Influence of Aluminum Nanoparticles Additives on Tribological Properties of Base Oil

2017 ◽  
Vol 737 ◽  
pp. 184-191 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vu Nguyen Anh Le ◽  
Jau Wen Lin
Keyword(s):  
Oleic Acid ◽  
Wear Rate ◽  
Rotational Speed ◽  
Energy Dispersive Spectrometer ◽  
Optical Microscope ◽  
Friction Reduction ◽  
Aluminum Nanoparticles ◽  
Wear Properties ◽  
Base Oil ◽  
Pin On Disc

This study investigates the influence of aluminum nanoparticles, oleic acid as dispersants, and rotational speed on the tribological behavior of a lubricant. The experiments are performed on a pin-on-disc tribotester at a normal force of 90 N and a rotational speed ranging from 150 rpm to 600 rpm. Both the aluminum nanoparticles and oleic acid are in concentrations from 0 to 1 wt% and are added to the SN150 base oil. The results revealed that the addition of aluminum nanoparticles and oleic acid to the base oil will lead to significant friction reduction and anti-wear properties. The coefficient of friction (COF) and wear rate decreased after an increase in the concentration of nanoparticles and oleic acid, and an optimum concentration level was exhibited in which both COF and wear-rate were lowest. The viscosity and temperature of the lubricant are also evaluated. Further, the topography of discs after performance of sliding test have been analyzed through the use of an optical microscope, a scanning electron microscope (SEM), and an energy dispersive spectrometer (EDS) in order to interpret the mechanisms of nanoparticle action used to prevent friction and subsequent wear.

scholarly journals Wear Properties of Sc-Bearing Zr-Based Composite BMG with Nano-CuZr2 under Lubrication

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (14) ◽  
pp. 4909
Author(s):  
Shing-Hoa Wang ◽  
Chau-Chang Chou ◽  
Hsien-Hung Chung ◽  
Rong-Tan Huang ◽  
Horng-Yi Chang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Wear Rate ◽  
Wear Test ◽  
Surface Friction ◽  
Sample Surface ◽  
Optical Microscope ◽  
Wear Properties ◽  
Friction Coefficients ◽  
Adhesion Wear ◽  
Pin On Disk ◽  
New Phase

Lubricated sliding wear of amorphous (Zr55Cu30Ni10Al5)99.98Sc0.02/CuZr2 nanocrystal composite bulk metallic glasses (BMG) under various sliding velocities with a load of 20 N was investigated using the pin-on-disk test. After the wear test involving oil lubrication was performed, there was no wear induced new-phase transformation in the sample surface. Friction coefficients were within the range from 0.22 to approximately 0.29 under a 20-N load at different sliding velocities. Therefore, the calculated friction coefficients clearly indicated that the adhesion wear dominated from the experimental results. This deformation behavior resulted in a higher wear rate and wear coefficient. In addition, worn surfaces were characterized and examined under a scanning electron microscope (SEM) and optical microscope. The mechanism of high wear rate was clarified.

scholarly journals Tribology Properties of Synthesized Multiscale Lamellar WS2 and Their Synergistic Effect with Anti-Wear Agent ZDDP

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 115 ◽  
Author(s):  
Na Wu ◽  
Ningning Hu ◽  
Jinhe Wu ◽  
Gongbo Zhou
Keyword(s):  
Friction Coefficient ◽  
Synergistic Effect ◽  
Solid Phase ◽  
Friction Reduction ◽  
Lubricating Oil ◽  
Solid Phase Reaction ◽  
Phase Reaction ◽  
Wear Properties ◽  
Base Oil ◽  
Electron Probe Micro Analyzer

The microscale/nanoscale lamellar-structure WS2 particles with sizes of 2 µm and 500 nm were synthesized by solid-phase reaction method and characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The synergies between microscale/nanoscale WS2 particles and ZDDP as lubricating oil additives was evaluated by means of UMT-2 tribometer at room temperature. The wear scars were examined with SEM and electron-probe micro-analyzer (EPMA). The results show that the anti-wear properties were improved and the friction coefficient was greatly decreased with the simultaneous addition of WS2 particles and ZDDP, and the largest reduction of friction coefficient was 47.2% compared with that in base oil. Moreover, the presence of ZDDP additive in the lubricant further enhances the friction-reduction and anti-wear effect of microscale/nanoscale WS2. This confirms that there is a synergistic effect between WS2 particles and ZDDP.

