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The Enhancement of Overall Performance of Lubricating Grease by Adding Layered Double Hydroxides

Version 1 : Received: 12 April 2023 / Approved: 13 April 2023 / Online: 13 April 2023 (03:28:21 CEST)

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Li, Y.; Zhou, W.; Xue, W.; Huang, Y.; Zhang, Q.; Han, J. The Enhancement of Overall Performance of Lubricating Grease by Adding Layered Double Hydroxides. Lubricants 2023, 11, 260. Li, Y.; Zhou, W.; Xue, W.; Huang, Y.; Zhang, Q.; Han, J. The Enhancement of Overall Performance of Lubricating Grease by Adding Layered Double Hydroxides. Lubricants 2023, 11, 260.

Abstract

In this paper, MgAl Layered double hydroxides (LDH) were synthesized by co-precipitation method using a colloid mill and characterized by XRD, IR and SEM. The LDHs was repeatedly tested and compared with different bearing lifetime tester in lithium base grease, and it was found that the environmental-friendly LDHs had greater performance than the traditional antioxidant, and it was the development direction of a new generation of environmental-friendly antioxidants in the future. By adding LDHs into large electric shovel greats (GRK-A) in open-pit coal mine, it can be seen by PDSC evaluation that the service lifetime of grease is extended by 20% while the overall performance of grease is not affected. With the increase of LDHs addition, the grease sample gets the greater activation energy, the stronger thermal oxidation and decomposition resistance. Comparing the energy storage modulus and flow transition index at different temperatures, it can be seen that adding the right amount of LDHs needs close attention for the system oxidation resistance and viscoelasticity. For the electric shovel grease system, the best oxidation resistance and rheological properties can be achieved by adding 2% of LDHs. The rheological viscosity-temperature curves show that the grease samples with different ratios of solid LDHs have better low-temperature properties than the mine grease.

Keywords

Layered double hydroxides; grease; antioxidant; oxidative induction time

Subject

Chemistry and Materials Science, Applied Chemistry

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