Problems with Tribological Testings of Marketable Oils Using Laboratory Model Test Rigs

Rigo Jürgen () and Kovačócy Pavel ()
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Rigo Jürgen: Steinbeis-Transferzentrum An Der Hochschule Mannheim, Kompetenzzentrum Tribologie, Paul-Wittsack-Straße 4, 68163 Mannheim
Kovačócy Pavel: Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava, Faculty of Materials Science and Technology in Trnava, Institute of Production Technologies, Ulica Jána Bottu 2781/25, 917 24Trnava, Slovak Republic e-mail: xrigoj@is.stuba.sk

Research Papers Faculty of Materials Science and Technology Slovak University of Technology, 2018, vol. 26, issue 42, 35-46

Abstract: An important point in Tribology is mechanical-dynamic testing of lubricants and materials under stress and the interpretation of the results obtained therefrom. Widely-used test methods are often applied to test the performance of lubricants e.g. test results determined by tribometers should be treated carefully when using marketable oils. A closer evaluation of these results is part of this research paper. Within this study, several marketable oils were used and experimentally investigated. These were a gear oil, two engine oils, one hydraulic oil, one metal working fluid and one forming oil. There were several distinct differences. On the one hand, the used oils differ significantly in terms of their performance in the individual test methods. This is not surprising but has a clear reason in the different compositions of the lubricants resulting from their respective application. By subjecting these oils to diverse test methods with different test equipment, the results can vary widely and result in completely dissimilar results from the tests. Thus, a metalworking oil appears excellently when determining the welding force in the four-ball apparatus. In the high frequency liear oscillation tester, on the other hand, barely usable results are generated. Thus, there are two contradictory statements that should be the same.

Keywords: Lubricants; base oil; additives; mechanical testing; tribological test rig (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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DOI: 10.2478/rput-2018-0004

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