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Porosity and shape of airborne wear microparticles generated by sliding contact between a low-metallic friction material and a cast iron

Abstract

The wear of brakes in transport vehicles is one of the main anthropogenic sources of airborne particulate matter in urban environments. The present study deals with the characterisation of airborne wear microparticles from a low-metallic friction material / cast iron pair used in car brakes. Particles were generated by a pin-on-disc machine in a sealed chamber at sliding velocity of 1.3 m/s and contact pressure of 1.5 MPa. They were collected on filters in an electrical low pressure impactor, and an investigation was conducted to quantify their shape and porosity. Scanning electron microscopy revealed that most of the 0.1−0.9 μm particles are flakes and have a breadth-to-length aspect ratio of 0.7 ± 0.2. Particle porosity was determined by milling particles with a focused ion beam and subsequent analysis of the exposed particle cross-sections. Most of the 0.3–6.2 μm particles were revealed to have porosity of 9 ± 6%. Analysis of the relationship between effective particle density, particle material density, dynamic shape factor and porosity showed that the shape factor has a stronger influence on the effective density of airborne wear particles than the porosity factor. The obtained results are useful for accurate prediction of particle behaviour in the atmosphere and in the human respiratory system.

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Authors (4)

  • Photo of dr hab. inż. Oleksii Nosko

    Oleksii Nosko dr hab. inż.

    • KTH Royal Institute of Technology
  • Photo of  Rafael Borrajo-Pelaez

    Rafael Borrajo-Pelaez

  • Photo of  Peter Hedström

    Peter Hedström

  • Photo of  Ulf Olofsson

    Ulf Olofsson

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Category:
Articles
Type:
artykuły w czasopismach
Published in:
JOURNAL OF AEROSOL SCIENCE no. 113, pages 130 - 140,
ISSN: 0021-8502
Language:
English
Publication year:
2017
Bibliographic description:
Nosko O., Borrajo-Pelaez R., Hedström P., Olofsson U.: Porosity and shape of airborne wear microparticles generated by sliding contact between a low-metallic friction material and a cast iron// JOURNAL OF AEROSOL SCIENCE -Vol. 113, (2017), s.130-140
DOI:
Digital Object Identifier (open in new tab) 10.1016/j.jaerosci.2017.07.015
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Gdańsk University of Technology

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