Hydrodynamic effect on the superlubricity of phosphoric acid between ceramic and sapphire

Mingming DENG; Chenhui ZHANG; Jinjin LI; Liran MA; Jianbin LUO

doi:10.1007/s40544-014-0053-3

Friction 2014, 2(2): 173-181 https://doi.org/10.1007/s40544-014-0053-3

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Hydrodynamic effect on the superlubricity of phosphoric acid between ceramic and sapphire

Show Author's Information Hide Author's Information Mingming DENG^¹, Chenhui ZHANG^{¹^,²}(

), Jinjin LI^¹, Liran MA^¹, Jianbin LUO^¹

1 State Key Laboratory of Tribology, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China

2 Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Micro-Nano Manufacturing, Research Institute of Tsinghua University in Shenzhen, Shenzhen, 518057, China

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film thickness, hydrodynamic lubrication, liquid superlubricity, phosphoric acid

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DENG M, ZHANG C, LI J, et al. Hydrodynamic effect on the superlubricity of phosphoric acid between ceramic and sapphire. Friction, 2014, 2(2): 173-181. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40544-014-0053-3

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In this work, a super-low friction coefficient of 0.003 was found between a silicon nitride ball and a sapphire plate lubricated by phosphoric acid solution. The wear mainly occurred in the running-in period and disappeared after superlubricity was achieved. The friction coefficient was effectively reduced from 0.3 to 0.003 at a constant speed of 0.076 m/s, accompanied by a 12-nm-thickness film. The lubrication regime was indicated to change from boundary lubrication in the running-in period to elastohydrodynamic lubrication in the superlubricity period, which is also supported by the results of the friction coefficient versus sliding speed. In addition, the experimental results showed good agreement with theoretical calculations based on the elastohydrodynamic lubrication theory, suggesting a significant hydrodynamic effect of phosphoric acid on superlubricity.

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Hydrodynamic effect on the superlubricity of phosphoric acid between ceramic and sapphire

Show Author's information Hide Author's Information Mingming DENG^¹, Chenhui ZHANG^{¹^,²}(

), Jinjin LI^¹, Liran MA^¹, Jianbin LUO^¹

1 State Key Laboratory of Tribology, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China

2 Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Micro-Nano Manufacturing, Research Institute of Tsinghua University in Shenzhen, Shenzhen, 518057, China

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Keywords: film thickness, hydrodynamic lubrication, liquid superlubricity, phosphoric acid

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Received: 16 May 2014

Accepted: 26 May 2014

Published: 19 June 2014

Issue date: June 2014

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The work is financially supported by the National Key Basic Research (973) Program of China (No. 2013CB934200), and the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 51222507, 51335005, 51321092).

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