Pape, F.; Poll, G.: Investigations on graphene platelets as dry lubricant and as grease additive for sliding contacts and rolling bearing application. In: Lubricants 8 (2020), Nr. 1, 3. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/lubricants8010003
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In recent years, graphene-based lubrication was in the focus of nano-and microtribological studies. While the sliding properties of graphene based dry lubrication were previously investigated on the nano-and micro-scale, few studies can be found in the literature for the application of graphene as an additive to oil and grease in rolling contacts. In order to apply graphene platelets as dry lubricants and as grease additives in machine elements, tests were carried out on a rolling bearing test rig under typical load conditions. For these investigations, multilayer graphene platelets of varied staple thickness were functionalized on angular contact ball bearing surfaces as a dry lubricant, which forms a thin film. In addition, bearings were lubricated with grease containing graphene platelets. In this case, a small ratio of graphene was dispersed with grease. The graphene platelets were divided into three groups of dierent thickness: 2 nm, 6-8 nm, and 11-15 nm. Additionally, the tests were compared to graphite nanoparticles (spheres with a size of 3-4 nm) as dry lubricant and graphite-containing grease. The experimental studies were carried out under oscillating motion. The respective load in the tribological contact was 1.5 GPa. During the tests, the pivoting angle was measured by utilizing a rotary encoder. In addition, the friction torque was recorded under a frequency of 0.2 Hz. As the balls' velocity at the reversal point is zero, the lubrication conditions are critical. The dry lubricated bearings were compared to grease lubricated bearings. Additionally, the frictional properties of the respective greases were investigated by applying a sliding tribometer. In this case, a ball rotates against three contact planes, which causes a tribological contact under a contact pressure of 1 GPa. It was shown that applying graphene as a dry lubricant and as a grease additive under rolling contact conditions reduces friction significantly. © 2019 by the authors. | |
Lizenzbestimmungen: | CC BY 4.0 Unported |
Publikationstyp: | Article |
Publikationsstatus: | publishedVersion |
Erstveröffentlichung: | 2020 |
Die Publikation erscheint in Sammlung(en): | Fakultät für Maschinenbau |
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