Lead-bismuth liquid metal: Lubrication behaviors

Jun Cheng, Shengyu Zhu, Hui Tan, Yuan Yu, Jun Yang, Weimin Liu

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

20 Scopus citations

Abstract

Lead-bismuth eutectic liquid metal (LBE)is the primary coolant for the advanced liquid-metal nuclear reactor, and clarification of its lubrication behavior and mechanism at elevated temperature is of importance. In this paper, a self-mated high-temperature steel sliding-pair and a pin-on-disc configuration are selected to evaluate the lubrication behaviors of LBE at 250 °C and 400 °C under argon atmosphere. It is found that LBE possesses an excellent lubricity proofed by the low friction coefficient of 0.1 and the wear rate of 10−6 mm3/Nm for the steel discs. Close inspection on the friction interfaces indicates that the worn surfaces of the steel discs are covered by a smooth tribo-film consisting of Bi, Pb7Bi3 and the related oxides.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)94-99
Number of pages6
JournalWear
Volume430-431
DOIs
StatePublished - 15 Jul 2019
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • High temperature
  • Lead-bismuth eutectic liquid metal (LBE)
  • Lubrication behavior and mechanism
  • Nuclear

Fingerprint

Dive into the research topics of 'Lead-bismuth liquid metal: Lubrication behaviors'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.

Cite this