New graphene/ionic liquid nanolubricants

In this work, we have prepared new graphene/ionic liquid dispersions by adding a 0.1wt.% proportion of 1-2 layers graphene (G1) or 1-10 layers graphene (G2) to the ionic liquid 1-octyl-3-methylimidazolium tetrafluoroborate (IL). The new dispersions (IL+G1) and (IL+G2) have been used as external lubr...

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Autores: Saurín Serrano, Noelia, Sanes Molina, José, Bermúdez Olivares, María Dolores
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2016
País:España
Institución:Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena(UPCT)
Repositorio:Repositorio Digital UPCT
OAI Identifier:oai:repositorio.upct.es:10317/5325
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10317/5325
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Epoxy resin
Stainless steel
Sapphire
Ionic liquid
Graphene
Nanolubricants
Friction
Wear
2205.05 Fricción
2506.10 Yacimientos Minerales
2206.10 Polímeros
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Sumario:In this work, we have prepared new graphene/ionic liquid dispersions by adding a 0.1wt.% proportion of 1-2 layers graphene (G1) or 1-10 layers graphene (G2) to the ionic liquid 1-octyl-3-methylimidazolium tetrafluoroborate (IL). The new dispersions (IL+G1) and (IL+G2) have been used as external lubricants in polymer-steel and ceramic-steel contacts. For AISI 316L stainless steel/epoxy resin, the order of friction reduction is (IL+G2)>IL>(IL+G1). The wear reducing order is the same, as abrasive wear takes place for (IL+G1), while G2 prevents any degree of surface damage on both materials, even the very mild wear observed for neat IL. The poor performance of G1 is related to the formation of abrasive graphene-IL aggregates. The (IL+G2) dispersion also shows superior friction reducing and anti-wear behavior under more severe contact conditions, for AISI316L against sapphire.