Abstract
Greases are often used to lubricate gears running at low circumferential speeds in open gear drives. At low circumferential speeds wear is often the limiting factor to gear lifetime. A thorough knowledge of the effect of different grease parameters on wear behavior is therefore a prerequisite to the selection of a grease to effectively reduce gear wear. The influence of different grease parameters on the wear of case carburized gears was therefore investigated in a modified wear test based on the standard DGMK low speed wear test for gear oils at a circumferential speed of vt = 0.05 mis. NLGI 00 greases with base oil viscosities from 70 - 1200 mm2/s were tested. Base oil type and base oil viscosity seem to have only a minor effect on the wear behavior under boundary lubrication conditions. On the other hand, the additive type plays an important role in the wear behavior. :.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages | 124-127 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| State | Published - 2013 |
| Event | Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers Annual Meeting and Exhibition 2013 - Detroit, MI, United States Duration: 5 May 2013 → 9 May 2013 |
Conference
| Conference | Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers Annual Meeting and Exhibition 2013 |
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| Country/Territory | United States |
| City | Detroit, MI |
| Period | 5/05/13 → 9/05/13 |
Keywords
- Bench wear tests
- Gears: Gears (general)
- Greases
- Lubricants
- Wear