The influence of a cross-linking agent and C60 fullerene on the properties of a solid lubricant

The influence of a cross-linking agent, diamine, and C₆₀ fullerene on the antifriction and wear properties of a solid lubricant made of trifluorochloroethylene-vinylidene fluoride copolymer was studied for steel-to-steel sliding friction. The wear characteristics are improved in the whole range of loads investigated, while the antifriction properties, only at small loads. A qualitative wear test method is proposed in which the test-period-averaged friction coefficient of a hybrid specimen (coating plus metal substrate) is measured with a standard friction machine. A model that considers the combined interaction of the substrate and the coating with the roller was used to calculate the linear wear rate of steel and the probabilistic parameter of wear.