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The effect of hexagonal boron nitride additive on the effectiveness of grease-based lubrication of a steel surface.
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Industrial Lubrication & Tribology . 2012, Vol. 64 Issue 2, p84-89. 6p. - Publication Year :
- 2012
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Abstract
- Purpose |!|#8211; The purpose of this paper is to study the sliding and the vibrating fretting tests mechanism of h-BN micro-particles when used as a lubricating grease-2 additive. Design/methodology/approach |!|#8211; The fretting tests were conducted on steel/steel contacts using both vibrating fretting apparatus and the shaft-sleeve slide fitted tester. The wear scars were characterized with profilometry. The tribological properties of grease-2 compounded with h-BN additive were also compared to those obtained for the commercial product Militec-4. Findings |!|#8211; The experiment showed significant differences between the results obtained from the vibrating fretting and the shaft-sleeve sliding fitted tests. Adding h-BN to the lubricant leads to a better performance in the shaft-sleeve slide regime than in the steel/steel vibrating test condition. Originality/value |!|#8211; The results of the experimental studies demonstrate the potential of h-BN as an additive for preventing fretting sliding, and can very useful for further application of compound grease-2 with h-BN additive in industrial equipment. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *BORON nitride
*LUBRICATION & lubricants
*STEEL
*SURFACES (Physics)
*NITRIDES
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00368792
- Volume :
- 64
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Industrial Lubrication & Tribology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 79916379
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1108/00368791211208688