A ball-on-plate wear test was employed to investigate the effectiveness of graphene (GP) nanoparticles dispersed in a synthetic-oil-based lubricant in reducing wear. The effect by area ratio of elliptically shaped dimple textures and elevated temperatures were also explored. Pure PAO4 based oil and a mixture of this oil with 0.01 wt% GP were compared as lubricants. At pit area ratio of 5%, GP-base oil effectively reduced friction and wear, especially at 60 and 100°C. Under pure PAO4 oil lubrication, the untextured surfaces gained low friction coefficients (COFs) and wear rates under 60 and 100°C. With increasing laser—texture area ratio, the COF and wear rate decreased at 25 and 150°C but increased at 60 and 100°C. Under the GP-based oil lubrication, the textured surface with 5% area ratio achieved the lowest COF among those of the area ratios tested at all test temperatures. Meanwhile, the textured surface with 20% area ratio obtained the highest COF among those of the area ratios. With the joint action of GP and texture, the textured surface with 10% area ratio exhibited the best anti-wear performance among all of the textured surfaces at all test temperatures.
Key Lab of Advanced Technologies of Materials (Ministry of Education), Tribology Research Institute, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu, 610031, China;Key Lab of Advanced Technologies of Materials (Ministry of Education), Tribology Research Institute, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu, 610031, China;Key Lab of Advanced Technologies of Materials (Ministry of Education), Tribology Research Institute, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu, 610031, China;Mechanical Engineering Department, School of Engineering and Technology, China University of Geosciences (Beijing), 100083, China;Key Lab of Advanced Technologies of Materials (Ministry of Education), Tribology Research Institute, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu, 610031, China
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Zhen-bing Cai,Lei Zhao,Xu Zhang,et al. Combined Effect of Textured Patterns and Graphene Flake Additives on Tribological Behavior under Boundary Lubrication[J]. PLOS ONE,2016-01-01,11(4)