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Enhancement of perfluoropolyether boundary lubrication performance: i. preliminary results
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Jones Jr., W. R. Ajayi, O. O. Goodell, A. J. Wedeven, L. D. Devine, E. Premore, R. E. |
| Copyright Year | 1995 |
| Description | A ball bearing simulator operating under starved conditions was used to evaluate the boundary lubrication performance of a perfluoropolyether (PFPE) Krytox 143 AB. Several approaches to enhance boundary lubrication were studied. These included: (1) soluble boundary additives, (2) bearing surface modifications, (3) 'run-in' surface films, and (4) ceramic bearing components. In addition, results were compared with two non-perfluorinated liquid lubricant formulations. Based on these preliminary tests, the following tentative conclusions can be made: (1) substantial improvements in boundary lubrication performance were observed with a beta-diketone boundary additive and a tricresyl phosphate (TCP) liquid surface pretreatment; (2) the use of rough Si3N4 balls (Ra = 40 micro-in) also provided substantial improvement but with concomitant abrasive wear; (3) marginal improvements were seen with two boundary additives (a phosphine and a phosphatriazine) and a neat (100%) fluid (a carboxylic acid terminated PFPE); and surface pretreatments with a synthetic hydrocarbon, a PTFE coating, and TiC coated 440C and smooth Si3N4 balls (R(sub a) less than 1 micro-in); and (4) two non-PFPE lubricant formulations (a PAO and a synthetic hydrocarbon) yielded substantial improvements. |
| File Size | 708672 |
| Page Count | 14 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19950024200 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t5q867n23 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1995-06-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Nonmetallic Materials Phosphates Abrasion Polytetrafluoroethylene Additives Ball Bearings Lubricants Hydrocarbons Spacecraft Lubrication Ceramics Coatings Perfluoro Compounds Silicon Nitrides Boundary Lubrication Pretreatment Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports ServerĀ (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |