Abstract
In this work, the effect of base oil oxidation on scuffing was investigated. It was found that under mixed lubrication conditions there is a direct relationship between the level of base oil oxidation and the onset of scuffing, i.e., the greater the oxidation the lower the likelihood of scuffing. An oxidised base oil forms, among other products, carboxylic acids, which reduce scuffing failure in comparison with the parent oil. This was confirmed by the addition of a carboxylic acid directly to the base oil operating under the same mixed lubrication conditions. The removal of the carboxylic acids from the oxidised oil via column chromatography resulted in a scuffing failure performance equivalent to the parent oil.
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