Thursday, August 30, 2012

Functionalized Ionic Liquids as Lubricants for Steel-Steel Contact

Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volumes 138 - 139), Pages 630-634 (2011)
Functionalized Ionic Liquids as Lubricants for Steel-Steel Contact

Li Ye Zhu 1, Li Gong Chen 1, Xin Yang 1, Hong Bin Song 2
1 Department of Military Oil Application & Management Engineering, Logistical Engineering University of PLA, Chongqing, China
2 PetroChina Lanzhou Lubricating Oil Research & Developmental Institute, Lanzhou, China
Abstract
Authors synthesized a new series of functionalized ionic liquids containing ester-group were using a typical two-step method.  They studied the physicochemical properties of the functionalized ionic liquids.   They evaluated their tribological properties as lubricants for steel-steel contact on an SRV friction and wear tester and compared with the perfluoroalkylpolyether (PFPE), a low-volatility and fluorine containing lubricant, and a conventional ionic liquid, 1-butyl-3-methy imidazolium tetrafluoroborate (LB104), which is nonfunctionalized.
Results showed that all the studied ionic liquids have better lubricities than PFPE as lubricants for steel-steel friction pairs. Functionalized ionic liquids show worse friction reducing abilities at relatively lower loads, which could be ascribed to their higher viscosities, but they always exhibit better anti-wear abilities than LB104.
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