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CuO, ZrO<inf>2</inf> and ZnO nanoparticles as antiwear additive in oil lubricants

Authors: Hernández Battez, A., González, R., Viesca, J.L., Fernández, J.E., Díaz Fernández, J.M., Machado, A., Chou, R. and Riba, J.

Journal: Wear

Volume: 265

Issue: 3-4

Pages: 422-428

ISSN: 0043-1648

DOI: 10.1016/j.wear.2007.11.013

Abstract:

This work presents and discusses the antiwear behaviour of nanoparticle suspensions in a polyalphaolefin (PAO 6). CuO, ZnO and ZrO2 nanoparticles were separately dispersed at 0.5%, 1.0% and 2.0%wt. in PAO 6 using an ultrasonic probe for 2 min. AW properties were obtained using a TE53SLIM tribometer with a block-on-ring configuration. Tests were made under a load of 165 N, sliding speed of 2 m/s and a total distance of 3.066 m. Wear surfaces were analysed by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and energy dispersive spectrometry (EDS) after wear tests. The study led to the following conclusions: all nanoparticle suspensions exhibited reductions in friction and wear compared to the base oil; the suspensions with 0.5% of ZnO and ZrO2 had the best general tribological behaviour, exhibiting high friction and wear reduction values even at low deposition levels on the wear surface; CuO suspensions showed the highest friction coefficient and lowest wear per nanoparticle content of 2%; and the antiwear mechanism of nanoparticulate additive was produced by tribo-sintering. © 2007 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

Source: Scopus

Preferred by: Ruben Gonzalez Rodriguez and Jose Viesca Rodriguez

CuO, ZrO₂ and ZnO nanoparticles as antiwear additive in oil lubricants

Authors: Battez, A.H., Gonzalez, R., Viesca, J.L., Fernandez, J.E., Fernandez, J.M.D., Machado, A., Chou, R. and Riba, J.

Journal: WEAR

Volume: 265

Issue: 3-4

Pages: 422-428

eISSN: 1873-2577

ISSN: 0043-1648

DOI: 10.1016/j.wear.2007.11.013

Source: Web of Science (Lite)