of polymethacrylate can significantly improve the viscosity and low temperature fluidity of the base fluids, while exerting slight influence on the viscosity-temperature properties and film forming performance. Tribological tests showed that under boundary lubrication conditions, polymethacrylate modified lubricants exhibit better friction reducing properties over a wide range of temperature and load. However, under high temperature or high load, the performance is weakened. This phenomenon should be due to the formation and destruction of the physically absorbed layer of the polymethacrylate polymer molecular on the metal surface. Under moderate boundary lubrication conditions, the physically absorbed layer can effectively prevent the direct contact of rubbing surface, resulting in a reduction of friction coefficient, while under more severe boundary lubrication conditions, the adsorbed layer is destroyed and the friction coefficient increases again.

Investigation of wear mechanism of forged steel piston skirt under boundary lubricated conditions

2018 ◽  
Vol 70 (7) ◽  
pp. 1303-1309
Author(s):  
Zhang Jian ◽  
Deng Lijun ◽  
Hao Guannan ◽  
Liu Shiying
Keyword(s):  
Surface Roughness ◽  
Wear Mechanism ◽  
Boundary Lubrication ◽  
Normal Load ◽  
Testing Machine ◽  
Wear Model ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Piston Skirt ◽  
Steel Piston ◽  
Lubrication Conditions

Purpose With the implementation of new emission standards, the thermal–mechanical coupling load of engine pistons becomes more important. In this case, forged steel material with higher fatigue limit and impact resistance has been applied gradually in piston manufacturing. However, new failure problems emerge, and the wear of skirt under boundary lubrication conditions is an essential problem which needs to be solved urgently. Design/methodology/approach In this research, the abrasion testing machine was used to simulate the wear behavior under different conditions of normal pressure, relative velocity and surface roughness. Besides, the wear morphology was observed by scanning electron microscope. Then, the wear model was established by using test results fitting method, offering a way to conduct qualitative analysis for the wear problem under the same conditions. Findings The results show that mainly the wear mechanism of the piston skirt under boundary lubricated conditions is adhesive wear and abrasive wear. In addition, the coefficient and wear rate will increase with the increase in the normal load and surface roughness and decrease with the increase in the relative speed. In the wear model, the wear loss is mainly influenced by the normal load, the relative sliding speed and the wear time. Originality/value The wear degree of piston skirt was qualitatively obtained in this investigation by factors such as pressure, velocity and so on, and the wear mechanism of forged steel piston skirt under boundary lubrication conditions was also determined. These could provide theoretical support for further optimization of cylinder motion and oil supply system, reduction of friction loss and power loss.

scholarly journals Tribological Performance of Additively Manufactured AISI H13 Steel in Different Surface Conditions

Materials ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
pp. 928
Author(s):  
Elisabeth Guenther ◽  
Moritz Kahlert ◽  
Malte Vollmer ◽  
Thomas Niendorf ◽  
Christian Greiner
Keyword(s):  
Surface Roughness ◽  
Friction Coefficient ◽  
Bearing Steel ◽  
Tribological Performance ◽  
Laser Surface ◽  
Laser Surface Texturing ◽  
H13 Steel ◽  
Surface Conditions ◽  
Aisi H13 Steel ◽  
Aisi H13

Additive manufacturing of metallic tribological components offers unprecedented degrees of freedom, but the surface roughness of most as-printed surfaces impedes the direct applicability of such structures, and postprocessing is necessary. Here, the tribological performance of AISI H13 steel samples was studied. These were additively manufactured through laser powder bed fusion (L-PBF), also referred to as selective laser melting (SLM). Samples were tested in four different surface conditions: as-printed, polished, ground and polished, and laser-surface-textured (LST) with round dimples. Friction experiments were conducted in a pin-on-disk fashion against bearing steel disks under lubrication with an additive-free mineral base oil for sliding speeds between 20 and 170 mm/s. Results demonstrated that, among the four surface treatments, grinding and polishing resulted in the lowest friction coefficient, followed by the as-printed state, while both polishing alone and laser-surface texturing increased the friction coefficient. Surprisingly, direct correlation between surface roughness and friction coefficient, i.e., the rougher the surface was, the higher the friction force, was not observed. Wear was minimal in all cases and below what could be detected by gravimetrical means. These results highlight the need for an adequate post-processing treatment of additively manufactured parts that are to be employed in tribological systems.

