Abstract

The objective of the LUBRICOAT project is to develop innovative, technologically performant tribological material combinations on the basis of vegetable oil-based lubricants combined with low friction surface coatings. Vegetable oil based lubricants are prone to thermal degradation, hence friction heating limit the lifetime of such environmentally adapted lubricants (EAL). The use of advanced low friction coatings offers an innovative solution to this problem. The result of the LUBRICOAT project will be the identification of application areas where the use of tribological systems making use of environmentally adapted lubricants in combination with solid lubrication is feasible and the optimisation of these systems.

Contacts

Coordinator

• Rik SCHROOTEN / Vlaamse Instelling voor Technologisch Onderzoek NV (VITO) BELGIUM

Participant

• Lars Goeran ROSENGREN / AB Volvo Technological Development Department 06520 Mechanical Structures/ Components / SWEDEN
• Dominique NEERINCK / Bekaert Dymonics N.V. BELGIUM
• Rolf TARRACH / Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas Surface Physics and Engineering Department / SPAIN
• Fernando AZPIAZU / Doimak SA SPAIN
• Jose Ignacio GOENAGA LUMBIER / Fundacion Tekniker Department of Manufacturing Processes / SPAIN
• Janez BEDENK / PETROL Plc Laboratory For Testing and Quality Control / SLOVENIA
• Franc KOSEL / University of Ljubljana Centre of Tribology and Technical Diagnostics / SLOVENIA