TRIBOLOGICAL AND THERMOPHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF JATROPHA OIL CONTAINING TIO2 NANOPARTICLES

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rajaganapathy C ◽  
Vasudevan D
Keyword(s):  
Tio2 Nanoparticles ◽  
Friction Reduction ◽  
Engine Oil ◽  
Material Surface ◽  
Wear Properties ◽  
Weight Percentage ◽  
Pin On Disc ◽  
The Coefficient Of Friction ◽  
Wire Method ◽  
Surface Examination

In this paper, an attempt was made, to evaluate the tribological performance of Jatropa oil with addition of nanoparticles, on wear reduction in Al 6082 and it was compared with SAE20W40 engine oil. Experiments were conducted with pure Jatropa oil with different weight percentage of TiO2 nanoparticles such as 0%, 0.1%, 0.3% and 0.5%. The coefficient of friction and specific wear rate of the Al specimens were found by using pin on disc tribo-meter as per ASTM G99 standards, at constant speed of 1m/s using different loads such as 20N, 40N and 60N. The experimental results indicated that the addition of TiO2 with Jatropa oil indicated good friction reduction and anti-wear properties, compared to SAE20W40 engine oil. The lubricant viscosity and thermal conductivity were measured using Redwood viscometer and Transient hot wire method. Surface analysis was done using scanning electron microscopy to the study surface morphology of pin material. Surface examination revealed that TiO2 Nanoparticles lead to smoother worn surfaces than commercial Engine oil SAE20W40.

scholarly journals Tribological behavior of ammonium-based protic ionic liquid as lubricant additive

Friction ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 169-178
Author(s):  
Hong Guo ◽  
Patricia Iglesias
Keyword(s):  
Ionic Liquid ◽  
Tribological Behavior ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Disk Surface ◽  
Optical Microscope ◽  
Friction Reduction ◽  
Proton Nuclear Magnetic Resonance ◽  
Wear Volume ◽  
Wear Properties ◽  
Protic Ionic Liquid

Abstract In this study, the tribological behavior of an ammonium-based protic ionic liquid (PIL) as an additive in a base mineral oil (MO) is investigated on a steel-steel contact at room temperature and 100 °C. Tri-[bis(2-hydroxyethylammonium)] citrate (DCi) was synthesized in a simple and low-cost way, and the ionic structure of DCi was confirmed by proton nuclear magnetic resonance (1H NMR). The stability measurement of 1 wt% DCi to a MO was investigated, and the lubricating ability and anti-wear properties of DCi as an additive in MO were also examined using a custom-designed reciprocating ball-on-flat tribometer. Optical microscope and profilometry were used to obtain the worn morphology of the steel disks. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS) were carried out to investigate the wear mechanism and to analyze the surface interactions between the rubbing components. When 1 wt% DCi is added into the base MO, frictional performance is improved at both temperatures studied with a friction reduction of 29.0% and 35.5%, respectively. Moreover, the addition of 1 wt% DCi to MO reduced the wear volume 59.4% compared to the use of MO. An oxygen-richened tribolayer is confirmed by EDS on the disk surface when DCi was used as additive under 100 °C.

scholarly journals Experimental Study on the Lubrication and Cooling Effect of Graphene in Base Oil for Si3N4/Si3N4 Sliding Pairs

Micromachines ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 160
Author(s):  
Lixiu Zhang ◽  
Xiaoyi Wei ◽  
Junhai Wang ◽  
Yuhou Wu ◽  
Dong An ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Rotational Speed ◽  
High Strength ◽  
Cooling Effect ◽  
Lubricating Oil ◽  
Protective Film ◽  
Test Results ◽  
Wear Properties ◽  
Experimental Conditions ◽  
Base Oil ◽  
Few Layer Graphene

