Journal
WEAR
Volume 486, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE SA
DOI: 10.1016/j.wear.2021.204070
Keywords
IF-WS2; Nano-additives; Modified; Castor oil; Friction and wear; Lubrication mechanism
Funding
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [2018NSFC51805100]
- Open Foundation of Guangxi Key Laboratory of Processing for Non-ferrous Metals and Featured Materials [2020GXYSOF13]
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The study investigates the performance of mixed lubricant with modified IF-WS2 nanoparticles and castor oil, showing a significant decrease in friction coefficient and worn volume after adding modified IF-WS2. Mechanism analysis reveals that the improvement in lubrication performance is attributed to the polarity of castor oil and the unique structure of modified IF-WS2.
The development of eco-friendly lubricant is the requirement of the times. In this paper, the modified IF-WS2 nanoparticles are added to castor oil as additives to prepare mixed lubricant. The lubrication performances of the mixed oil are investigated by ball-on-disc rotary friction tester, and then the surface scratches are characterized by depth of field digital microscope, scanning electron microscope and Raman spectrometer. Experiments reveal that compared with the base oil, the friction coefficient and worn volume decrease by 27.4% and 47.2% after adding modified IF-WS2 as additives under 300 rpm and 5 N conditions, respectively. From mechanism analysis, this improvement in lubrication performance is attributed to the polarity of castor oil and the unique pressure bearing structure and dispersion stability of modified IF-WS2, which makes that the castor oil molecules can better adsorb around the modified IF-WS2 to form heavy loading bearing friction oil film so as to reduce friction and wear. In summary, results indicate the mixture of modified IF-WS2 nanoparticles and vegetable lubricating oil has an attractive prospect in the field of environmentally-friendly products.
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