JP5127331B2 - Dry lubricating coating composition and sliding bearing using the dry lubricating coating composition as a sliding layer - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a dry lubricating coating composition and a plain bearing using the dry lubricating coating composition as a sliding layer.

  Conventionally, a bearing for an automobile engine has been obtained by joining a copper bearing alloy or an aluminum bearing alloy on a steel plate back metal. In this type of plain bearing, as shown in, for example, JP-A-4-83914 (Patent Document 1) and JP-A-9-79262 (Patent Document 2), a polyamide is formed on the surface of the bearing alloy layer. Wear resistance and non-seizure by forming a sliding layer containing solid lubricant etc. on thermosetting resin such as imide resin (PAI resin), polyimide resin (PI resin), epoxy resin (EP resin) Improvement of the property and initial adaptability is carried out. Further, as disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2001-343022 (Patent Document 3), the protective layer is composed of a solid lubricant and a binder made of a thermoplastic resin and a thermosetting resin soluble in a polar solvent. It has been attempted to improve early wear resistance while maintaining the conformability.

Further, when using a sliding bearing, a cavity (bubble) is generated in the lubricating oil, and as a result, there is a phenomenon that erosion occurs on the bearing surface. This is a phenomenon in which the cavity generated in the lubricating oil collapses under high pressure, and the energy at the time of collapse causes the bearing surface to be eroded. As a countermeasure, cavitation resistance has been improved by increasing the material strength of the sliding layer. For example, in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2004-19758 (Patent Document 4), by providing a sliding layer containing a solid lubricant or the like in a polybenzimidazole resin (PBI resin), wear resistance, non-seizure property, Improvement of cavitation resistance is being carried out. Further, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2003-56566 (Patent Document 5) discloses improvement in sliding characteristics by using a solid lubricant containing lead and a resin binder composed of at least one of PAI resin, PI resin, EP resin and PBI resin. Has been done. Furthermore, in the above-mentioned JP-A-9-79262 and JP-A-7-247493 (Patent Document 6), the surface of the solid lubricant is coated with a silane coupling agent or the like, so that the binder resin and the solid lubricant are added. By solid integration, it is possible to prevent the solid lubricant from falling off and to improve the initial familiarity.
JP-A-4-83914 JP-A-9-79262 JP 2001-343022 A (paragraph 0007) JP 2004-19758 A JP 2003-56566 A JP-A-7-247493

  However, in the inventions described in Patent Document 1 to Patent Document 6 described above, the bearing performance (non-seizure, initial conformability, resistance to resistance) required for the internal combustion engine slide bearings that have recently been increased in output and speed. The cavitation property) was not sufficiently satisfied. For example, in the invention disclosed in Patent Document 5, there is a description that a PAI resin, a PI resin, an EP resin and a PBI resin are mixed to form a resin binder. It is not melted and the resin is only dispersed in a cluster. For this reason, there is a drawback in that variations in physical properties occur in the sliding layer and sufficient non-seizure properties, particularly cavitation resistance cannot be obtained.

  In addition, the above-mentioned patent document 3 states that “When a thermosetting resin and a thermoplastic resin are dissolved in a solvent, they are mixed in ultrafine units close to molecules, and have an intermediate property. become. ”, But“ mixed naturally ”means that the thermosetting resin and the thermoplastic resin are very fine in the solvent, but are clustered (microcluster) . Therefore, the thermosetting resin and the thermoplastic resin are not compatible with each other, and the intermediate properties between the thermosetting resin and the thermoplastic resin are realized by finely dispersing the thermoplastic resin in the thermosetting resin. ing. When used as a sliding layer for sliding bearings used under conditions where cavitation occurs, the cavitation resistance decreases because stress due to cavitation is concentrated at the interface of each resin phase where physical properties are not continuous. was there.

  Moreover, in the above-mentioned Patent Documents 2 and 6, the solid lubricant surface is coated with a silane coupling agent or the like, and the binder resin and the solid lubricant are firmly integrated, thereby preventing the solid lubricant from falling off. Improvements to initial familiarity are being made. In the examples, the surface of the solid lubricant is first coated with a silane coupling agent or the like, and then mixed with a binder (pretreatment method). Therefore, most of the silane coupling agent exists between the solid lubricant and the binder, and the adhesion between the surface of the bearing alloy layer and the binder is not sufficiently improved. Further, as a method for adding a coupling agent or the like, there is an integral blend method in which a coupling agent is added directly to a binder resin. However, as in Patent Document 3, it is cluster-like and the coupling agent is interspersed in the resin binder, so that the adhesion between the surface of the bearing alloy layer and the binder is not sufficiently improved.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described circumstances, and its object is to provide a dry lubricating coating composition that can further improve bearing performance, particularly non-seizure property, initial conformability, and cavitation resistance, and the dry lubrication. An object of the present invention is to provide a plain bearing having a coating composition as a sliding layer.

