Tribological Properties of Graphene/SiO2 Nanocomposite as Water-based Lubricant Additives

doi:10.11901/1005.3093.2022.350

Chinese Journal of Materials Research

2023, Vol. 37

Issue (7): 543-553 DOI: 10.11901/1005.3093.2022.350

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Tribological Properties of Graphene/SiO₂ Nanocomposite as Water-based Lubricant Additives

WANG Wei¹(

), XIE Zelei¹, QU Yishen², CHANG Wenjuan¹, PENG Yiqing¹, JIN Jie³, WANG Kuaishe¹

^1.School of Metallurgical Engineering, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an 710055, China
^2.School of Economics and Management, Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing 100044, China
^3.School of Mechanical, Electronic and Control Engineering, Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing 100044, China

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WANG Wei, XIE Zelei, QU Yishen, CHANG Wenjuan, PENG Yiqing, JIN Jie, WANG Kuaishe. Tribological Properties of Graphene/SiO₂ Nanocomposite as Water-based Lubricant Additives. Chinese Journal of Materials Research, 2023, 37(7): 543-553.

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Graphene/SiO₂ nanocomposites were prepared by sol-gel method using graphene and Tetraethyl orthosilicate as raw materials. The tribological properties of graphene/SiO₂ nanocomposites as water-based lubrication additives were evaluated by ball-disk friction and wear testing machine under different loads and in the presence of ultra-pure waters with different additive concentrations. The surface morphology and elemental characteristics of the friction pair were analyzed by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). The results show that under the loading condition of 15N, in ultra-pure water with 0.2% (mass fraction) Graphene/SiO₂ nanocomposites as additives the ball-disk pair exhibits the best tribological properties, with the coefficient of friction and the wear rate of the steel ball 17.9% and 61.7% lower, respectively than those in the blank ultra-pure water. Based on the wear surface analysis, the lubrication mechanism is as follows: during the friction process, the physical adsorption film formed by graphene/SiO₂ nanocomposites on the wear surface, the layered shear action of graphene, the repair action of SiO₂ on the wear surface, and the action of ball bearings. All together effectively improve the tribological properties of ultra-pure water.

Key words: composite graphene/SiO₂ composite tribological properties lubrication mechanism water-based lubricant

Received: 28 June 2022

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Fund: National Natural Science Foundation of China(51975450)

Corresponding Authors: WANG Wei, Tel: 13609264618, E-mail:gackmol@163.com

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Fig.1 Schematic diagram of preparation of Graphene/SiO₂ composite nanomaterials

Fig.2 SEM images of different samples (a) graphene, (b) SiO₂, (c) graphene/SiO₂; (d) energy spectrum of Graphene/SiO₂;(e) XRD patterns of Graphene/SiO₂, Graphene, Amorphous SiO₂ and SiO₂

Fig.3 Raman spectra of Graphene/SiO₂ and Graphene

Fig.4 Optical images of different lubricants at different time:(a) 0.2% Graphene; (b) 0.2% Graphene/SiO₂

Fig.5 Curves of average coefficient of friction and wear rate of Graphene/SiO₂ with different contents

Fig.6 Coefficient of friction curve of water and Graphene/SiO₂ under different loads (a) 8 N, (b) 10 N, (c) 12 N, (d) 15 N

Fig.7 Coefficient of Friction(a) and wear rates of water and Graphene/SiO₂ (b) under various load conditions

Fig.8 3D Micrographs and profiles of wear tracks of TC4 discs (a) Ultra-pure water (b) Graphene/SiO₂

Fig.9 OM images of GCr15 wear scars at different loads (a~d) Ultra-pure water (e~h) 0.2% Graphene/SiO₂

Fig.10 Hertz contact model of sphere-on-disc

Fig.11 SEM images of wear scars of TC4 discs under different loads: (a~d) Ultra-pure water, (e~h) 0.2% Graphene/SiO₂ lubricant

Fig.12 EDS spectra of the wear scar of the TC4 disc lubricated by 0.2%Graphene/SiO₂ lubrication additive under 10 N load (a) high resolution SEM image (b) area I EDS (c) area II EDS

Fig.13 EDS spectra of the wear scar of the TC4 disc lubricated by 0.2%Graphene/SiO₂ lubrication additive under 15 N load (a) The high resolution SEM image, (b) the spectra, (c~e) the distribution of Ti, C, Si elements

Fig.14 XPS analysis of worn surface of TC4 disc lubricated by Graphene/SiO₂: (a) C1s (b) O1s (c) Si2p (d) Al2p (e) Ti2p

Fig.15 Schematic diagram of lubrication mechanism of Graphene/SiO₂

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