Development of Metal Cladding Additives for Agricultural Machinery Friction Unit Parts

The choice of materials for the formulation of the metal cladding additive has been theoretically substantiated. A process has been developed and a copper-containing lubricant composition has been synthesized. It is shown that the use of a metal cladding additive having antifriction and antiwear properties reduces 2.9 times the part wear rate. The effect of the additive on the anticorrosion properties and thermal-oxidative stability of the base oil has been studied.

Development and research of metal-cladding additive to lubricants

The article indicates that one of the directions of increasing the wear resistance of rubbing parts of machines and equipment, reducing friction losses and temperatures in the friction zone is the use of special metal-plating additives to lubricants. The Engineering Center of the Timiryazev Academy has developed an experimental metal-cladding additive under the code name “MP-21” based on a mixture of fatty acids (oleic, stearic, linoleic) and plastic metal salts of the same fatty acids. The tribotechnical properties of lubricating compositions with various additives in recommended concentrations were investigated on a modernized Timken-mashine friction machine in a steady state using samples from real rolling bearing assemblies. It has been established that the developed metal-cladding additive “MP-21”, along with the additive Renom Engine, provides maximum antiwear properties and allows to reduce the wear of rubbing samples in comparison with other investigated additives from 30% to several.

Application of explosive metal cladding in the manufacture of new, advanced layered materials exemplified by titanium Ti6Al4V – aluminium AA2519 bonding

Explosive metal cladding technology has been extensively developed since the mid-20th century. It is an area with the largest use of explosives for civil purposes, apart from mining. The global production of these materials runs at tens of thousands of square metres annually. Explosive bonding enables the production of a wide range of intermetallic compositions where, in many cases, no alternative methods are available. As an example, layered products include clad plates made of light metals, e.g. titanium, aluminium, magnesium showing different melting points, densities and hardness. Each new material combination requires an adaptation of the technology used by selecting suitable bonding parameters and new modified explosives. Several variants of Ti6Al4V/AA2519 explosive alloy bonding technology were created. The clad plates were tested using destructive and non-destructive techniques to determine bond strength and integrity. The study aimed to create new materials with improved ballistic resistance for structures used in the aviation and space industry.