Abstract
Although greases and oils are able to reduce friction without other substances being added, blending with additives is essential for todays high-performance lubricants. Only these synthetic additives yield the desired characteristics of the final product, which is often designed specially for a particular application. In most cases, however, the underlying chemical mechanism is not exactly understood. For anti-wear additives it will be shown how modern surface chemistry can help to understand the effectiveness of those substances and thus contribute to a systematic additive optimization.
| Translated title of the contribution | Chemistry against friction and wear: Examining surface reactions of lubricant additives |
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| Original language | German |
| Pages (from-to) | 872-877 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Materialwissenschaft und Werkstofftechnik |
| Volume | 31 |
| Issue number | 9 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Sep 2000 |
| Externally published | Yes |