Abstract
To impr
ove the wear resistance of the machine parts, strengthened brush plating coatings were prepared by deposition of Bi
nanoparticles. The excellent Bi nanoparticles self repairing additives were prepared via the DC arc plasma evaporation
method. The tribologi cal properties of lithium lubricating greases containing Bi nanoparticles were investigated with a
four ball machine, and the morphology , self repairing mechanism and the elemental composition of worn steel surfaces were
analyzed by the scanning electron m icroscope ( and the energy disperse spectroscopy ( EDS). Results show that
as prepared Bi nanoparticles as lubricant additives can significantly improve the tribological properties of lithium lubricating
greases as well as load carrying capacity ..
Keywords
Lubrication additive, Tribological properties, Bi nanoparticles.
Citation
XIAOMIN ZHANG, ZHENZHONG ZHANG, FANGXIA ZHAO, TAI QIU, Preparation and tribological properties of Bi nanoparticles as a lithium grease additive, Optoelectronics and Advanced Materials - Rapid Communications, 8, 5-6, May-June 2014, pp.500-505 (2014).
Submitted at: Oct. 25, 2013
Accepted at: May 15, 2014