Journal of the KSTLE Vol. 24, No. 4, August 2008, pp. 179-185 ‘The Korean Society of Tribologists & Lubrication Engineers DES Belo SE wlojae| Sa ay Bases - Use - BSc’ smal melo), Beadeiw saa aaaast Preparation and Characterization of Polymer Lubricating Bearings Sang-Keun Kim", Byung-Kwan Kim and Jong-Dae Han’ *R & D Center, Schaeffler Korea Corp. Dept. of Chemical Engineering, Changwon National University (Received July 15, 2008; Revised July 28, 2008; Accepted August 4, 2008) Abstract ~ Microporous polymer lubricants(MPLs) are solid polymer materials containing micropores which are filled with liquid lubricants, and which are molded or formed to suit rolling bearings or other machine parts requiring lubrication. MPLs can be effectively applied to provide long-term, maintenance-free lubrication of a variety of machine elements without fully replacing of oils and greases. The application of rolling bearings packed fully with an MPL could reduce or eliminate the problems such as grease deterioration, leakage, under- lubrication caused by insertion of water or foreign matters under severe operation conditions. This paper discuss the application of MPLs for lubrication of rolling ball bearings. Two different MPLs were synthesized and the features of MPLs were tested. Characteristics of the bearings which are packed fully with synthesized MPLs were investigated using SEM, TG/DSC, extents of oil leakage, OIT, and life time test. After these preliminary tests twelve MPLs were synthesized and evaluated by measuring extents of oil leakage and OIT values. Then syn- thesis conditions for the optimum MPL were selected by SSRED(Six Sigma Robust Engineering Design) pro- gram using extents of oil leakage and OIT values respectively. 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Conditions of polymer lubricant life test Bearing A Bearing B “Test bearing PGGOOOAAF Direction oF i ; 1540.1g centrifugal acceleration sane a Amount of MPLS (109% volume of free space) Centifugal acceleration 3/0006 — ite Test bearing PGGOODAAF Se ; 3,000 spm, Ratatonal speed O min (tat) Rovaional speed toe Applied load 100 kg v ‘Bearing A| Bearing B Fig. 1. Schematic diagram of oil leakage tester. = able} 160~-180°Ce EG ab l7] HS Bs o. SSR SA] Bua Bers) SAA FH 200°C, 10 ke/em* 2 LE 71s}e] GVO] F zi) Rebs alapsiaiey, 22. Ae 7e APS] Sele] +A]2] sae SEMUEOL, JSM-5610 Scanning Electron Microscope)° = A} ‘Siskch. WS s8k4] HDPE, UHMWPE] 4ieho: ade Wom stde F Bete. Aad Be] | RHE AZo} benzene® eR Sas ats] SU F Aee Wo ste] Bosc. Hel] Ube} Ase Zelo] Sthls| Ba) He @EAVI(TGADSC, SDT 2960 TA Co.}S AHESERCH. SAHFlextent of oil leakagey& Table 13} Be Ae) Mal7istetey 324125 Sek ASA zt WALA SPURS Sia. AT sag a Also] ANG8A2] ASMATS THGLE ALBEE ch. ABS] S4i7ii7Ve Fig. bs Gh. 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Ll 12 eravity us Hardness KS M65I8_ HS, 70 70 “Tensile sirngth ASTM D638 MPa 1s 15 Tensile ASTM D638 -% 13 16 ellongation Flexural modulus ASTM D790 MPa 250 270 Vol. 24, No. 4, 2008