Abstract
The object of this research is to investigate the tribological properties of glycerol lubricant with aluminum nanoparticles as an additive and sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) as the dispersive medium for iron to iron friction using a thrust collar tribotester. Meanwhile, the effects of different concentrations of aluminum nanoparticles, SDS, and deionized water in glycerol on tribology properties of iron to iron friction were studied. The experimental parameters were set up according to the Taguchi technique, their influence on the coefficient of friction (COF) and wear rate were examined by response surface methodology (RSM) and analysis of variance (ANOVA) methods. The analysis results were employed to optimize the parameters to obtain the best lubricant effects. The optimal combination of the parameters for both minimum COF and wear rate was found to be 0.6667 weight percent (wt %) of aluminum nanoparticles, 2 wt % of SDS, and 10 wt % of deionized water content of glycerol. The wear surface topography and the average roughness of the surface were also examined using a scanning electron microscope (SEM) and a Mitutoyo Surftest SJ-400 instrument. The results show that aluminum nanoparticles used as an additive in lubricant reduce the surface roughness of a collar remarkably. The energy dispersive spectrometer (EDS) was utilized to confirm the deposition of aluminum nanoparticles on the collar surface leading to decreased friction and wear.
Highlights
In the search of green lubricant, vegetable oil and glycerol were considered as the replacement for traditional mineral oil
The results show that aluminum nanoparticles used as an additive in lubricant reduce the surface roughness of a collar remarkably
The Taguchi method was adopted in the design of experiment (DOE)
Summary
In the search of green lubricant, vegetable oil and glycerol were considered as the replacement for traditional mineral oil. Research studies [5,6] tested the tribological behavior of ZnO/Al2 O3 composite nanoparticles as additives to the lubricant Their results showed that when added to lubricant the composite nanoparticles reduced friction and wear better than pure ZnO and Al2 O3. Zhang et al [10] synthesized copper nanoparticles and added them into paraffin oil to investigate their tribological performance Their results showed that Cu nanoparticles of size 2–5 nm, when modified with oleic acid and oleylamine, reduced the COF of steel pair and displayed excellent thermal stability. Surface roughness measurement, scanning electron experimental design included methods such as Taguchi technique, ANOVA analysis, and response microscope and energy dispersive spectrometer (EDS) are used to study the effects of aluminum surface (SEM), methodology in this research. Microscope and energy dispersive spectrometer (EDS) are used to study the effects of aluminum nanoparticles as the additive to glycerol lubricant
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