The Tribological Performance of Metal-/Resin-Impregnated Graphite under Harsh ConditionShow others and affiliations
2021 (English)In: Lubricants, E-ISSN 2075-4442, Vol. 10, no 1, article id 2Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]
Graphite-based composites are well recognized as ideal functional materials in mechanical seals, bearings of canned pumps, and electrical contact systems because of their outstanding self-lubricating ability, thermostability, and chemical stability. Working in harsh conditions is a huge challenge for the graphite materials, and their tribological properties and wear mechanisms are not well studied. In this study, the tribological performance of metal-impregnated graphite, resin-impregnated graphite, and non-metal-impregnated graphite under high temperature and high load are studied using a ball-on-disc tribometer. The results show that the metal-impregnated graphite (Metal-IG) has a stable friction regime and exhibits better anti-friction and anti-wear properties than that of resin-impregnated graphite (Resin-IG) and non-impregnated graphite (Non-IG) under extreme pressure (200~350 MPa) and high temperature (100–350 °C). The Metal-IG and Resin-IG can reduce the wear depth by 60% and 80%, respectively, when compared with Non-IG substrate. The impregnated materials (metal or resin) can enhance the strength of the graphite matrix and improve the formation of graphite tribofilm on the counterpart surfaces. Friction-induced structural ordering of graphite and slight oxidation of metal in the formed mechanically mixed layer is also beneficial for friction and wear reduction. This study demonstrates the tribological characteristics of impregnated graphite under harsh conditions and provides the experimental basis for the advanced usage of high-reliability and self-lubrication graphite composites.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
MDPI, 2021. Vol. 10, no 1, article id 2
Keywords [en]
Friction, High load, High temperature, Impregnated graphite, Wear
National Category
Tribology (Interacting Surfaces including Friction, Lubrication and Wear)
Research subject
Machine Elements
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:ltu:diva-89359DOI: 10.3390/lubricants10010002ISI: 000758218500001Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85122955872OAI: oai:DiVA.org:ltu-89359DiVA, id: diva2:1639397
Note
Validerad;2022;Nivå 2;2022-02-21 (johcin);
Funder: National Natural Science Foundation of China /1905027); the National Key R&D Program of China (2018YFB-2000801); the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (BUCTRC201908); the Tribology Science Fund of State Key Laboratory of Tribology (SKLTKF18A02); the Opening Foundation of State Key Laboratory of Organic-Inorganic Composites, Beijing University of Chemical Technology (oic-202101012)
2022-02-212022-02-212023-09-14Bibliographically approved