ZDDP and MoDTC interactions in boundary lubrication—The effect of temperature and ZDDP/MoDTC ratio

Abstract Tribofilms formed under boundary lubrication from ZDDP and MoDTC additives alone or in different ratios in the lubricant have been studied. The tribological performance is linked to the tribofilm properties and consequently to the lubricating conditions. Tribofilms are formed using a reciprocating pin-on-plate tribometer. Surface sensitive analytical techniques, such as energy dispersive X-ray analysis (EDX) and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) have been used for tribofilm characterisation. The XPS peaks have been deconvoluted to characterise the species formed in the wear scar. The formation of species with different tribological properties, due to the decomposition of ZDDP and MoDTC molecules as a result of testing temperature, is shown. Surface analyses have shown that MoDTC decomposes, even in low-lubricant bulk temperature tests (30 °C), forming the same species as in high-lubricant bulk temperature tests (100 and 150 °C) but the tribofilms give different tribological performance. The effectiveness in friction reduction is shown to depend on the ratio between what are defined as high- and low-friction species in the tribofilm.

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