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Friction 2023, 11(6): 927-937 https://doi.org/10.1007/s40544-022-0631-8
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How to improve superlubricity performance of diketone at steel interface: Effects of oxygen gas

Show Author's Information Yuanyuan JIANG1,2,  Lei CHEN1,2( ),  Chen XIAO1,2,  Shumin ZHANG3,4,  Chenhui ZHANG3,  Ningning ZHOU4,  Tao QIN4,  Linmao QIAN1,2,  Jiyang ZHANG4( )
Tribology Research Institute, State Key Laboratory of Traction Power, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu 610031, China
Technology and Equipment of Rail Transit Operation and Maintenance Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu 610031, China
State Key Laboratory of Tribology, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
Beijing Key Laboratory of Long-life Technology of Precise Rotation and Transmission Mechanisms, Beijing Institute of Control Engineering, Beijing 100094, China
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superlubricity, oxygen content, steel/steel interface, diketone, chelate
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JIANG Y, CHEN L, XIAO C, et al. How to improve superlubricity performance of diketone at steel interface: Effects of oxygen gas. Friction, 2023, 11(6): 927-937. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40544-022-0631-8
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Achievement of steady and reliable super-low friction at the steel/steel contact interface, one of the most tribological systems applied for mechanical moving parts, is of importance for prolonging machine lifetime and reducing energy consumption. Here we reported that the superlubricity performance of the steel/steel sliding interface lubricated with tiny amounts of diketone solution strongly depends on the oxygen content in surrounding environment. The increase of oxygen not only significantly shortens the initial running-in time but also further reduces the stable coefficient of friction in superlubricity stage due to the enhancement of tribochemical reactions. On the one hand, more severe oxidation wear occurring at higher oxygen content facilitates material removal of the contact interface, lowering the contact pressure and the corresponding initial friction. On the other hand, the growth of iron ions during the shear process in high oxygen environment promotes the formation of chelate which acted as an effective lubricated film chemisorbed at the steel/steel friction interface to further lower the interfacial friction. The results provide a new opportunity to further optimize the tribological performance of diketone superlubricity system, especially towards the lubrication of mechanical engineering materials.


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How to improve superlubricity performance of diketone at steel interface: Effects of oxygen gas

Show Author's information Yuanyuan JIANG1,2, Lei CHEN1,2( ), Chen XIAO1,2, Shumin ZHANG3,4, Chenhui ZHANG3, Ningning ZHOU4, Tao QIN4, Linmao QIAN1,2, Jiyang ZHANG4( )
Tribology Research Institute, State Key Laboratory of Traction Power, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu 610031, China
Technology and Equipment of Rail Transit Operation and Maintenance Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu 610031, China
State Key Laboratory of Tribology, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
Beijing Key Laboratory of Long-life Technology of Precise Rotation and Transmission Mechanisms, Beijing Institute of Control Engineering, Beijing 100094, China

Abstract

Achievement of steady and reliable super-low friction at the steel/steel contact interface, one of the most tribological systems applied for mechanical moving parts, is of importance for prolonging machine lifetime and reducing energy consumption. Here we reported that the superlubricity performance of the steel/steel sliding interface lubricated with tiny amounts of diketone solution strongly depends on the oxygen content in surrounding environment. The increase of oxygen not only significantly shortens the initial running-in time but also further reduces the stable coefficient of friction in superlubricity stage due to the enhancement of tribochemical reactions. On the one hand, more severe oxidation wear occurring at higher oxygen content facilitates material removal of the contact interface, lowering the contact pressure and the corresponding initial friction. On the other hand, the growth of iron ions during the shear process in high oxygen environment promotes the formation of chelate which acted as an effective lubricated film chemisorbed at the steel/steel friction interface to further lower the interfacial friction. The results provide a new opportunity to further optimize the tribological performance of diketone superlubricity system, especially towards the lubrication of mechanical engineering materials.

Keywords: superlubricity, oxygen content, steel/steel interface, diketone, chelate

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Received: 17 October 2021
Revised: 14 December 2021
Accepted: 05 April 2022
Published: 15 August 2022
Issue date: June 2023

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The authors are grateful for the financial support from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (51875486 and 52122507), Sichuan Science and Technology Program (2021YFSY0017), and the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (2682021ZTPY095).

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