The Kinetics of Load-Bearing Capacity Formation of Sliding Pairings in the Use of Nanomodified Lubricants

Abstract

The regularities of film formation on a friction surface using nanomodified lubricants are described. The nature of the two minima in the dependence of the coefficient of friction on load is discussed. It is shown that the formation of a film allows the range of permissible loads for sliding pairings to be extended to new parametric boundaries defined as the second minimum coordinates of the coefficient of friction, including those for worm gears.