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The Potential of Hbn Nanoparticles As Friction Modifier and Antiwear Additive in Engine Mechanics & Industry 17, 104 (2016) c AFM, EDP Sciences 2015 Mechanics DOI: 10.1051/meca/2015037 & www.mechanics-industry.org Industry The potential of hBN nanoparticles as friction modifier and antiwear additive in engine oil Muhammad Ilman Hakimi Chua Abdullah1, Mohd Fadzli Bin Abdollah1,2,a, Hilmi Amiruddin1,2, Noreffendy Tamaldin1,2 and Nur Rashid Mat Nuri3 1 Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka, Hang Tuah Jaya, 76100 Durian Tunggal, Melaka, Malaysia 2 Centre for Advanced Research on Energy, Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka, Hang Tuah Jaya, 76100 Durian Tunggal, Melaka, Malaysia 3 Faculty of Engineering Technology, Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka, Hang Tuah Jaya, 76100 Durian Tunggal, Melaka, Malaysia Received 19 January 2015, Accepted 25 May 2015 Abstract – An experimental investigation was conducted to investigate the potential of hexagonal boron nitride (hBN) nanoparticles as friction modifier and antiwear additive in engine oil. In this study, an optimal composition (0.5 vol.%) of 70 nm hBN nanoparticles was dispersed in SAE 15W-40 diesel engine oil by sonication technique. Sample was stabilized using 0.3 vol.% oleic acid as a surfactant. The tribological test was performed using a four-ball tribometer. Surface morphology and its chemical composition were carried out using a profilometer, Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) and Energy-dispersive X-ray Spectroscopy (EDX). It was found that the optimized nano-oil could reduce the coefficient of friction and increase wear resistance, as compared with conventional diesel engine oil. Some adhesive and abrasive wear types were identified as predominant wear mechanisms. Key words: Lubricant / friction / wear / boron nitride 1 Introduction reduction and antiwear behaviours are dependent on the characteristics of nanoparticles, such as size, shape, and The current capability of nanoparticles, used as a concentration. The size of nanoparticles is mostly in the lubricating oil additive to improve the performance of range of 2 to 120 nm [8–10]. A variety of mechanisms have diesel engine oil, still has not yet been extensively ex- been proposed to explain the lubrication enhancement plored. Previous studies have reported that using cop- of the nanoparticle-suspended lubricating oil (i.e. nano- per (Cu) nanoparticles as an oil additive can improve oil), including the ball bearing effect, protective film, the anti-wear, load-carrying, and friction-reduction per- mending effect and polishing effect [11]. Chi˜nas-Castillo formance of SJ 15W-40 gasoline engine oil [1]. This was et al. [12] investigated the action mechanism of colloidal in agreement with several other authors’ work that used solid nanoparticles in lubricant oils. Their study showed nanoparticles consisting of zirconia/silica (ZrO3/SiO2) that in thin film contacts, colloid nanoparticles penetrate composite, copper oxide (CuO), titanium oxide (TiO2), elastohydrodynamic (EHD) contacts, mainly by a mech- and nano-diamond as oil additives [2–4]. Furthermore, anism of mechanical entrapment. Chen et al. [13]per- the addition of a low concentration of nanoparticles (be- formed studies on a wide range of colloid solid nanopar- tween 0.2% and 3% vol.) into the lubricating oil was ticles using a four-ball tribotester. Their results showed sufficient to improve tribological properties [5]. Qiu et that the deposition of tribochemical reaction products, al. [6] found that a concentration of Ni nanoparticles, produced by nanoparticles during the friction process, of between 0.2 and 0.5%, provided the best antiwear can result in an antiwear boundary film, and decrease and friction-reduction behaviour. Besides, Tao et al. [7] the wear rate. Qiu et al. [6] also reported that the tribo- demonstrated that 1 vol.% was the optimum concentra- logical mechanism deposited a film at the contacting re- tion of diamond nanoparticles in paraffin oil. Friction- gion, which prevented direct rubbing of the surfaces and greatly reduced the frictional force between the contact- a Corresponding author: [email protected] ing surfaces. Article published by EDP Sciences M.I. Hakimi Chua Abdullah: Mechanics & Industry 17, 104 (2016) Table 1. Physical properties of hBN nanoparticles. aProperties hBN nanoparticles Appearance White powder Average diameter particle size (nm) 70 Density (kg.m−3)2.3 Maximum use temperature in air (◦C) 1800 Thermal conductivity (W.m−1.K−1)27 Thermal Expansion Coefficient @25 ◦C–1000 ◦C1× 10−6/◦C (parallel to press dir.) aFrom manufacturer. Table 2. Lubricating properties of SAE 15W-40 optimized nano-oil [15]. aProperties SAE 15W-40 Optimized nano-oil Kinematic viscosity @40 ◦C, m2.s−1 1.06 × 10−4 1.03 × 10−4 Kinematic viscosity @100 ◦C, m2.s−1 1.35 × 10−5 1.44 × 10−5 Viscosity Index 127 131 Flash point temperature, oC 218 218 Total Base Number (TBN) 7.38 9.58 Total Acid Number (TAN) 4.70 5.63 aFrom laboratory measurements. In general, as observed from prior studies, there are a limited number of studies to investigate the potential of hBN nanoparticles as friction modifier and antiwear additive in engine oil. Hence, the goal of this paper is to find out if there exists a possibility for improving the tribological performance of conventional diesel engine oil using hBN nanoparticles additive. This promising tech- nology has an even greater impact on fuel consumption and engine durability for a greener future. 