In order to achieve the above object, in the invention according to claim 1, an epoxy resin or a coupling agent and a solid lubricant are added to a polyamide-imide resin as a main component, high shear is applied , and the resins are combined. a resin binder which is the polymer alloy of the state of being compatible, characterized in that it contains dispersing the solid lubricant 20 to 75 mass%.

  In the invention according to claim 2, in the dry lubricating coating composition according to claim 1, the solid lubricant is at least one selected from molybdenum disulfide, polytetrafluoroethylene, graphite, and tungsten disulfide. It is characterized by that.

  In the invention which concerns on Claim 3, in the dry lubricating film composition of Claim 1 or Claim 2, the compounding quantity of the epoxy resin in 100 weight part of the said polymer alloyed resin is 3-30 weight part. Features.

  In the invention which concerns on Claim 4, in the dry lubricating film composition in any one of Claim 1 thru | or 3, the compounding quantity of the coupling agent in 100 weight part of the said polymer alloyed resin is 0.3- It is characterized by 10 parts by weight.

  In the invention which concerns on Claim 5, in the dry lubricating film composition in any one of Claim 1 thru | or 4, the glass transition temperature of the said polyamidoimide resin is 150-350 degreeC, It is characterized by the above-mentioned. .

  In the invention which concerns on Claim 6, the sliding bearing on the surface of the bearing alloy layer which consists of a copper-type or an aluminum-type alloy is the sliding bearing which used the dry lubricating film composition in any one of Claim 1 thru | or 5 It is characterized by.

  The invention according to claim 7 is the plain bearing according to claim 6, wherein the sliding layer has a sliding layer surface roughness of Ra 0.5 μm or less.

  The invention according to claim 8 is the sliding bearing according to claim 6 or 7, wherein the sliding layer has a sliding layer thickness of 1 to 30 μm.

In the invention according to claim 1, the polyamide-imide resin (hereinafter referred to as “PAI resin”), which is the main component of the sliding layer, is excellent in heat resistance among the thermosetting resins and has a material strength. Since it is high, the wear resistance can be improved. In addition, since there is little decrease in material strength in a high temperature atmosphere or material strength due to heat generation during sliding, good wear resistance can be maintained even during high temperature sliding. Further, the PAI resin is added with an epoxy resin (hereinafter referred to as “EP resin”) or a coupling agent, and is subjected to high shear to form a polymer alloy, thereby improving the adhesiveness of the resin binder itself. For this reason, the adhesion between the surface of the bearing alloy layer and the binder is improved, and peeling of the sliding layer can be prevented, so that non-seizure properties and cavitation resistance can be improved. The PAI resin, EP resin or coupling agent before polymer alloying is in a state where the molecules of each resin are intertwined. In the normal mixing method, the entanglement between the molecules cannot be completely loosened, so that the resins cannot be completely compatible with each other. When mixed while applying high shear, the entanglement between the molecules of each resin is loosened and the resins can be made to be compatible with each other.

  Further, since the sliding layer contains a solid lubricant, the friction coefficient can be reduced and the non-seizure property can be improved. In this case, if the solid lubricant content is less than 20% by mass, the effect of improving the lubricity by the solid lubricant is hardly obtained, and if it exceeds 75% by mass, the cavitation resistance decreases. Therefore, the content of the solid lubricant is preferably in the range of 20 to 75% by mass.

  Further, as in the invention according to claim 2, as the solid lubricant, at least one selected from molybdenum disulfide, polytetrafluoroethylene (hereinafter referred to as “PTFE”), graphite, and tungsten disulfide is used. Is preferred.

  Further, since the EP resin contributes to the improvement of the strength of the sliding layer, the cavitation resistance can be further improved by adding the EP resin to the sliding layer. In this case, as in the invention according to claim 3, the cavitation resistance is further improved when the amount of the EP resin added is 3 to 30% by mass. EP resins that can be used in the present invention include Daikoku Ink Chemical's Epicron 840, 850, 860, 1050, TSR-960, TSR-601, H-157, H-353, H-360, H-301, H-305. Etc.

