LUBRICATION SCIENCE, cilt.1627, ss.1-26, 2022 (Scopus)
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dispersion stability of engine oil added with graphene is the premise of
playing its superior tribology property and also the novelty of this study. As the tribological behavior of a commercialized, fully
synthetic 5W40 engine oil upon the incorporation of reduced graphene oxide in
sample (0.02 wt.%) like (5W40 engine oil+ 0.02 wt.% Reduced Graphene Oxide) called
rGO6 presented superior
tribological properties by exhibiting the lowest COF value in
our previous work, the same sample was evaluated through a reciprocating
tribometer, using steel ball (100 CR6) on a real polished gasoline engine
cylinder liner with 5W-40 engine oil to investigate their wear and friction
behavior in boundary lubrication regime. It was found that a rGO6 nano-additive
played an active role in lowering the coefficient of friction (%3.29) and
increased surface protection by forming a protective layer on a smooth
nanorough on rubbing surfaces.