Investigation to Remove Lead and Antimony from Solid Film Lubricants

Abstract

This report has been prepared under the Engineer and Scientist Exchange Program between the Federal Republic of Germany and the United States of America. The author is the POC for all technical matters regarding solid film lubricants within the German Bundeswehr. The report gives a summary about common solid film lubricant specifications and testing. This paper also covers the fundamentals of solid film lubricants. Topics discussed include the correlation between Falex endurance life and load carrying capacity to real field applications, galvanic corrosion caused by graphite in solid film lubricant formulations, and indications for successful application. The report includes test procedure datasheets for single test procedures and a questionnaire regarding the requirements of a tribological system to solid film lubricants. The report mainly deals with solid film lubricants conforming MIL-PRF-46010, MIL-PRF-46147 and MIL-L-23398.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 2001
Accession Number
ADA393285

Entities

People

  • Steffen Schneider

Organizations

  • Tank-automotive and Armaments Command

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Chemistry
  • Corrosion
  • Films
  • Friction
  • Galvanic Corrosion
  • Lubricants
  • Lubrication
  • Material Degradation Processes
  • Materials
  • Measurement
  • Payload
  • Solid Film Lubricants
  • Solid Lubricants
  • Standards
  • Test Methods
  • United States

Readers

  • Surface Coatings Technology.
  • Technical Research and Report Writing.
  • Tribology (the study of the boundary interaction between sliding surfaces, lubrication, wear and friction).