Tribological improvement of hardened and tempered AISI 4140 steel against Al2O3 by using bio-lubricant
| Autor: | J. S. García-Miranda, María T. Hernández-Sierra, Micael G. Bravo-Sánchez, Ricardo Ortega-Álvarez, Karla J. Moreno, Luis D. Aguilera-Camacho |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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010302 applied physics
Materials science Mechanical Engineering Alloy steel Metallurgy 02 engineering and technology engineering.material Tribology 021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology Condensed Matter Physics Microstructure 01 natural sciences Mechanics of Materials Castor oil 0103 physical sciences engineering medicine Lubrication General Materials Science Lubricant 0210 nano-technology Mineral oil medicine.drug Tribometer |
| Zdroj: | MRS Advances. 2:3873-3881 |
| ISSN: | 2059-8521 |
| Popis: | AISI 4140 steel is a popular low alloy steel due to its wide applications as workpiece in the metal-mechanic industry; there are extensive research about surface modification to enhance its properties for specific applications. The focus of this study was to investigate the influence of the nature of lubricants, mineral and vegetable oils, on the tribological performance of the hardened and tempered AISI 4140 steel against alumina (Al2O3). For this purpose, friction tests were conducted in a pin on disc tribometer according to ASTM standard G 99-05, at room temperature of 25 °C and in air with about 30% relative humidity. Lubricants were selected to be commercial Holifa B22/2 oil as mineral oil and Castor Oil as bio-lubricant, with kinematic viscosity at 25 °C of 667 and 662 cSt respectively. The following conditions were settled for all the experiments: relative sliding speed of 0.05 ms-1, sliding distance of 1000 m and wear track radius of 2 mm. Friction behaviour was reported as the average kinetic friction coefficient (µK) while wear performance was evaluated as wear rate (K). In order to identify and determine wear mechanisms, worn surfaces were analyzed by optical microscopy and profilometry. It was found that, for these tribosystems, hardened and tempered AISI 4140 steel had the best friction and wear performance under lubrication with Castor Oil. The lowest µK achieved was 0.035, whereas the lowest K was 1.02x10-8 mm3/Nm. With this bio-lubricant, there were reductions in friction and wear up to 72% compared with those under mineral oil lubrication. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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