Recently, the engineering structural ceramics as friction and wear components in manufacturing technology and devices have attracted much attention due to their high strength and corrosion resistance. In this study, the tribological properties of Si3N4/Si3N4 sliding pairs were investigated by adding few-layer graphene to base lubricating oil on the lubrication and cooling under different experimental conditions. Test results showed that lubrication and cooling performance was obviously improved with the addition of graphene at high rotational speeds and low loads. For oil containing 0.1 wt% graphene at a rotational speed of 3000 r·min−1 and 40 N loads, the average friction coefficient was reduced by 76.33%. The cooling effect on Si3N4/Si3N4 sliding pairs, however, was optimal at low rotational speeds and high loads. For oil containing 0.05 wt% graphene at a lower rotational speed of 500 r·min−1 and a higher load of 140 N, the temperature rise was reduced by 19.76%. In addition, the wear mark depth would decrease when adding appropriate graphene. The mechanism behind the reduction in friction and anti-wear properties was related to the formation of a lubricating protective film.

Tribological Investigation of Nanographite Platelets as Additive in Anti-Wear Lubricant: A Top-Down Approach

2014 ◽  
Vol 136 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Flavio A. C. Vidal ◽  
Antonio F. Ávila
Keyword(s):  
Friction Coefficient ◽  
Friction Reduction ◽  
Wear Properties ◽  
Top Down ◽  
Base Oil ◽  
Graphene Layers ◽  
Sliding Mechanism ◽  
Wear And Friction ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Mineral Base

A top-down approach is employed to investigate the tribological effect of adding nanographite platelets (NGPs) to mineral base oil (MBO). The performance of the NGP-modified MBO was evaluated by examining the friction and anti-wear properties. Four different types of NGPs produced by two different processes were employed. The optimal NGP-modified MBO attained a significant wear and friction reduction when compared with the MBO without NGPs. The process used to exfoliate the graphite nanoplatelet samples provided better wear properties because of the graphene layers' smoother sliding mechanism. Graphene layers seeped inside the groove marks to keep the friction coefficient low.

Wear Properties of Metal Matrix Composite Al-Cu and Al-Cu-TiB2

2015 ◽  
Vol 819 ◽  
pp. 268-273 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ramli Rosmamuhamadani ◽  
Shamsuddin Sulaiman ◽  
Mohd Idris Shah Ismail ◽  
Mohamed Arif Azmah Hanim ◽  
Mahesh Talari
Keyword(s):  
Wear Rate ◽  
Metal Matrix ◽  
Wear Behavior ◽  
Optical Microscope ◽  
Constant Load ◽  
Matrix Composites ◽  
Wear Properties ◽  
Casting Technique ◽  
Cu Alloy

Tensile and wear properties of aluminium (Al) based metal matrix composites (MMCs) was prepared by added titanium diboride (TiB2) with in-situ technique by salt route. The salts used in this research were potassium hexafluorotitanate (K2TiF6) and potassium tetrafluoroborate (KBF4). Nanocomposite samples were prepared by casting technique associated with incorporating 3 and 6 wt.% of TiB2 into matrix of Al-6wt.%Cu. Instron and wear tests machine were used to characterize the tensile and wear Al-Cu alloys properties. Results showed that increase in TiB2 content gave the high properties of tensile and wear behavior. The study indicates that TiB2 particles have giving improvement the wear performance of the Al–6wt.%Cu alloy. For a constant load and sliding speed, the wear rate decreases as a function of amount of TiB2 in the composite. The wear rate decrease with increasing in wt.% TiB2 particles for the all loads applied. However, addition of TiB2 particle to the Al–6 wt%.Cu matrix has show the coefficient value of wear decreases regardless of applied load. Study of the wear surfaces both alloy and composites by optical microscope suggests that the improvement in wear resistance is mainly due to the formation of finer groove or debris by content of TiB2.

scholarly journals Microstructure and Properties of h-BN-Reinforced Titanium Alloy Matrix Composite Fabricated with Optimized Spark Plasma Sintering Parameters

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
John Olorunfemi Abe ◽  
Olawale Popoola ◽  
Patricia Popoola ◽  
Emmanuel Ajenifuja
Keyword(s):  
Wear Rate ◽  
Heating Rate ◽  
Spark Plasma Sintering ◽  
Optical Microscope ◽  
Holding Time ◽  
Solid Matrix ◽  
Wear Properties ◽  
Alloy Matrix ◽  
Plasma Sintering ◽  
Spark Plasma

