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Tribological Performance of Room-Temperature Ionic Liquids as Lubricant

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The tribological performance of room-temperature ionic liquid of alkylimidazolium tetrafluoroborate was evaluated using an Optimol SRV oscillating friction and wear tester in air and a CZM vacuum friction tester in vacuum (1×10-3 Pa) using a steel/steel (SAE52100) contact. From the results, the ionic liquid exhibits excellent friction-reduction, antiwear proprieties, both in air and vacuum, which are superior to phosphazene (X-1P) and perfluoropolyether (PFPE). During friction, the ionic liquid forms a surface protective film mainly composed of FeF2 and B2O3, which contributes to low friction and wear.

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  1. State Key Laboratory of Solid Lubrication, Lanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou, 730000, China

    Weimin Liu, Chengfeng Ye, Qingye Gong, Haizhong Wang & Peng Wang

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Liu, W., Ye, C., Gong, Q. et al. Tribological Performance of Room-Temperature Ionic Liquids as Lubricant. Tribology Letters 13, 81–85 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1020148514877

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