Using Green, Economical, Efficient Two-Dimensional (2D) Talc Nanosheets as Lubricant Additives under Harsh Conditions Show others and affiliations
2022 (English) In: Nanomaterials, E-ISSN 2079-4991, Vol. 12, no 10, article id 1666Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]
Two-dimensional (2D) nanomaterials have attracted much attention for lubrication enhancement of grease. It is difficult to disperse nanosheets in viscous grease and the lubrication performances of grease under harsh conditions urgently need to be improved. In this study, the 2D talc nanosheets are modified by a silane coupling agent with the assistance of high-energy ball milling, which can stably disperse in grease. The thickness and size of the talc nanosheet are about 20 nm and 2 µm. The silane coupling agent is successfully grafted on the surface of talc. Using the modified-talc nanosheet, the coefficient of friction and wear depth can be reduced by 40% and 66% under high temperature (150 °C) and high load (3.5 GPa), respectively. The enhancement of the lubrication and anti-wear performance is attributed to the boundary adsorbed tribofilm of talc achieving a repairing effect of the friction interfaces, the repairing effect of talc on the friction interfaces. This work provides green, economical guidance for developing natural lubricant additives and has great potential in sustainable lubrication.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages MDPI, 2022. Vol. 12, no 10, article id 1666
Keywords [en]
2D nanomaterial, additive, grease, green lubrication, friction, wear
National Category
Physical Chemistry Biophysics
Research subject Machine Elements
Identifiers URN: urn:nbn:se:ltu:diva-90936 DOI: 10.3390/nano12101666 ISI: 000801582800001 PubMedID: 35630888 Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85129797977 OAI: oai:DiVA.org:ltu-90936 DiVA, id: diva2:1664031
Note Validerad;2022;Nivå 2;2022-06-03 (joosat);
Funder: National Natural Science Foundation of China (51905027); National Key R&D Program of China (2018YFB-2000801); Tribology Science Fund of State Key Laboratory of Tribology (SKLTKF21A04); Opening Foundation of StateKey Laboratory of Organic-Inorganic Composites, Beijing University of Chemical Technology (oic-202101012).
2022-06-032022-06-032025-02-20 Bibliographically approved