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Effect of Nano-BN/Si and BN/Al2O3 on Friction and Wear Properties of AlN Plate Immersed in the Lubricants

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Nano-BN/Si and BN/Al2O3 composite lubricants was prepared by a hydrothermal stirring synthesis method. Orthogonal experiments were conducted by changing the mass fraction of Si and Al2O3. The extreme pressure and wear resistance performance of nano-BN lubricants were investigated using the four-ball machine method. The effect of nano-BN on the friction and wear performance of AlN plates was studied using multifunctional friction and wear tests. SEM, EDS, and XPS were used to characterize the wear morphology and element distribution on the wear surface of the steel balls and the sliding AlN plates. The wear and friction mechanism of nano-BN/Si and BN/Al2O3 as anti-wear additives contained in the nano-composite lubricants between the metal friction pairs were proposed. The excellent tribological performance of the BN composite lubricants is attributed to the synergistic effect between nano-Si particles or Al2O3 particles and layered nano-BN particles. This accelerates the formation of solid lubrication film composed of BN, Si, Al2O3, and Fe2O3 on the surface of the AlN plate, thus reducing the wear between friction pairs.

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Thanks for the support provided by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 51804166), Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province (No. BK20131346), major project of Nan**g Institute of Technology Innovation Fund (CKJA202201), the Opening Project of Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Structural Materials and Application Technology (ASMA2022021), and the Major project of Basic Science (Natural science) research in colleges and universities of Jiangsu Province (23KJA430009).

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**ong, S., Zhang, J. & Wu, C. Effect of Nano-BN/Si and BN/Al2O3 on Friction and Wear Properties of AlN Plate Immersed in the Lubricants. Tribol Lett 71, 103 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11249-023-01773-w

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