Tribochemical behaviour of the selected mesogenic additive in n-hexadecane

Tribochemical behaviour of the selected mesogenic compound (4-butylcyclohexanoic acid p-hexaoxyphenyl ester) was investigated by means of ball-on-disk machine at ambient and elevated temperatures. To selection of the thermal conditions of tribological tests DSC technique was used and to analyse tribochemical products layered on the wear tracks-SEM/EDS, FTIRM and XPS ones. Obtained results show that the mesogen dissolved in n-hexadecane is an effective antiwear additive which decreases temperature of the lubricant. This is favoured mainly by tribochemical processes.