Embeddability behaviour of some Pb-free engine bearing materials

• An important requirement on engine bearing materials is its ability to embed dirt/abrasive particles onto the bearing surface and minimize damage to the expensive crankshaft. This property is achieved by applying an overlay onto the lining. In this work, a journal bearing test rig that operates under steady loading condition has been employed to investigate the embeddability behaviour of selected multi-layered Pb-free engine bearing materials in the presence of contaminant/abrasive particles in engine oil. Test materials include Pb-free bearing materials with overlay compositions of Sn, Bi, PAI containing MoS2 and graphite. Pb-based overlay has also been studied as a reference. Embeddability behaviour in terms of wear and changes in surface topography has been investigated. The damage on the shaft and the bearing surfaces were studied in order to elucidate the mechanisms involved. It has been possible to distinguish between the embeddability characteristics of different materials.

Subject headings

TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER  -- Maskinteknik -- Tribologi (hsv//swe)

ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY  -- Mechanical Engineering -- Tribology (hsv//eng)

Keyword

Machine Elements

Maskinelement

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vet (subject category)

kon (subject category)