Abstract The effects of different combinations of spark plasma sintering parameters: temperature, pressure, heating rate and holding time, at three levels on the microstructure, densification, mechanical and wear properties of Ti6Al4V/h-BN binary composite were considered in this work. The design method of Taguchi and signal-to-noise (S/N) ratios analysis and main effects of the parameters were employed to randomize and optimize the levels of the SPS parameters. The microstructure and phase features of the samples sintered were analyzed by using a scanning electron microscope, an optical microscope and X-ray diffractometer respectively. Archimedes’ method, Vickers microhardness tester and a tribometer were used to evaluate the densification, microhardness and wear profiles of the samples. The most important parameter levels for optimum quality characteristics of the sintered composite were obtained at temperature, pressure, heating rate and holding time of 1000 °C, 30 MPa, 100 °C/min and 10 min, respectively. Ti6Al4V/h-BN composite approaching complete theoretical densification of 99.54%, microhardness value of 7.03 GPa, 1.66 GPa yield strength, 2.29 GPa ultimate tensile strength and wear rate of 8.075 x 10-6 mm3/Nm, respectively was produced with the optimized process parameters. The microhardness improved by approximately 216% and the wear rate improved by 97.8% of the Ti6Al4V alloy matrix. The improved microstructure, higher densification, mechanical and wear properties of the optimized composite were promoted by high sintering temperature and low heating rate which ensured adequate diffusional mass transport, achievement of refined grains, better pore filling and formation of solid matrix-reinforcement interfacial integrity.

scholarly journals Study on Friction and Wear Properties of Pantograph Strip/Copper Contact Wire for High-Speed Train

2014 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 125-128 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tao Ding ◽  
Wenjing Xuan ◽  
Qiudong He ◽  
Hao Wu ◽  
Wei Xiong
Keyword(s):  
Wear Rate ◽  
Electric Current ◽  
High Speed ◽  
Friction And Wear ◽  
Optical Microscope ◽  
Wear Properties ◽  
Contact Wire ◽  
Arc Erosion ◽  
The Coefficient Of Friction ◽  
Friction And Wear Properties

A series of experiments on friction and wear properties of carbon strip rubbing against copper contact wire is performed on high-speed friction and wear tester with electric current. The results show that the friction coefficient is generally maintained between 0.24 and 0.37. In the absence of electric current, the coefficient of friction is higher than that in the presence of electric current. The wear rate of carbon strip materials is generally not more than 0.014g/km. In particular, the wear rate under the electric current of 240 A is 14 times more than that in the absence of electric current. By observing the scar of worn surface with optical microscope, it can be found that there are obvious slip scars and arc erosive pits. The dominated wear mechanisms are abrasive wear and arc erosion in electrical sliding frictional process.

scholarly journals Improving the lubrication and anti-corrosion performance of polyurea grease via ingredient optimization

Friction ◽  
2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Guanlin Ren ◽  
Xiaowen Sun ◽  
Wen Li ◽  
Hao Li ◽  
Lin Zhang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Performance Characteristics ◽  
Friction Reduction ◽  
Chemical Components ◽  
Load Carrying Capacity ◽  
Wear Properties ◽  
Base Oil ◽  
Lubrication Film ◽  
Load Carrying ◽  
Polyurea Grease ◽  
Organic Amines

Abstract Thickener formulation plays a significant role in the performance characteristics of grease. The polyurea greases (PUGs) were synthesized using mineral oil (500SN) as the base oil, and by regulating the reaction of diphenylmethane diisocyanate (MDI) and different organic amines. The as-prepared PUGs from the reaction of MDI and cyclohexylamine/p-toluidine exhibit the optimum physicochemical and friction-wear properties, confirming that the regulation of thickener formulation can improve the performance characteristics of grease, including friction reduction, wear, corrosion resistance, and load-carrying capacity. The anticorrosion and lubrication properties of as-prepared PUGs depend on good sealing functions and a boundary lubrication film (synergy of grease-film and tribo-chemical reaction film), as well as their chemical components and structure.

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