Investigation of the tribological properties of gear lubricating oil containing TiO2 nanoparticle additive

Investigation of the tribological properties of gear lubricating oil containing TiO2 nanoparticle additive | Research Square window.SnipcartSettings = { analytics: { enabled: false } }; (function() { var accessVector = localStorage.getItem('access_vector') || ''; window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; if (accessVector) { window.dataLayer.push({ user: { profile: { profileInfo: { snid: accessVector } } } }); } })(); (function(w,d,s,l,i){w[l]=w[l]||[];w[l].push({'gtm.start':new Date().getTime(),event:'gtm.js'});var f=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0],j=d.createElement(s),dl=l!='dataLayer'?'&l='+l:'';j.async=true;j.src='https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtm.js?id='+i+dl;f.parentNode.insertBefore(j,f);})(window,document,'script','dataLayer','GTM-K279D39R'); Browse Preprints In Review Journals COVID-19 Preprints AJE Video Bytes Research Tools Research Promotion AJE Professional Editing AJE Rubriq About Preprint Platform In Review Editorial Policies Our Team Advisory Board Help Center Sign In Submit a Preprint Cite Share Download PDF Research Article Investigation of the tribological properties of gear lubricating oil containing TiO 2 nanoparticle additive Prabu Kandasamy, B. Nalini, Nithyadharseni Palaniyandy, Wamadeva Balachandran, and 3 more This is a preprint; it has not been peer reviewed by a journal. https://doi.org/ 10.21203/rs.3.rs-6830640/v1 This work is licensed under a CC BY 4.0 License Status: Posted Version 1 posted You are reading this latest preprint version Abstract Nano-lubricants have gained popularity in recent decades due to their superior tribological properties, including reduced wear and friction. However, the development of stable nano-lubricants with a homogeneous nanoparticle suspension is a significant challenge. Therefore, in this present work, TiO 2 nanoparticles were added to commercial SN lubricating oil, and the tribological properties of nanolubricant were analysed by using plain oil and lubricating oil with large Titania (TiO 2 ) additives. To measure wear, a confocal microscope was used to detect the wear in the ball specimens to study topography, wear scar diameter, depth of wear, and angle of wear. It was discovered that the gear oil containing titanium nanoparticles has better resistant qualities. The gear oil added with TiO 2 resulted in a significant reduction in wear scar diameter, wear angle, and wear depth. The study reports on the implementation of a novel technological approach to analyse the tribological properties of lubricating oil by determining the wear scar diameter, wear angle, and wear depth. wear scar topography titanium nanoparticles lubricating gear oil confocal microscopy rolling effect Full Text Additional Declarations No competing interests reported. Cite Share Download PDF Status: Posted Version 1 posted You are reading this latest preprint version Research Square lets you share your work early, gain feedback from the community, and start making changes to your manuscript prior to peer review in a journal. As a division of Research Square Company, we’re committed to making research communication faster, fairer, and more useful. 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