Industrial Lubrication and Tribology: Volume 66 Issue 6

Effects of antiwear additives in the base oil on the tribological performance of hydrogen-free DLC coating

Edward Ng, Sujeet Kumar Sinha

The purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of zinc dialkyl dithiophophates (ZDDP) and ash-less triphenyl phosphorothionate (TPPT) on hydrogen-free diamond-like carbon…

Tribology of drawing lubricants for low carbon steel

Bhanudas Dattatraya Bachchhav, Geeta S. Lathkar, Harijan Bagchi

This paper aims to present a study of frictional characteristics of steel/die steel pair under sliding contact in presence of a set of formulated lubricants. AISI 1010 low carbon…

Investigation of carbon–carbon composite brake pads in wet and dry sliding wear conditions

Ugur Ozsarac, Salim Aslanlar, Faruk Varol, Mehmet Ekici

The purpose of this study was to investigate wear behaviours of brake pads produced from carbon–carbon (C/C) composites in both wet and dry friction sliding conditions. Carbon is…

Wet multi-disc friction components heat dissipation capability and optimal oil supply under continuous braking condition

Yanzhong Wang, Bin Wei

The purpose of this study is to investigate wet multi-disc brake temperature field and optimal oil supply under continuous braking condition. The oil supply of wet multi-disc…

Preparation of SiO2 nanoparticles and investigation of its tribological behavior as additive in liquid paraffin

De-Xing Peng, Yuan Kang

The purpose of this work is to study tribological properties of liquid paraffin with SiO₂ nanoparticles as an additive, which are made by surface-modification method. Taguchi…

Temperature rise characteristics of a new designed disc for inclined downward belt conveyor

Qingrui Meng

The aim of this work is to reveal the temperature rise characteristics of the new designed disc during a braking process. In underground coal mines, the highest temperature of the…

Investigation of using Calabrian pine cone dust and borax in brake pads

Ilker Sugozu, Ibrahim Can, Cengiz Oner

The purpose of this paper is to investigate use of calabrian pine (pinus brutia) cone (CPC) dust along with borax (BX) to assess the effect of friction coefficient. Despite the…

Optimization of chemical mechanical polishing parameters on surface roughness of steel substrate with aluminum nanoparticles via Taguchi approach

De-Xing Peng

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the effects of abrasive contents, oxidizer contents, slurry flow rate and polishing time in achieving a mirror-like finish on polished…