TRIBOLOGICAL PROPERTIES OF BIODEGRADABLE LUBRICATING OILS IN FOUR-BALL TEST

  • Nadano, H. (Department of Mechanical Engineering, Kure National College of Technology) ;
  • Nakasako, M. (Department of Mechanical Engineering, Kure National College of Technology) ;
  • Kohno, M. (Department of Mechanical Engineering, Kure National College of Technology) ;
  • Minami, I. (Department of Environmental Systems Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Kochi University of Technology) ;
  • Noda, Y. (Student, Advanced Engineering Faculty, Kure National College of Technology)
  • Published : 2002.10.21

Abstract

To clarify the tribological properties of biodegradable lubricating oils, the four-ball tests were carried out under dip-feed lubrication using a Soda-type four-ball machine. The test balls were lubricated with soybean oil, rapeseed oil, corn oil and turbine oil. From the tests, the coefficient of friction for all the test balls lubricated with biodegradable lubricating oils was lower than that for the test ball lubricated with turbine oil. Further, from the calculation of the pV value, it was clear that the seizure resistance for all the test balls lubricated with biodegradable lubricating oils was higher than that for the test ball lubricated with turbine oil.

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