Research Article

An Investigation on Tribological Properties and Lubrication Mechanism of Graphite Nanoparticles as Vegetable Based Oil Additive

Table 4

Conditions of friction and wear tests.

Experimental parametersValues

Relative humidity /(%)47
Temperature /(°C)24
Normal force /(N)2, 10
Friction radius /(mm)6
Rotating speed /(r/min)100
Friction time /(min)60
Lubrication conditionsDry friction
Lubricated with LB2000 vegetable based oil
Lubricated with LB2000 vegetable based oil with graphite nanoparticles with the volume fraction ranging from 0.05% to 0.25%