Title

TRIBOLOGICAL PROPERTIES OF CARBON NANOTUBES AS LUBRICANT ADDITIVE IN OIL AND WATER FOR A WHEEL-RAIL SYSTEM

Authorship

Jesús A. Carlos Cornelio; Paula A. Cuervo Velásquez; Lina M. Hoyos Palacio; Javier Lara Romero; Alejandro Toro

Jesús A. Carlos Cornelio

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Paula A. Cuervo Velásquez

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Lina M. Hoyos Palacio

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Javier Lara Romero

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Alejandro Toro

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DOI

10.5151/1472-5836-25772

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Abstract

Since their discovery in 1991 Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) have attracted much interest due to their remarkable mechanical, thermal, electrical, chemical and optical properties. In connection with their mechanical properties, CNTs have been studied in various forms for tribological applications including their use as lubricant additives for oil and water. In this paper the tribological properties of CNTs (SWCNTs and MWCNTs) when used as lubricant additives are studied under rolling-sliding conditions in a twin-disc testing machine. The tests were performed using 5% of creepage and pressures of 0.8 GPa and 1.1 GPa. Used functionalized nanotubes were modified with carboxylic acid ultrasonically dispersed at different concentrations (0.01, 0.05%). The results indicated that the presence of carbon nanotubes leads to a decrease in both friction coefficient and wear rate for both systems studied (oil and water).

Keywords

Carbon nanotubes; Lubricant oil and water wear; Friction coefficient