Serpentines as Additives to Oils: Efficiency and Mechanism of Lubrication

Data concerning the efficiency of the use of serpentines as antiwear, antifriction, anticorrosion, and environmentally friendly resource-restoring additives to lubricants are considered. Methods for the activation of serpentines aimed at enhancing the functioning thereof are discussed. Modern ideas concerning the mechanism of tribotechnical action of serpentines are analyzed. Based on them, a description is proposed for the sequence of processes providing efficient antifriction action of lubricants containing minerals belonging to the serpentine group.