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Macroscopic Oil-Based Superlubricity Achieved on Steel Surfaces with the Roughness of Engineering Level

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TRIBOLOGY LETTERS
Volume 71, Issue 2, Pages -

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SPRINGER/PLENUM PUBLISHERS
DOI: 10.1007/s11249-023-01707-6

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Superlubricity; Surface roughness; 1,3-diketone oil; Tribochemical reaction

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The lubricating performance of 1,3-diketone oil was tested on steel surfaces with different roughness grades. Superlubricity was achieved on both smooth and typical engineering surfaces, with the rougher surface showing a shorter running-in time. However, superlubricity was not achieved on the roughest surface due to excessive consumption of oil and large abrasive particles. This study is the first to report oil-based superlubricity on steel surfaces with a roughness of around 200 nm, with potential applications in industry.
In this work, the lubricating performance of 1,3-diketone oil was tested on steel surfaces with roughness grades in three different orders of magnitude. The results indicate that 1,3-diketone achieved superlubricity on both the smooth engineering surface (Sa = 17 nm) and a typical engineering surface (Sa = 202 nm). Remarkably, the superlubricity is obtained at a shorter running-in time on the rougher surface than on the smoother one. This is due to an accelerated tribochemical reaction by increasing the surface contact with the 1,3-diketone. In contrast, superlubricity is not achieved on the roughest surface (Sa = 2171 nm) due to the excessive consumption of 1,3-diketone oil and the large abrasive particles produced. This is the first paper to report oil-based superlubricity on steel surfaces with a roughness of around 200 nm. These results confirm the successful superlubricity of engineering steel with 1,3-diketone oil, which has an excellent prospect for industrial applications.

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