Keywords:
Coating waxes; friction and wear behavior; effect of sliding conditions;
crystalline morphology
and crystallinity
Highlights:
- Friction coefficient and wear loss of different waxes varies with
sliding conditions.
- Crystalline morphology and crystallinity were affected by
environmental temperature.
- The changes in crystalline morphology and crystallinity correlate with
the variations in friction coefficient and wear loss.
- The soybean oil-based Estercoat developed in our lab has friction and
wear properties comparable or better than paraffin wax under tested
conditions.