Mohith M Nair , Shambu Pradeep , Vijesh V, Vimal Manohar

DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

. SREE BUDDHA COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING
 TRIBOLOGICAL PERFOMANCE OF Cu
NANOLUBRICANT ON Al ALLOY
Abstract- Nano-particles typically serve for lubricating additives in mechanical engineering field. within
the study, the anti-wear and reducing friction performances of each basic lubrication oil and basic lubrication
oil with Nano-particles in several mass is to be tested by friction wear test machine; All tests were
performed underneath varied concentrations of nanoparticles in oil. The morphologies and also
the main components of worn surfaces is analyzed by SEM. additionally during this study the comparison of
base lubrication oil with different to search out the friction force.
 lubricants, whether or performed by using tin–lead were
not they are mineral Plint-TE77 determined by wearing
oils, natural oils, reciprocating on radial journal
INTRODUCTION1 sliding friction bearing wear test rig
synthetics, emulsions, designed specially for
tribotester.
The subject or perhaps method this purpose. He has
tribology typically fluids. Greases are He-long YU, Yi used SAE 1050 steel
deals with technology oils, that contain a XU, Pei-jing SHI, shaft as counter
of lubrication, thickening agent to Bin-shi XU, Xiao- abrader.
friction, and wears form them semi-solid. li Wang, Qian LIU
hindrance of surfaces Greases invariably studied wear and METHODOLOGY
having relative contain 3 basic friction properties
of surface modified 1.Selection of
motion beneath load.
Cu nanoparticles material and
The word tribology equipment.
active ingredients; used as an
was initial reportable In the selection of
additives in 50CC.
during a landmark a base mineral or alloy,nanoparticles
The effect of
report by Jost (1966). artificial oil, additives and lubricants –
temperature on
The word springs and material. tribological factors like
from the Greek word properties of Cu availability, cost,
‘tribos’ that means LITERATURE nanoparticles was properties like
rubbing, therefore the SURVEY investigated on a thermal resisitence,
literal translation four-ball tester. The wear resistence are
would be ``the Y.Y. Wu, W.C. morphologies, considered.
science of rubbing.'' Tsuia, T.C. Liub typical element 2.Selection of input
Its well-liked West examined distribution and parameters
tribological chemical states of Factors like
Germanic equivalent
properties of two the worn surfaces speed, load,
is friction and wear were characterized
or lubrication lubricating oils, an velocity,test duration
API-SF engine oil by SEM, EDS and
science, instead used. are considered.
(SAE30LB51153) XPS, respectively.
nano technology is In order to further
3. Nano–lubricant
and base oil preparation
considered the (SAE30LB51163- investigate the
foremost tribological Lubricant and Cu
11) with CuO, nano particles are
revolutionary TiO2 and Nano- mechanism of Cu
nanoparticles, a mixed together in the
technology of the Diamond
nano-indentation sonicator.it may take
twenty first century. nanoparticles used
5 to 6 hours per
as additives. Glycol tester was utilized
There are several weight percentage.
was used as the to measure the
investigations on the micro mechanical 4. Experimentation
tribological solvent, for CuO
and TiO2 properties of the For this pin on disk
properties of worn surface. tribotester is used for
nanoparticles in
lubricants with carrying out the wear
order to prevent the
completely different nanoparticles from BekirSadikUnlu, test.
nanoparticles another. oxidizing with air. investigated, 5. Analysis
usually lubricants tribological properties Analysis of
Each lubricant
contain 90% of base like friction coefficient microstructure can be
comprised 90%
and wear losses of
oil (most usually standard oil and done by using
bearing-journal samples
fossil oil fractions, 10% additive of alloy CuSn10 scanning electron
referred to as mineral solution (lubricants bronze, CuZn30 brass, microscope.
oils) and fewer than modified with CuO Zn Alzamac, AlCuMg2
10 percent of and TiO2 were duralumine,and RESULTS
composed of 9.9% SnPbCuSb white metal
additives. Oils may be
glycol and 0.1% specimens 1.Wear rate vs Time
a general term used nanoparticles). manufactured from
to cover all liquid Friction and wear metals like Copper,
1
experiments were aluminum, zinc and
 2. Frictional force repairing film.
increases with potency and repair
increase in Cu nano lifetime of the
particles machine were
concentration. This is additionally
due to the frictional improved. Majority
effect produced by of literatures studied
the two kind of show use of Cu ,CuO
motion, one is the &TiO2 nanoparticles
motion between employed in totally
specimen and different base oils. it's
nanoparticle and found that the nano-
Microstructure of the
2.Frictional Force vs other is motion oil mixed with copper
engine oil with
Time between disc and nanoparticles features
different weight
nanoparticles. a lower friction
percentage of copper
3. From the graph , it constant and fewer
nanoparticles is
is clear that viscosity go down the friction
studied.
of engine oil surface, indicating
decreases with that copper
CONCLUSION
concentration of Cu nanoparticles
nano particles. It is improve the
As lubrication oils are
due to rolling effect lubrication properties
popularly used to
of nano particle, of raw oil. and
reduce friction, stop
which increases its additionally it's
wear and carry loads
flowability and ascertained that
required to stay the
decreases its nanoparticles have
machines in operation
3.Viscosity vs viscosity. shown smart friction
at prime potency. The
Copper concentration and wear reduction
above literature
characteristics even
studies show that the
at concentrations
mechanisms of
below 2% by weight.
friction-reduction and
However, in some
anti-wear properties
cases, nanoparticles
of nanoparticles in
exhibit a harmful
stuff are reported as
ANALYSIS OF impact, increasing
mixture impact,
SEM IMAGES either friction or wear
rolling impact,
protecting film, and
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DISCUSSIONS “Experimental
properties of utmost
analysis of
pressure, anti-wear
1. The wear rate of tribological
and friction reducing.
normal engine oil properties of
Nano-particles will
can be reduced by lubricating oils with
type self-repairing
20% using engine oil nanoparticle
film in lubrication oil
contain 0.3% of Cu additives” Wear
that availably
nano particles. Wear Volume 262, Issues
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rate decreases with 7–8, 15 March 2007,
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increase in Cu pp 819–825
method, therefore we
particle concentration are able to analyse
due to layer He-long YU, Yi XU,
structure and
formation. Pei-jing SHI, Bin-shi
properties of the self
XU, Xiao-li Wang,
Qian LIU
“Tribological
properties and
lubricating
mechanisms of Cu
nanoparticles in
lubricant”
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Nonferrous Metal
Society of China,
Volume 18, Issue 3,
June 2008, pp 636–
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