2 Experimental procedure 2.1 Nanoparticles material In this study, 70 nm size of hexagonal boron nitride (hBN) nanoparticle was used as an additive for tribolog- ical application of engine oil. The hBN is also known as “white graphite”, has similar (hexagonal) crystal struc- ture as of graphite. This crystal structure provides excel- lent lubricating properties due to low coefficient of fric- Fig. 1. Schematic diagram of a four-ball tribometer. tion. The physical properties of hBN nanoparticles are showninTable1. The lubricating properties of SAE 15W-40 and optimized nano-oil were measured from the previous 2.2 Sample preparation work [16], as shown in Table 2. The sonication technique was used to prepare the nano-oil by dispersing an optimal composition (0.5 vol.%) 2.3 Tribological testing of 70 nm hBN nanoparticles in conventional diesel engine oil (SAE 15W-40), using an ultrasonic homogenizer for Tribological testing was performed to determine the 20 min. The optimal composition was determined from friction coefficient and wear rate between the contact sur- the previous work [14]. Samples were stabilized using faces using a four-ball tribometer, as shown in Figure 1. 0.3 vol.% of surfactant (oleic acid) to prevent sedimenta- The testing procedure followed the guidelines in ASTM tion of nanoparticles. The surfactant shows no significant Standard: D4172-94(2010) [17]. The speed, load, time, effect on the tribological performance of lubricants [15]. and temperature, were 1200 rpm, 392.4 N, 3600 s, and 104-page 2 M.I. Hakimi Chua Abdullah: Mechanics & Industry 17, 104 (2016) Table 3. Mechanical properties of the ball material. aProperties Ball bearing (Carbon chromium steel) Hardness (H), HRC 61 Density (ρ), g.cm−3 7.79 Surface roughness (Ra), μm 0.022 aFrom laboratory measurements. 75 ◦C, respectively. The test was repeated three times to ensure that the results are more precise and reliable. The four-ball tribometer incorporated three 12.7 mm diame- ter carbon chromium steel balls, clamped together, and Fig. 2. EDX spectrum and SEM micrograph of hBN nanopar- covered with lubricant for evaluation. A fourth steel ball ticles. of the same diameter (referred to as the top ball), held 0.30 in a special collet inside a spindle, was rotated by an AC Normal load = 392.4 N motor. The top ball was rotated in contact with the three Sliding velocity = 1200 rpm 0.25 Temperature = 75o C fixed balls that were immersed in the sample oil. The co- µ Balls = Carbon chromium steel; 61HRC; Ra=0.022 m efficient of friction was recordedusingadataterminal , µ processing system. The wear scar diameter was measured 0.20 by microscope. The detailed mechanical properties of the 0.14 balls are shown in Table 3. 0.15 Thevolume(V ) of the ball’s worn material was esti- mated geometrically; using the basis of the radius of ball 0.10 0.07 (R), radius of the wear scar (a)anditsheight(h)using friction Coefficient of the following equations: 0.05 53% 2 V = πh 3 (3R − h)(1)0.00 SAE 15W40 FTP Optimized nano-oil h R − R2 − a2 = (2) Fig. 3. Average steady state coefficient of friction between conventional diesel engine oil and optimized nano-oil. The wear rate was then calculated using the following equation: Wear rate = V /t (3) 3.1 Nanoparticles characterization Where t is a sliding time in unit s. The EDX spectrum and SEM micrograph of hBN The minimum film thickness for a circular point con- nanoparticles are shown in Figure 2. The hBN nanopar- tact, as formed in the four-ball tribometer machine is ticles were in spherical type. The received particle size is calculated by using the Elastohydrodynamic Lubrication 70 nm as mentioned by the manufacturer. However, the (EHL) theory, developed by Hamrock and Dowson [18]. actual distribution of the particle sizes cannot be obtained due to the particles agglomeration. 2.4 Surface morphology observation 3.2 Lubrication regime The surface roughness of the worn surfaces was mea- sured using a profilometer. Furthermore, the morphol- Table 4 shows the lubrication regime for both con- ogy of the nanoparticles and worn surfaces were observed ventional diesel engine oil and optimized nano-oil. Both λ ≤ using scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The chemi- samples present in boundary lubrication regime ( 1). cal composition was determined using Energy-Dispersive During the boundary lubrication regime, a constant con- X-ray spectroscopy (EDX). tact between the friction surfaces at high surface point usually occurred. This situation usually will cause unde- sirable higher friction and wear rate.
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