Preparation of TiO2/Ti3C2Tx hybrid nanocomposites and their tribological properties as base oil lubricant additives
| Autor: | Maoquan Xue, Wei Wei, Zhiping Wang, Xianghua Zhang, Hua Tang, Changsheng Li, Feng Yuan |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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Materials science
Morphology (linguistics) Nanocomposite Scanning electron microscope General Chemical Engineering Base oil 02 engineering and technology General Chemistry Edge (geometry) Tribology 010402 general chemistry 021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology 01 natural sciences 0104 chemical sciences Phase (matter) Composite material Lubricant 0210 nano-technology |
| Zdroj: | RSC Advances. 7:4312-4319 |
| ISSN: | 2046-2069 |
| DOI: | 10.1039/c6ra27653a |
| Popis: | TiO2/Ti3C2Tx hybrid nanocomposites were successfully prepared by a facile liquid phase synthesis technology. The phase structure and morphology of as prepared samples were analyzed by means of X-ray diffraction and scanning electron microscopy. The results revealed that uniform TiO2 particles were distributed within the surface and edge of Ti3C2Tx nanosheets. Subsequently, the tribological properties of the TiO2/Ti3C2Tx hybrid nanocomposite as lubricant additive in base oil were evaluated with a UMT-2 ball-on-disc tribotester, and the morphologies of worn steel surfaces were investigated using a scanning electron microscope and non-contact optical profile testing instrument. The results of the friction tests showed that base oil with 1 wt% TiO2/Ti3C2Tx hybrid nanocomposite under optimal load had excellent friction reduction. The morphology of the worn surface analyzed by SEM and non-contact optical profile testing confirmed that the hybrid nanocomposites mended the scratched surface and formed a uniform tribofilm, thereby helping to improve the tribological properties of the base oil. Furthermore, this work shows the promising applications of TiO2/Ti3C2Tx hybrid nanocomposites in the field of tribology. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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