Journal
TRIBOLOGY LETTERS
Volume 40, Issue 2, Pages 215-224Publisher
SPRINGER/PLENUM PUBLISHERS
DOI: 10.1007/s11249-010-9624-2
Keywords
Ionic liquids; Polyurea grease; Friction reducing; Anti-wear additives
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Funding
- 973 Program [2007CB607601]
- NSFC [50721602, 20533080]
- Chinese Academy of Sciences [KJCX2.YW.H16]
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Five room temperature ionic liquids (ILs), 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium hexafluorophosphate (L-P104), 1-hexyl-3-methylimidazolium hexafluorophosphate (L-P106), 1-octyl-3-methylimidazolium hexafluorophosphate (L-P108), 1-decyl-3-methylimidazolium hexafluorophosphate (L-P110), and 1-hexyl-3-methylimidazolium tetrafluoroborate (LB106) were studied as 1 wt% additives of polyurea grease for steel/steel contacts. Their tribological behaviors as additives of polyurea grease for steel/steel contacts were evaluated on an Optimol SRV-IV oscillating reciprocating friction and wear tester and an MRS-1J (G) four-ball tester at room and high temperatures. The friction test results showed that the ILs, as 1 wt% additives in polyurea grease for steel/steel contacts, had better friction reduction and anti-wear properties at high temperature than at room temperature, and ILs can significantly improve the friction reduction and anti-wear properties of polyurea grease compared with base grease containing 1 wt% of zinc dialkyldithiophosphate (T204). The excellent tribological properties are attributed to the formation of a surface protective film composed of FeF(2), nitrides, and compound containing the P-O bonding on the lubricated metal surface by a tribochemical reaction. The ordered adsorbed films and good miscibility of ILs with the base grease also contributed to the excellent tribological properties. Wear mechanisms and worn steel surfaces were studied by a PHI-5702 multifunctional X-ray photoelectron spectrometer and a JSM-5600LV scanning electron microscope.
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