Talc/carbon spheres (TC) composite was successfully fabricated through a simple and eco‐friendly hydrothermal method. The tribology properties of the base oil were significantly improved after adding TC composites, which had been studied by a ball on disc (BOD) tribometer. The friction coefficient of oil containing 0.5‐wt% TC composite (0.5 TC‐Oil) was only 0.08, with a decrease of 35.3% compared with the base oil at 5 N. Moreover, severe abrasive wear between friction pairs changed into slight plastic deformation lubricated with 0.5 TC‐Oil, as confirmed by scanning electron microscope (SEM). These results reflected notable synergy between self‐repair performance effect of talc and ball‐bearing effect of carbon spheres. The study displayed the potential lubricating performance of the TC composite in current generation oil lubricants.

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滑石/碳球复合物作为油基添加剂的协同作用增强了钢-钢接触的润滑性能

滑石/碳球（TC）复合材料是通过简单且生态友好的水热方法成功制备的。添加TC复合材料后，基础油的摩擦学性能得到了显着改善，这已经通过圆盘球（BOD）摩擦计进行了研究。含0.5wt％TC复合材料（0.5 TC-Oil）的油的摩擦系数仅为0.08，与5 N时的基础油相比，降低了35.3％。此外，摩擦副之间的严重磨蚀变成了轻微的塑性变形经扫描电子显微镜（SEM）确认，已用0.5 TC-油润滑。这些结果反映了滑石的自我修复性能效果与碳球的滚珠轴承效果之间的显着协同作用。这项研究显示了TC复合材料在当前一代的润滑油中的潜在润滑性能。