Temperature‑Dependent Friction, Wear, and Life of MoS₂ Dry Film Lubricants for Space Mechanisms: A Comprehensive Review

IF 3.3 3区工程技术 Q2 ENGINEERING, CHEMICAL

Tribology Letters Pub Date : 2025-08-01 DOI:10.1007/s11249-025-02052-6

Abrar Faiyad, Daniel Miliate, Samuel Leventini, Jeffrey R. Lince, Ashlie Martini

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Abstract

Molybdenum Disulfide (MoS₂) is the most widely used dry film lubricant (DFL) for moving mechanical assemblies that operate in space. For these applications, the MoS₂ must provide low friction and wear across a range of temperatures. The temperature dependence of MoS₂ tribological behavior has been studied previously. However, the number of temperatures and conditions that can be tested in a single study is necessarily limited, making it difficult to predict or understand the performance of DFLs more broadly. To address this, this review article summarizes and analyzes the results from prior studies of temperature-dependent tribological behavior of MoS₂-based dry film lubricants. Friction, wear, and wear life data are compiled into a plot matrix and trends are identified. Then, the mechanisms that have been proposed to explain observed trends are summarized. Finally, gaps in the knowledge and opportunities for future work are discussed such that researchers can build on existing studies to enhance the reliability and performance of MoS₂-based dry film lubricants in space environments.

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空间机构用MoS 2干膜润滑油的温度依赖摩擦、磨损和寿命研究综述

摘要：二硫化钼（MoS2）是应用最广泛的用于空间移动机械组件的干膜润滑剂（DFL）。对于这些应用，MoS2必须在一定温度范围内提供低摩擦和磨损。前人对二硫化钼摩擦学行为的温度依赖性进行了研究。然而，在单一研究中可以测试的温度和条件的数量必然是有限的，这使得很难更广泛地预测或了解dfl的性能。为了解决这一问题，本文总结和分析了前人关于二硫化钼基干膜润滑剂的温度依赖摩擦学行为的研究结果。摩擦、磨损和磨损寿命数据被汇编成一个图表矩阵，并确定趋势。然后，总结了已经提出的解释观察到的趋势的机制。最后，讨论了知识的差距和未来工作的机会，以便研究人员可以在现有研究的基础上提高mos2基干膜润滑剂在空间环境中的可靠性和性能。图片摘要：补充资料：在线版本包含补充资料，网址为10.1007/s11249-025-02052-6。

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来源期刊

Tribology Letters 工程技术-工程：化工

CiteScore

5.30

自引率

9.40%

发文量

116

审稿时长

2.5 months

期刊介绍： Tribology Letters is devoted to the development of the science of tribology and its applications, particularly focusing on publishing high-quality papers at the forefront of tribological science and that address the fundamentals of friction, lubrication, wear, or adhesion. The journal facilitates communication and exchange of seminal ideas among thousands of practitioners who are engaged worldwide in the pursuit of tribology-based science and technology.