Journal of Qujing Normal University ›› 2023, Vol. 42 ›› Issue (6): 8-14.

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Effect of Surface Roughness on Lubrication Performance of Environment-friendly Lubricants

CAI Fada, PENG Wenzhu   

  1. College of Chengyi, Jimei University, Xiamen Fujian 361021, China
  • Received:2023-09-19 Online:2023-11-26 Published:2023-12-07

Abstract: The effects of SiO2 surface roughness on the wettability and lubrication properties of environment-friendly lubricants squalane and pentaerythritol oleate were investigated by contact angle measuring instrument and micro-friction and wear testing machine. The results showed that with the increase of the surface roughness, the larger the contact angle between the lubricating liquid and the sample surface, the worse the wetting effect was. In squalane lubrication medium, the rougher the surface of the sample, the larger the friction coefficient between SiO2-GCr15 is, and the bigger the wear volume of the sample. Besides, the friction coefficient between the friction pairs first increased and then slowly decreased with time, and tended to be stable finally. In pentathritol oleate medium, with the increase of the specimen roughness, the friction coefficient between the friction pairs turned into smaller after 12 minutes. As the roughness of the specimen increased, the wear volume of the specimen surface also decreased.

Key words: roughness, friction coefficient, wettability

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