Ultralow Friction of a Tetrahedral Amorphous Carbon Film Lubricated with an Environmentally Friendly Ester-Based Oil

The tribological properties of diamond-like carbon (DLC) films that were lubricated with an environmentally friendly ester-based oil were investigated. Sliding tests were performed on two types of DLC films, hydrogenated amorphous carbon (a-C:H) and tetrahedral amorphous carbon (ta-C) films, using a...

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Autores principales: Hikaru Okubo, Seiya Watanabe, Chiharu Tadokoro, Shinya Sasaki
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:e6fd9deabd604b93ad70ce6e8709018a2021-11-05T09:21:40ZUltralow Friction of a Tetrahedral Amorphous Carbon Film Lubricated with an Environmentally Friendly Ester-Based Oil1881-219810.2474/trol.11.102https://doaj.org/article/e6fd9deabd604b93ad70ce6e8709018a2016-04-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/trol/11/2/11_102/_pdf/-char/enhttps://doaj.org/toc/1881-2198The tribological properties of diamond-like carbon (DLC) films that were lubricated with an environmentally friendly ester-based oil were investigated. Sliding tests were performed on two types of DLC films, hydrogenated amorphous carbon (a-C:H) and tetrahedral amorphous carbon (ta-C) films, using a steel cylinder that was in contact with a steel disk coated with either a-C:H or ta-C under boundary lubrication. To compare the tribological properties of ester-based oils and other based oils, Trimethylolpropane (TMP) ester, polypropylene glycol (PPG), and poly-alpha olefin (PAO) were used as the test lubricants. The ta-C film that was lubricated with TMP ester exhibited the ultralow friction coefficient of 0.015; however, the a-C:H film that was lubricated with TMP ester did not exhibit the ultralow friction. On the other hand, results obtained by a quartz-crystal microbalance with dissipation indicated that the adsorption properties of based oils depended on the type of sensor material (carbon or iron) and the type of based oil used in the measurements. Moreover, the frequency change of based oils increased with decreases in the average frictional coefficients of the steel-steel tribopair and the DLC-steel tribopair. Results of surface analysis indicated that TMP ester formed tribofilms on the ta-C surfaces, which exhibited high viscosity and low friction. All these results suggest that the combination of the ta-C film and TMP ester is the new ultra-low-friction and environmentally friendly sliding system.Hikaru OkuboSeiya WatanabeChiharu TadokoroShinya SasakiJapanese Society of Tribologistsarticlediamond-like carbontetrahedral amorphous carbonhydrogenated amorphous carbonester-based oilsquartz-crystal microbalance with dissipationultralow frictionPhysicsQC1-999Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)TA1-2040Mechanical engineering and machineryTJ1-1570ChemistryQD1-999ENTribology Online, Vol 11, Iss 2, Pp 102-113 (2016)
institution DOAJ
collection DOAJ
language EN
topic diamond-like carbon
tetrahedral amorphous carbon
hydrogenated amorphous carbon
ester-based oils
quartz-crystal microbalance with dissipation
ultralow friction
Physics
QC1-999
Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
TA1-2040
Mechanical engineering and machinery
TJ1-1570
Chemistry
QD1-999
spellingShingle diamond-like carbon
tetrahedral amorphous carbon
hydrogenated amorphous carbon
ester-based oils
quartz-crystal microbalance with dissipation
ultralow friction
Physics
QC1-999
Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
TA1-2040
Mechanical engineering and machinery
TJ1-1570
Chemistry
QD1-999
Hikaru Okubo
Seiya Watanabe
Chiharu Tadokoro
Shinya Sasaki
Ultralow Friction of a Tetrahedral Amorphous Carbon Film Lubricated with an Environmentally Friendly Ester-Based Oil
description The tribological properties of diamond-like carbon (DLC) films that were lubricated with an environmentally friendly ester-based oil were investigated. Sliding tests were performed on two types of DLC films, hydrogenated amorphous carbon (a-C:H) and tetrahedral amorphous carbon (ta-C) films, using a steel cylinder that was in contact with a steel disk coated with either a-C:H or ta-C under boundary lubrication. To compare the tribological properties of ester-based oils and other based oils, Trimethylolpropane (TMP) ester, polypropylene glycol (PPG), and poly-alpha olefin (PAO) were used as the test lubricants. The ta-C film that was lubricated with TMP ester exhibited the ultralow friction coefficient of 0.015; however, the a-C:H film that was lubricated with TMP ester did not exhibit the ultralow friction. On the other hand, results obtained by a quartz-crystal microbalance with dissipation indicated that the adsorption properties of based oils depended on the type of sensor material (carbon or iron) and the type of based oil used in the measurements. Moreover, the frequency change of based oils increased with decreases in the average frictional coefficients of the steel-steel tribopair and the DLC-steel tribopair. Results of surface analysis indicated that TMP ester formed tribofilms on the ta-C surfaces, which exhibited high viscosity and low friction. All these results suggest that the combination of the ta-C film and TMP ester is the new ultra-low-friction and environmentally friendly sliding system.
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author Hikaru Okubo
Seiya Watanabe
Chiharu Tadokoro
Shinya Sasaki
author_facet Hikaru Okubo
Seiya Watanabe
Chiharu Tadokoro
Shinya Sasaki
author_sort Hikaru Okubo
title Ultralow Friction of a Tetrahedral Amorphous Carbon Film Lubricated with an Environmentally Friendly Ester-Based Oil
title_short Ultralow Friction of a Tetrahedral Amorphous Carbon Film Lubricated with an Environmentally Friendly Ester-Based Oil
title_full Ultralow Friction of a Tetrahedral Amorphous Carbon Film Lubricated with an Environmentally Friendly Ester-Based Oil
title_fullStr Ultralow Friction of a Tetrahedral Amorphous Carbon Film Lubricated with an Environmentally Friendly Ester-Based Oil
title_full_unstemmed Ultralow Friction of a Tetrahedral Amorphous Carbon Film Lubricated with an Environmentally Friendly Ester-Based Oil
title_sort ultralow friction of a tetrahedral amorphous carbon film lubricated with an environmentally friendly ester-based oil
publisher Japanese Society of Tribologists
publishDate 2016
url https://doaj.org/article/e6fd9deabd604b93ad70ce6e8709018a
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