Industrial Lubrication and Tribology: Volume 66 Issue 4

Influence of wear on the performance of hole-entry hybrid misaligned journal bearing in turbulent regime

Nathi Ram, Satish C. Sharma

The present work aimed to study analytically the influence of wear on the performance of a capillary-compensated hole-entry hybrid misaligned journal bearing system operating in a…

Influence of ageing treatment on microstructure, mechanical properties and adhesive wear behaviour of 6063 aluminium alloy

Serkan Büyükdoğan, Süleyman Gündüz, Mustafa Türkmen

– The paper aims to provide new observations about static strain ageing in aluminium (Al) alloys which are widely used in structural applications.

Preparation and tribological properties of complex nanoparticle styrene/calcium borate with core-shell structure

Liu Ping, Wang Dongyun, Li Yanbin, Guo Yanqing, Hao Lifeng

The purpose of this paper is to develop a potential nanoparticles lubricant additive for solving the problem of the insolubility and stable dispersity; the complex nanoparticles…

Slurry erosion performance of CeO2-modified Ni–WC coatings

Surajit Purkayastha, Dheerendra Kumar Dwivedi

– This paper aims to deal with the study of effect of cerium oxide (CeO₂) modification on the sand slurry erosion resistance of Ni – tungsten carbide (WC) coatings.

Preparation and tribological properties of attapulgite – bentonite clay base grease

Tiedan Chen, Yanqiu Xia, Zhilu Liu, Zeyun Wang

The mixture of attapulgite and bentonite was used as a thickener, and polyalphaolefin was used as the base oil to prepare the new lubricating grease. Some solid particles such as…

Experimental investigations on the effect of heat-treatment parameters on the wear behavior of aluminum hybrid composites

C. Velmurugan, R. Subramanian, S.S. Ramakrishnan, S. Thirugnanam, T. Kannan, B. Anandavel

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the influence of most predominant heat-treatment parameters on the wear behavior of Al6061 hybrid composite reinforced with 10 weight…

FTIR lubricant analysis: Concentration of dispersed sulphuric acid

Falko A. Sautermeister, Martin Priest, Malcolm F. Fox

This paper aims to establish the acid concentration of finely dispersed droplets in hydrocarbon oils. Small quantities of aqueous sulphuric acid (H₂SO₄) were found to be trapped…

Modification of working conditions for a friction pair with an additive added to engine oil during operation

Alicja Laber

The purpose of this paper is to present the results of research into using an additive to SAE 15W/40 engine oil during operation and its influence on lubricating properties…