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    Impact of soot nanoparticle size and quantity on four-ball steel wear characteristics using EDS, XRD and electron microscopy image analysis
    (2022-01-01)
    Karin, Preechar
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    Chammana, Pattara
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    Oungpakornkaew, Pitchaporn
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    Rungsritanapaisan, Panyakorn
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    Amornprapa, Warawut
    The effect of soot contamination on the tribological performance of engine oil was investigated. Carbon black is introduced to simplify diesel engine soot contamination. Besides, the tribological performance issue is verified by a four-ball tribometer. The steel ball worn surfaces were studied by Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), Optical Microscope (OM) and Energy Dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX). In addition, Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM) was used to investigate the morphology and nanostructure of soot and carbon black. According to the four ball test results, the average wear scar diameter of steel ball tested with engine oil blended with N220, N330, N550 and N660 by 1% by weight is larger than that of pure engine oil by 26%, 38%, 41%, and 39%, respectively. The wear scar diameter tends to increase after blended larger size of carbon black particle. The steel balls tested with formulated engine oil without soot contamination and with soot contamination by 0.5 wt%, 1 wt%, and 2 wt% have average wear scar diameters of 621, 567, 784 and 894 nm, respectively. On the other hand, wear scar roughness of steel balls tested with formulated engine oil without soot contamination and with soot contamination by 0.5 wt%, 1 wt%, and 2 wt% were 2.28, 0.25, 1.49 and 1.76 μm, respectively. Consequently, quantity of the soot nanoparticle approximately 0.5% by mass in engine oil significantly plays an important role in steel ball wear scar diameter and surface roughness reduction. Moreover, the agglomerated soot which is larger than the oil film thickness might block the lubricant from entering the contact. It leads to the breakdown of the oil film thickness resulting in increasing adhesive wear on the worn surface.
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    Effect of Soot Particle Size on Four Ball Metallic Wear Using Electron Microscopy Image Analysis
    (2020-06-01)
    Karin, Preechar
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    Amornprapa, Warawut
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    Watanawongskorn, Park
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    Saenkhumvong, Eakkawut
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    Charoenphonphanich, Chinda
    The impact of soot primary nanoparticles affecting metal wear was investigated. The commercial Carbon Black (CB) with different primary particle sizes were mixed with the engine oil for simulating soot contamination. The physical properties of carbon black including density and hardness were calculated using Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM) image analysis. The metallic wear test was evaluated by using a Four-ball wear tester. After the tests, the ball surfaces were inspected by utilizing High-Resolution Optical Microscope (OM), Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) and Energy Dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX) analysis. Based on a Four-ball wear test, the 1 % by weight of carbon black contamination shows a bit higher average wear scar diameter (WSD), but the surface roughness is reduced. SEM micrograph of metallic wear scar for the engine oil without soot shows the area of grooves, plastic deformation and subsurface crack. On the other hand, when carbon black is added to the oil, it can be seen that there are many deep grooves along with the sliding direction. The relationship of calculated oil film thickness, primary nanoparticle size distribution, carbon atom density of soot and hardness is clearly explained metallic wear mechanisms.