Abstract
Lubricant oils have an important role in manufacturing processes for reducing friction and wear between in-contact rotational pieces with different speeds. Vegetable oils are known as new, clean and renewable sources. Palm Fatty Acid distillate (PFAD) is sourced from the vegetable oil family and is potential as an alternative source of mineral lubricant/Hydraulic oils. This study was performed utilizing various speeds (800, 1000, 1200, 1400 and 1600rpm) and according to the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) with number D 4172 (speed 1200 rpm, load 392N, temperature 75°C and in one hour) using a four ball wear machine tester. To evaluate the PFAD results, similar experiments were done using Engine and Hydraulic oil and the results were compared mutually. The results showed that, the anti-friction and anti -wear ability of PFAD were higher than those of Engine and Hydraulic mineral oils. Also, the value of flash temperature parameter of PFAD oil was higher than other test oils. However, the amount of viscosity oil for PFAD was less than Engine oil.
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