1]A study on the tribological characteristics of graphite nano lubricants Chang-Gun Lee, Yu-Jin Hwang, Young-Min Choi, Jae-Keun

Lee, Cheol Choi and

Je-Myung Oh
International Journal of Precision Engineering and Manufacturing Volume 10, Number 1, 85-90, DOI: 10.1007/s12541-009-0013-4 Abstract Many researchers have tried to improve the tribological characteristics of lubricants to decrease friction coefficients and wear rates. One approach is simply the use of additives in the base lubricant to change its properties. Recently, nanoparticles have emerged as a new kind of additive because of their size, shape and other properties. A nano lubricant is a new kind of engineering lubricant made of nanoparticles, dispersant, and base lubricant. In this study, graphite nanoparticles were used to fabricate nano lubricants with enhanced tribological properties and lubrication characteristics. The base lubricant used was industrial gear oil, which has a kinematic viscosity of 220 cSt at 40C. To investigate the physical and tribological properties of nano lubricants, friction coefficients and temperatures were measured by a disk-on-disk tribotester. The surfaces of the fixed plates were observed by a scanning electron microscope and an atomic force microscope to analyze the characteristics of the friction surfaces. The results show that when comparing fixed plates coated with raw and nano lubricants, the plate coated with a nano lubricant containing graphite nanoparticles had a lower friction coefficient and less wear. These results indicate that graphite nanoparticle additives improve the lubrication properties of regular lubricants. Keywords Graphite nanoparticles - Lubrication - Nano lubricant - Disk-on-disk tribotester - Stribeck curve Cited By 1.Narayanunni, Vinay (2011) Influence of surface topography on frictional properties of Cu surfaces under different lubrication conditions: Comparison of dry, base oil, and ZnS nanowire-based lubrication system. Tribology International 44(12) 2.Park, Kyung-Hee (2011) , Effect of Nano-Enhanced Lubricant in Minimum Quantity Lubrication Balling Milling. Journal of Tribology 133(3) 3. Kim, Sang Ho (2011), Effect of pressure on tribological characteristics between sintered friction materials and steel disk. International Journal of Precision Engineering and Manufacturing 12(4) 4. Ramezanzadeh, B. (2011), A study on the anticorrosion performance of the epoxypolyamide nanocomposites containing ZnO nanoparticles. Progress in Organic Coatings 5. Hong, Yong (2010) Simulation of clutch actuation system for commercial vehicle. International Journal of Precision Engineering and Manufacturing 11(6) 6. Ramezanzadeh, B. (2010) Effect of ZnO nanoparticles on the thermal and mechanical properties of epoxy-based nanocomposite. Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry

7. Park, Seonghun (2010) Effect of tip geometry of atomic force microscope on mechanical responses of bovine articular cartilage and agarose gel. International Journal of Precision Engineering and Manufacturing 11(1) 2] Enhancement of Lubrication Properties of Nano-oil by Controlling the Amount of Fullerene Nanoparticle Additives Jaekeun Lee, Sangwon Cho, Yujin Hwang, Changgun Lee and Soo H. Kim Tribology Letters Volume 28, Number 2, 203-208, DOI: 10.1007/s11249-007-9265-2 Abstract In this article, the tribological properties of fullerene nanoparticles-added mineral oil were investigated as a function of volume concentration of fullerene nanoparticle additives (e.g., 0.01, 0.05, 0.1, and 0.5 vol.%). The lubrication tests were performed at the disk-on-disk type tester under the various normal forces and fullerene volume concentrations. Tribological properties were evaluated by measuring the friction surface temperature and friction coefficient, and then interpreted in terms of Stribeck curves. At the same time the friction surfaces tested were evaluated by observing their SEM images, surface roughness, and AFM images. The results showed that the nano-oil containing the higher volume concentration of fullerene nanoparticles resulted in the lower friction coefficient and less wear in the fixed plate, indicating that the increase of fullerene nanoparticle additives improved the lubrication properties of regular mineral oil. Keywords Fullerene nanoparticles - Nano-oil - Lubrication - Volume fraction - Diskon-disk type tester - Stribeck curve 3] A study on the tribological characteristics of graphite nano lubricants Chang-Gun Lee, Yu-Jin Hwang, Young-Min Choi, Jae-Keun Lee, Cheol Choi and Je-Myung Oh International Journal of Precision Engineering and Manufacturing Volume 10, Number 1, 85-90, DOI: 10.1007/s12541-009-0013-4 Abstract Many researchers have tried to improve the tribological characteristics of lubricants to decrease friction coefficients and wear rates. One approach is simply the use of additives in the base lubricant to change its properties. Recently, nanoparticles have emerged as a new kind of additive because of their size, shape and other properties. A nano lubricant is a new kind of engineering lubricant made of nanoparticles, dispersant, and base lubricant. In this study, graphite nanoparticles were used to fabricate nano lubricants with enhanced tribological properties and lubrication characteristics. The base lubricant used was industrial gear oil, which has a kinematic viscosity of 220 cSt at 40C. To investigate the physical and tribological properties of nano lubricants, friction coefficients and temperatures were measured by a disk-on-disk tribotester. The surfaces of the fixed plates were observed by a scanning electron microscope and an atomic force microscope to

analyze the characteristics of the friction surfaces. The results show that when comparing fixed plates coated with raw and nano lubricants, the plate coated with a nano lubricant containing graphite nanoparticles had a lower friction coefficient and less wear. These results indicate that graphite nanoparticle additives improve the lubrication properties of regular lubricants. Keywords Graphite nanoparticles - Lubrication - Nano lubricant - Disk-on-disk tribotester - Stribeck curve