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The friction and wear behaviors of vegetable oil-based waxes, natural beeswax, and petroleum paraffin wax
  • Tao Fei,
  • Kangzi Ren,
  • Tong Wang
Tao Fei
University of Tennessee Knoxville

Corresponding Author:tfei1@utk.edu

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Kangzi Ren
Eurofins Suppplement Analysis Center
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Tong Wang
University of Tennessee Knoxville
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Abstract

Quantitative analyses on the coefficient of friction of common coating waxes are necessary and essential for designing systems for coating, conveying, packaging operations, transporting and storing of papers and paperboards, while analyses on wear behavior can be helpful for predicting performance durability of the coating surface. In this study, we investigated the friction and wear behaviors of six waxes including four commercial waxes and two soybean oil-based wax developed in our lab for bulk coating on cardboard. The effect of normal load, sliding velocity, and environmental temperature was evaluated. The friction coefficient of different waxes varies with sliding conditions. Higher normal load, sliding velocity, and environmental temperature resulted in significantly greater wear loss. Crystalline morphology and crystallinity were affected by environmental temperature, and they correlate to the variations in friction coefficient and wear loss of these materials. Overall, the Estercoat developed in our lab had comparable frictional properties and much less wear than paraffin wax under tested conditions and can be a good substitute for paraffin wax.
12 Feb 2020Submitted to Journal of the American Oil Chemists' Society
13 Feb 2020Submission Checks Completed
13 Feb 2020Assigned to Editor
21 Feb 2020Reviewer(s) Assigned
04 Mar 2020Review(s) Completed, Editorial Evaluation Pending
09 Mar 2020Editorial Decision: Revise Major
05 Jun 20201st Revision Received
08 Jun 2020Submission Checks Completed
08 Jun 2020Assigned to Editor
09 Jun 2020Review(s) Completed, Editorial Evaluation Pending
09 Jun 2020Editorial Decision: Revise Minor
11 Jun 20202nd Revision Received
12 Jun 2020Submission Checks Completed
12 Jun 2020Assigned to Editor
19 Jun 2020Review(s) Completed, Editorial Evaluation Pending
19 Jun 2020Editorial Decision: Accept