Film Forming and Friction Properties of Overbased Calcium Sulphonate Detergents

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Ksenija Topolovec-Miklozic
T. Reg Forbus
Hugh Spikes
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[1] Imperial College,
[2] The Valvoline Company,undefined
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Tribology Letters | 2008年 / 29卷
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Detergent; Overbased calcium sulphonate; Film thickness; Boundary lubrication; Friction; Wear; Detergent; Lubricant additive;
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The film-forming and friction properties of overbased calcium sulphonate (OBCaSu) detergents in rolling–sliding, thin film, lubricated contact have been investigated. All of the commercial detergents studied form thick, solid-like, calcium carbonate films on the rubbed surfaces, of thickness 100–150 nm. The films have a pad-like structure, interspersed by deep valleys in which practically no film is present. These films have the effect of increasing friction in intermediate speed conditions, an effect which is believed to occur because the pad structure of the film inhibits fluid entrainment and thus postpones the formation of an EHD film to higher entrainment speeds. Large differences were noted between the boundary friction coefficients of the various detergents tested. Two of them gave very low boundary friction coefficients, in the range 0.06–0.08, while the other two gave considerably higher friction. These differences are believed to originate from differences in the structures of the alkyl chains in the sulphonate detergent molecules. The films formed by OBCaSu detergents can be removed very effectively by treatment with EDTA solution and this shows that the films are effective in preventing wear.
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