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NASA NTRS1974

Effect of fluroine content, atmosphere, and burnishing technique on the lubricating properties of graphite fluoride

Eight different graphite fluoride compounds with fluorine to carbon ratios varying from x = 0.25 to 1.1 were evaluated as burnished films in order to determine the effect of fluorine content on the solid lubricant properties of graphite fluoride. For comparison, similar experiments were conducted on graphite burnished films. It was found that even a small amount of fluorine in graphite fluoride (CF0.25)n improved the lubricating properties of graphite. However, such factors as burnishing atmosphere, burnishing technique, test atmosphere, and specimen temperature affected the results as much as varying the fluorine to carbon ratio of the compound. Best life was found for films that were machined burnished in moist air and tested in moist air.

Fusaro, R. L.↗
NASA NTRS1974

Thiophenyl ether disiloxanes and trisiloxanes useful as lubricant fluids

The characteristics of organosilicon compounds for lubrication under extreme conditions are discussed. The substances considered are thiophenyl ether disiloxanes and trisiloxanes. These substances have low pour points and a high degree of radiation resistance. Substitution of sulfur for the phenoxy group oxygen of either siloxane compounds has been found to result in a marked improvement in lubricity. The chemical formulas of the organic compounds are presented.

Bilow, N.↗
NASA NTRS1973

Evaluation of several additional dry lubricants for spacecraft applications

Four transfer-film ball-bearing retainer materials were evaluated for their lubricating ability and wear capability under conditions of 120-gram radial load, 450-gram axial load, 3600-rpm unidirectional rotation, 23 C ambient temperature, and less than .1 microtorr pressure, using R-2 sized unshielded ball bearings. The 'stop-test' criterion was a total of one billion revolutions or a torque buildup greater than 18 gm-cm per bearing pair. A PTFE-fiberglass-MoS2 composite, a PTFE-bronze composite, and a tantalum-molybdenum-MoS2 composite operated for one billion revolutions without reaching the 18-gram torque limit. A p-oxybenzoyl polymer-MoS2 composite operated sixteen million revolutions before reaching the 18-gm cm stop-test torque. The first three materials are considered as suitable lubricants under the test conditions employed.

Vest, C. E.↗
NASA NTRS1974

Plasma-sprayed metal-glass and metal-glass fluoride coatings for lubrication to 900 C

Plasma-sprayed composites, which have good oxidation resistance and self-lubricating characteristics to 900 C, were developed. The composites are a nichrome matrix containing dispersed glass for oxidation protection and calcium fluoride for lubrication; they are applied to bearing surfaces by plasma spraying layers about 0.050 cm thick which are then machined to 0.025 cm. Oscillating bearing tests were performed in air to 900 C at unit radial loads up to 5000 psi and a thrust load of 440 lb. Bearings with a composite liner in the bore were in good condition after over 50,000 oscillating cycles accumulated during repeated bearing temperature cycles between 25 and 900 C.

Sliney, H. E.↗
NASA NTRS1974

Correlation of elastohydrodynamic film thickness measurements for fluorocarbon type 2 ester, and polyphenyl ether lubricants

A minimum films thickness correlation applicable to heavily loaded elastohydrodynamic (EHD) contacts was formulated from experimental data obtained by an X-ray transmission technique. The correlation, based on data generated with fluorocarbon, type II ester, and polyphenyl ether lubricants, extends a previous analysis developed from data for a synthetic paraffinic oil. The resulting correlation represents the data of the four lubricants reasonably well over a large range of operating conditions. Contained within the derived relation is a factor to account for the high-load dependence displayed by the measurements beyond that which is provided for by the theory. Thermal corrections applied to a commonly used film thickness formula showed little improvement to the general disagreement that exists between theory and test. Choice of contact geometry and material are judged to have a relatively mild influence on the form of the semiempirical model.

