Review Article

Tribochemistry of Ionic Liquid Lubricant on Magnetic Media

Table 4

Fiction coefficients and melting points of the lubricants with the molecular structure of the amine having 18 carbon chains.

Lubricant numberStructure of lubricantFriction coefficientMelting point/°C

20 (stearyl)C18H37 NH20.1738–40
22 (oleyl)C18H35 NH20.20<30
23 (linolenyl)C18H31 NH20.25<30
24 (methyl stearyl)C18H37 NHCH30.1979–82
25 (dimethyl stearyl)C18H37 N(CH3)20.2055–57
26 (distearyl)(C18H37)2NH0.2151–55
27 (phenyl stearyl)C18H37 NHC6H50.3031–33