Stability and Lubrication Properties of Nano Oxides in Base Oil

The target products were prepared by homogeneous precipitation method using SDS and PEG 800, respectively, as surfactant at a reaction temperature of 95 ℃ for 3 h, followed by calcination at 400 ~C for 3 h. The samples were charac- terized and analyzed by XRD, SEM, FTIR and zeta potential measurements. The products were modified with different sur- factants to improve their dispersion stability, both the amount and the best zeta potential values of which were identified in this work. The surface-modified nano-particles were added at a mass fraction of 1.0%, 2.0%, 3.0%, and 4.0%, respectively, into the base oil. It was showed that the additive in base oil has good oil solubility without detectable corrosion of copper stripe, and had excellent behavior in terms of anti-wear performance and lower friction coefficient.