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Study on the tribological properties of Fe3O4@CNTs nanofluids acting on the textured ceramics

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The combination of nanofluids and micro-texture is an established method to improve the tribological properties of TiC-based ceramics (TC). Due to the limitations of nature and function, the mono-type nanoparticle is limited for improvement in lubrication, heat transfer and other aspects. In this study, a new nanofluid based on magnetic Fe3O4 nanoparticles loaded with multi-walled carbon nanotubes (CNTs) was developed by the co-precipitation method as a lubricant to improve the thermal and tribological properties. Firstly, the surfactant with the best adaptability to Fe3O4@CNTs was selected by a visible spectrophotometer to prepare nanofluids with different volumetric concentrations. Then, the micron-grooves were prepared on the tool surface by laser micromachining technology. The tribological properties and contact angles were measured by the ball-on-disc friction method and angle measurement method, respectively. The results show that compared with the traditional water-based cutting fluid and TC, the contact angle, coefficient of friction, and flashpoint temperature of 0.5 vol% Fe3O4@CNTs nanolubricants and textured TiC-based ceramics (TTC) were reduced by 29.17%, 44.69% and 48.28%. The lubrication and heat dissipation mechanism of Fe3O4@CNTs nanofluids on the surface of TTC were also revealed.

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The authors acknowledge the financial support of the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 51905360, 51805344).

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    Yuping Zhang, Xuhong Guo, Zhihao Li, Chengdong Wang, Tongshun Liu & Kedong Zhang

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YZ: Data collection, formal analysis, investigation, data curation, writing (original draft). KZ: Conceptualization, supervision, investigation, writing (review and editing), methodology. XG: Conceptualization, supervision, resources, funding acquisition, methodology, writing (review and editing), project administration. ZL: Data collection, investigation. CW: Methodology, funding acquisition. TL: Conceptualization, supervision, writing (review).

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Zhang, Y., Guo, X., Li, Z. et al. Study on the tribological properties of Fe3O4@CNTs nanofluids acting on the textured ceramics. Appl. Phys. A 128, 161 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00339-022-05305-6

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