Abstract
An epoxy-based silane coupling agent (KH560) was grafted onto the surface of oleic acid-modified cerium oxide (CeO2-OA) nanoparticles in order to improve the competitive adsorption ability of the anti-wear additives in ester oils and simultaneously hinder the additive desorption owing to thermal disturbance under high-temperature condition. The as-prepared oleic acid-epoxy silane co-modified cerium oxide (CeO2-OA/E) nanoparticles were characterized. The effect of temperature on the adsorption behavior of trityl phosphate (TCP, a commercial high-temperature antifriction agent), CeO2-OA and CeO2-OA/E in PETO was studied using a dissipative quartz microbalance. Their tribological properties as the additives in pentaerythritol oleate (PETO), a polar ester base oil, were evaluated with a four-ball machine and a ball-on-block friction and wear tester; and their tribomechanism was explored with respect to their adsorption behavior on rubbed steel surfaces at elevated temperatures. It was found that the secondary surface-capping of CeO2-OA by the KH560 silane coupling agent resulted in great increases in the surface potential (from 54 mV to 396 mV) and thermal stability as well (the thermal decomposition temperature rose from 185 °C to 254 °C). Among the tesetd lubricant additives, CeO2-OA/E exhibited the highest adsorption mass, because of the highest surface potential the chemisorption ascribed to the epoxy group of the silane coupling agent. Particularly, CeO2-OA/E added in PETO exhibited better friction reduction and anti-wear properties at 150 °C than CeO2-OA and TCP, because CeO2-OA/E added in PETO formed tribofilm composed of CeO2 and SiO2 with excellent thermal stability as well as friction-reduction and antiwear effects through stable chemical adsorption and tribochemical reaction at elevated temperatures.
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