Granular Collision Lubrication: Experimental Investigation and Comparison to Theory

2007 ◽  
Vol 129 (4) ◽  
pp. 923-932 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karim N. Elkholy ◽  
M. M. Khonsari
Keyword(s):  
Surface Roughness ◽  
Experimental Investigation ◽  
Friction Coefficient ◽  
Kinetic Theory ◽  
Rotational Speed ◽  
Applied Load ◽  
Vertical Displacement ◽  
Shear Cell ◽  
Sliding Motion ◽  
Annular Shear Cell

An experimental investigation of the friction and lift characteristics of granular lubrication is presented. Experiments are carried out to demonstrate the vertical displacement (lift) observed in an annular shear cell apparatus. Results are presented for the friction coefficient as a function of the rotational speed and the applied load for several surface roughness combinations. Simulations of the kinetic theory for the granular material are performed and compared to the experimental results. The experiments provide an evidence for the formation of granular lift between two disks undergoing sliding motion.

Experimental Investigation on Effects of Surface Roughness Geometry Affecting to Flow Resistance

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Takahiro Ito ◽  
Ayumu Matsumoto ◽  
Toshihisa Ito ◽  
Masaaki Motozawa ◽  
Kaoru Iwamoto ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Surface Roughness ◽  
Experimental Investigation ◽  
Friction Coefficient ◽  
Flow Resistance ◽  
Outer Cylinder ◽  
Concentric Cylinder ◽  
Test Cylinder ◽  
Roughness Profile ◽  
Grain Roughness ◽  
Ridge And Valley

Experimental investigation on effects of surface roughness geometry affecting to flow resistance has been carried out. The concentric cylinder device composed of outer cylinder and inner test cylinder was employed to the experiment. We prepared 24 different roughness models having various skewness of roughness profile as test inner cylinders. Surface of test cylinder has ridge and valley roughness whose shapes are isosceles right triangle V-shape. These ridge and valley are arranged at equal intervals. Therefore, RMS roughness of the surface and skewness of the surface roughness profile can be evaluated. In the experiment, inner cylinder is rotated but outer cylinder is stationary, torque of rotating inner cylinder was measured. Based on the torque measurement, we investigated the effect of skweness of the surface roughness on flow resistance. As a result, when the roughness profile has Gaussian distribution (skewness = 0), friction coefficient increases with increasing RMS roughness. Moreover, friction coefficient also increases with increasing skewness of surface roughness under same RMS roughness. In order to predict the friction coefficient from the geometric information of the surface, we estimated the equivalent sand grain roughness from surface roughness parameters. Results showed that it was clarified the relation among skewness of roughness profile, equivalent sand grain roughness and the root mean square of surface roughness.

Experimental Investigation of Porous Bronze Bearings

1973 ◽  
Vol 95 (2) ◽  
pp. 173-179 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. Cusano ◽  
R. M. Phelan
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Study ◽  
Experimental Investigation ◽  
Coefficient Of Friction ◽  
Boundary Lubrication ◽  
Operating Conditions ◽  
The Coefficient Of Friction ◽  
Theoretical Analyses ◽  
Lubrication Conditions

An experimental study was made of the performance of porous bronze bearings under different operating conditions. A PV value of 50,000 psi ft/min was found to be too high for the assembly used when the bearings were lubricated only by the oil initially provided within their structure. Tests at a PV value of 33,000 psi ft/min gave satisfactory results. The coefficient of friction was found to vary with load and to be almost independent of speed for the bearings tested under boundary lubrication conditions. Except for relatively light loads and moderate and higher speeds, the bearings operate under boundary lubrication conditions. When pressurized oil was supplied to the bearings, it was found that, for the same operating conditions, porous bearings run at higher eccentricity ratios than solid bearings, as predicted by theoretical analyses.

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