Superlubricity coating could reduce economic losses from friction and wear

Scientists at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory have invented a coating that could dramatically reduce friction in common load-bearing systems with moving parts, from vehicle drive trains to wind and hydroelectric turbines. It reduces the friction of steel rubbing on steel at least a hundredfold. The novel ORNL coating could help grease a U.S. economy that each year loses more than $1 trillion to friction and wear—equivalent to 5% of the gross national product.

Read More | Phys.org news tagged with:graphene

Nanomaterials

More Graphene news

Default ThumbnailSuperlubricity coating could reduce economic losses from friction and wear Default ThumbnailSuperlubricity coating could reduce economic losses from friction and wear Default ThumbnailSuperlubricity coating could reduce economic losses from friction and wear Default ThumbnailSuperlubricity coating could reduce economic losses from friction and wear Default ThumbnailSuperlubricity coating could reduce economic losses from friction and wear Default ThumbnailSuperlubricity coating could reduce economic losses from friction and wear Default ThumbnailSuperlubricity coating could reduce economic losses from friction and wear Default ThumbnailSuperlubricity coating could reduce economic losses from friction and wear Default ThumbnailSuperlubricity coating could reduce economic losses from friction and wear Default ThumbnailSuperlubricity coating could reduce economic losses from friction and wear Default ThumbnailSuperlubricity coating could reduce economic losses from friction and wear Default ThumbnailSuperlubricity coating could reduce economic losses from friction and wear Default ThumbnailSuperlubricity coating could reduce economic losses from friction and wear Default ThumbnailSuperlubricity coating could reduce economic losses from friction and wear Default ThumbnailSuperlubricity coating could reduce economic losses from friction and wear Default ThumbnailSuperlubricity coating could reduce economic losses from friction and wear Default ThumbnailSuperlubricity coating could reduce economic losses from friction and wear Default ThumbnailSuperlubricity coating could reduce economic losses from friction and wear Default ThumbnailSuperlubricity coating could reduce economic losses from friction and wear Default ThumbnailSuperlubricity coating could reduce economic losses from friction and wear