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Tribological behaviour of mineral and rapeseed oils containing iron particles

Tatjana Maliar (Department of Physical Chemistry, Vilnius University, Vilnius, Lithuania.)
Satish Achanta (Falex Tribology N.V., Rotselaar, Belgium.)
Henrikas Cesiulis (Department of Physical Chemistry, Vilnius University, Vilnius, Lithuania.)
Dirk Drees (Falex Tribology N.V., Rotselaar, Belgium.)

Industrial Lubrication and Tribology

ISSN: 0036-8792

Publication date: 8 June 2015

Abstract

Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the tribological behaviour of commercially available SAE 10 mineral and rapeseed oils containing Fe particles synthesized directly in the oil phase.

Design/methodology/approach

Sub-micron Fe particles (50-340 nm) were synthesized by wet chemical reduction reaction of FeSO4 by sodium borohydride in the rapeseed and mineral oils in the presence of surfactant: block copolymer (ENB 90R4) or oxyethylated alcohol (OS-20). A four-ball wear tribometer was used to investigate the tribological properties of mineral and rapeseed oil: coefficient of friction (COF), wear scar diameter and wear loss. Viscosity measurements of oil solutions and determination of synthesized Fe particles size were performed as well.

Findings

The presence of Fe particles (0.1 weight per cent) in the rapeseed and mineral oils caused the little change in the COF but resulted in marked improvement of anti-wear property. The oils containing Fe particles with slightly higher viscosity are giving more friction due to viscous drag. The anti-wear enhancement is attributed to the formation of tribofilm and superior load-bearing capability of the modified oil. Both rapeseed and mineral oils irrespective of used surfactant in the presence of 0.1 weight per cent Fe particles (50-140 nm) show sufficiently improved anti-wear properties.

Originality/value

The data collection about tribological behaviour of oils containing Fe particles and various additives in lubricants has a practical interest. The findings could be helpful to increase the knowledge of the behaviour of real tribological systems, where the metallic debris are generated during friction and contaminate the lubricating oil.

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Acknowledgements

The authors would like to thank Lithuanian Science and Study Foundation (grant B-34/2008-09) and ERASMUS program of Vilnius University for supporting this research.

Citation

Maliar, T., Achanta, S., Cesiulis, H. and Drees, D. (2015), "Tribological behaviour of mineral and rapeseed oils containing iron particles", Industrial Lubrication and Tribology, Vol. 67 No. 4, pp. 308-314. https://doi.org/10.1108/ILT-05-2013-0058

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