Tribochemistry of Some Vegetable Oils on Steel Contacting Surfaces

Name: Tribochemistry of Some Vegetable Oils on Steel Contacting Surfaces
Brand: LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing
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By Akobuche Chikezie

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This study investigated the tribochemistry of the adsorption of indigenous vegetable oils on steel contacting surfaces. Friction as a surface phenomenon has numerous disadvantages which include wear, tear and dissipation of heat energy, whose consequences in the automobile industry can be mitigated by lubrication. Wear, as one of the challenges encountered in the industry costs about 5% of Nigerian gross national product. Hence there is an urgent need for its mitigation. The nature and fatty acid composition of the vegetable oil is a factor in the extreme behaviour of the vegetable oil. Thus, watermelon seed oil which has the highest unsaturated fatty acid composition is expected to perform better than the mineral oil and the saturated fatty acids only on moderate loading conditions of 2N to 20N. But at extreme conditions of 120N to 300N, avocado seed oil) modified with an organic additive performed better than all the vegetable oils including the SAE10W30 mineral oil. The tribological responses (friction and wear) of the friction pair (AISI 52100 on AISI 8620) under modified lubricated conditions experienced a greater reduction in both friction and wear under extreme conditions.

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Binding:: Paperback
Number of Pages:: 188
Release Date:: 2025-08-04
Publication Date:: 2025-08-04
Publisher:: LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing
Languages:: Original: English
ISBN10:: 6208064651
ISBN13:: 9786208064655
Weight:: 298 g
Height:: 150 cm
Width:: 220 cm
Thickness:: 12 cm

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