Loewenthal, S. H.↗
NASA NTRS1974

Synthesis and evaluation of C-ether formulations for use as high temperature lubricants and hydraulic fluids

The formulation and evaluation of C-ether fluids for use in the hydraulic and lubrication systems of the space shuttle and advanced air breathing engines were studied to lower the pour point of a reference C-ether from -29 C to -40 C without changing its evaporation loss. Use of disiloxanes mixed with C-ethers gave a -40 C pour point fluid with little change in the desired evaporation loss or in oxidative stability. A second -40 C pour point fluid containing only C-ethers was also developed. A screening program tested lubrication additives for C-ethers and the new fluids. Six additive packages were chosen for evaluation in 316 C bearing tests, two for evaluation in 260 C pump tests. The goal of the bearing test was a 100 hour run. The rig was a specially designed 80-mm axially loaded ball bearing. The C-ether base fluid ran only one hour at 316 C before cage wear failure occurred. The best additive blends ran 47, 94 and 100 hours. The 96 hour test gave excessive deposits. The 100 hour test had no wear failures; an unexplained loss of cage silver occurred from areas of direct fluid impingement on the cage.

Clark, F. S.↗
NASA NTRS1975

Graphite fluoride lubrication: The effect of fluorine content, atmosphere, and burnishing technique

Eight different graphite fluoride compounds with fluorine to carbon ratios varying from x = 0.25 to 1.1 were evaluated as burnished films in order to determine the effect of fluorine content on the solid lubricant properties of graphite fluoride. For comparison, similar experiments were conducted on graphite burnished films. It was found that even a small amount of fluorine in graphite fluoride (CF sub 0.25) sub n improved the lubricating properties of graphite. Such factors as burnishing atmosphere, burnishing technique, test atmosphere, and specimen temperature affected the results as much as varying the fluorine to carbon ratio of the compound. Best life was found for films that were machine-burnished in moist air and tested in moist air.

Fusaro, R. L.↗
NASA NTRS1975

Effect of longitudinal surface finish on elastohydrodynamic lubrication

The effect of longitudinal-lay surface finish on the elastohydrodynamic film thickness and the percentage of film between rolling disks in contact were evaluated using a rolling disk apparatus. Film thickness was measured by transmitted X-rays, and percentage of film was monitored by an alternating-current continuity circuit. Disk finish was varied on both the crowned upper disk and the cylindrical lower disk. A type-2 ester and a synthetic paraffinic oil were used as lubricants. It was shown that the roughness with longitudinal lay has a deleterious effect on both film thickness and percentage of film. Measured film thicknesses for the two lubricants were comparable at equivalent test conditions. The percentage of film where a change in surface topography was observed was approximately 20 percent for the synthetic paraffinic oil and 10 percent for the type-2 ester.

Dow, T. A.↗
NASA NTRS1975

Organopolysiloxane-bonded graphite fluoride as a solid lubricant

A study was conducted on the lubricating properties of organopolysiloxane-bonded graphite fluoride (CF sub 1.1) sub n films. The effects of temperature, atmosphere, composition of organopolysiloxane, and burnishing additional (CF sub 1.1) sub n powder onto the film surface were studied. For comparison, similar experiments were conducted on organopolysiloxane-bonded MoS2 films. The results are equivalent for both films, except that in a moist air environment the wear lives of the films formulated with (CF sub 1.1) sub n are up to 10 times longer than the wear lives of the MoS2-formulated films. Comparison to other (CF sub 1.1) sub n films showed organopolysiloxane films to give better lubrication results than hand-burnished (CF sub 1.1) sub n films but not as good as polyimide-bonded (CF sub 1.1) sub n films.

Fusaro, R. L.↗
NASA NTRS1975

Engine sealing and lubrication systems

Engine sealing programs are discussed which are directed toward the two major classes of engine seals: engine shaft seals and primary gas path seals. In addition, some concepts and results from fundamental lubrication research, as it pertains to the lubrication of bearings, are presented.

Zuk, J.↗
NASA NTRS1974

Pressure-viscosity measurements for several lubricants to 550 meganewtons per square meter /80,000 PSI/ and 149 C /300 F/

The viscosities of a number of liquid lubricants and lubricant formulations, determined as function of pressure, temperature, and shear stress by means of a high-pressure capillary viscometer, are reviewed. Where possible, these results are compared with those obtained by other techniques (optical elastohydrodynamics, oscillating crystal, and low shear capillary viscometry).

Jones, W. R., Jr.↗
NASA NTRS1974

High shear stress behavior of some representative lubricants

Shear stress independent behavior observed for representative, synthetic, nonblended lubricants is found to be of the same magnitude as the shear stress in sliding elastohydrodynamic contacts. It is shown that dissipation heating is the only mechanism of importance in the generation of deviations from constant viscosity as measured with capillary tube viscometric methods. Newtonian end corrections for capillary tubes are found to be constant for nonblended liquid lubricants.

Jakobsen, J.↗
NASA NTRS1975

An evaluation of various ball bearing lubricants operating in various environments /A status report/

Testing of both fluid and solid lubricants in small ball bearings is reported for a period of up to one year in various environments. The testing equipment, procedures and detailed results of five different lubricants, operating in a vacuum at ambient temperature, are described. Specially made motors were shimmed to maintain a 2.27 kg thrust load on both bearings, having a speed of 3600 rpm allowing 216,000 revolutions on each bearing per hour until failure. The commercial perfluoropolyether (PFPE-1) grease, having the best results, was recommended for long term bearing operation under hard vacuum conditions. It had an average life of over 8760 hrs. The ester based grease was recommended for moderate life requirements in vacuum conditions, while the silicone based grease and the fluorosilicone based grease were not recommended for vacuum operation due to extensive metal damage in the bearings.

Demorest, k. E.↗
NASA NTRS1976

Isothermal elastohydrodynamic lubrication of point contacts. 4: Starvation results

The influence of lubricant starvation on minimum film thickness was investigated by moving the inlet boundary closer to the contact center. The following expression was derived for the dimensionless inlet distance at the boundary between the fully flooded and starved conditions: m* = 1 + 3.06 ((R/b)(R/b)H) to the power 0.58, where R is the effective radius of curvature, b is the semiminor axis of the contact ellipse, and H is the central film thickness for fully flooded conditions. A corresponding expression was also given based on the minimum film thickness for fully flooded conditions. Therefore, for m m*, starvation occurs and, for m m*, a fully flooded condition exists. Two other expressions were also derived for the central and minimum film thicknesses for a starved condition. Contour plots of the pressure and the film thickness in and around the contact are shown for the fully flooded and starved lubricating conditions, from which the film thickness was observed to decrease substantially as starvation increases.

Hamrock, B. J.↗
NASA NTRS1975

Graphite fluoride lubrication - The effect of fluorine content, atmosphere, and burnishing technique

Eight different graphite fluoride compounds with fluorine to carbon ratios varying from 0.25 to 1.1 were evaluated as burnished films in order to determine the effect of fluorine content on the solid lubricant properties of graphite fluoride. For comparison, similar experiments were conducted on graphite burnished films. It was found that even a small amount of fluorine in graphite fluoride with fluorine to carbon ratio of 0.25 improved the lubricating properties of graphite. However, such factors as burnishing atmosphere, burnishing technique, test atmosphere, and specimen temperature affected the results as much as varying the fluorine to carbon ratio of the compound. Best life was found for films that were machine-burnished in moist air and tested in moist air.

Fusaro, R. L.↗
NASA NTRS1975

Elastohydrodynamic lubrication in an instrument ball-bearing

The paper deals with experimental measurement of bearing torque and 'percentage of lubrication' in instrument size (R6) bearings. The primary parameter found to affect bearing performance for several lubricant investigations is base viscosity. Inference of EHD film thickness is made from the percentage of film measurements which are compared with X-ray data. A reasonable correlation between the two types of data is presented, thereby, paving the way toward the use of the more universally applicable percentage of film measurements for the determination of EHD conditions in real bearing systems.

Kannel, J. W.↗
NASA NTRS1976

Tests of a sputtered MoS2 lubricant film in various environments

This paper discusses conditions and results of several tests of a DC sputtered MoS2 dry lubricant film. The test components were miniature precision ball bearings and rings and blocks; the surrounding atmospheres were laboratory air, pure helium, vacuum to 10 to the -8th power torr, and a perfluoroalkylpolyether oil. The results showed that the lubricant would perform satisfactorily under lightly loaded (450 gm) ball bearings in vacuum and would not perform well under a 66-kg load in air, a 132-kg load in helium, or a 330-kg load under oil. These tests and others show that the sputtered MoS2 film has some desirable features for space applications as well as some definite limitations.

Vest, C. E.↗
NASA NTRS1977

Magnetically-controlled bearing lubrication

Proposed magnetic-lubricant ball-bearing assembly has permanently-magnetized bearing retainer fabricated of porous material. Pores of retainer are filled with ferrolubricant. Surface tension causes retainer to deliver sufficient lubricant to nonmagnetic ball bearings.

Whitaker, A. F.↗