  The coupling agent is composed of a part that is compatible with an organic matrix such as vinyl group, methacryl group, epoxy group, mercapto group, and amino group in the same molecule and a part that is easily adsorbed on the surface of an inorganic substance. Contributes to improved adhesion between the surface of the layer and the binder. Examples of coupling agents that can be used in the present invention include silane coupling agents, titanate coupling agents, TSL8331 and TSL8340 manufactured by Toshiba Silicone, A-1100, A-1120, A-1160 manufactured by Nippon Unicar, and Nippon Soda Co., Ltd. S-581 etc. are mentioned.

  Moreover, it is preferable that the glass transition temperature of PAI resin is 150-350 degreeC like the invention which concerns on Claim 5. PAI resin is a resin in which an amide bond is introduced into the main chain of the polyimide resin, has heat resistance next to polyimide resin, can be thermoformed, and has excellent mechanical strength, chemical resistance, electrical properties, and sliding properties. Therefore, it is a resin that is applied to molding materials and heat-resistant paints. As the PAI resin used in the present invention, it is preferable to use a PAI resin having a glass transition temperature of 150 to 350 ° C., more preferably 250 to 350 ° C., with little decrease in material strength at high temperatures. Examples of PAI resins that can be used in the present invention include Toyobo PAI resins (trade names: Viromax HR11NN, HR12N2, HR13NX, HR14ET, HR15ET, HR16NN) and the like.

  Moreover, in the invention which concerns on Claim 6, the initial conformability and non-seizure property of a slide bearing further improve by providing the sliding bearing which consists of a dry lubricating film composition mentioned above on the surface of a slide bearing.

  Further, when the sliding layer surface roughness of the sliding layer is rough, the oil film is likely to be cut, the sliding layer surface and the mating shaft are easily brought into contact, and seizure is likely to occur due to heat generated by friction. In particular, as in the invention according to claim 7, when the surface roughness of the sliding layer at the initial sliding stage is Ra 0.5 μm or less, when the oil film is cut, the surface of the sliding layer and the mating shaft come into contact with each other. The surface wears immediately and the surface roughness becomes fine. Therefore, oil is supplied to the surface of the sliding layer, an oil film is easily formed, and seizure is difficult. When the surface roughness of the sliding layer exceeds Ra 0.5 μm at the initial stage of sliding, the surface of the sliding layer and the mating shaft come into contact with each other and the outermost surface of the sliding layer is worn. The roughness of the surface of the moving layer does not become fine immediately, and it is difficult to supply oil to the surface of the sliding layer, and the non-seizure property is not improved.

  Furthermore, local contact between the sliding layer and the counterpart shaft is likely to occur under conditions where deflection or vibration occurs on the sliding counterpart shaft, such as a bearing for an internal combustion engine. At this time, the sliding layer is plastically deformed, elastically deformed, or worn at the contact portion, so that the local load increase is alleviated, so that the material of the sliding layer is not reduced by heat generation, and seizure hardly occurs. Become. In order to mitigate this local increase in load, the thickness of the sliding layer is preferably 1 to 30 μm as in the invention according to claim 8. The conventional sliding layer has a large decrease in material strength due to heat generated by sliding, and the sliding layer itself easily disappears from the sliding surface, so that it is difficult to make the thickness of the sliding layer 3 μm or less. In the present invention, the adhesion of the resin binder to the surface of the bearing alloy layer is improved by polymer alloying the PAI resin and EP resin or coupling agent. Compared to the above, peeling is suppressed, and even if the thickness of the sliding layer is 1 to 3 μm, it does not disappear easily from the sliding surface, and the increase in local load is sufficiently mitigated, so the seizure is reduced. Does not happen.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below. FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view of a slide bearing schematically showing an embodiment of the present invention. The plain bearing has a configuration in which a sliding layer 2 is provided on the surface of a bearing alloy layer 1 made of a copper alloy or an aluminum alloy joined to the surface of the back metal 3. In the present embodiment, the sliding layer 2 includes a PAI resin as a main component, a resin binder obtained by adding an EP resin or a coupling agent to form a polymer alloy, and a solid lubricant of 20 to 75% by mass. It is a sliding layer containing, and solid lubricants such as molybdenum disulfide (MoS ₂ ), polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE), graphite (Gr), tungsten disulfide (WS ₂ ), and shelf nitride (BN), etc. Is used. Further, if necessary, the sliding layer can contain hard particles, soft metal, and the like. As hard particles, nitrides such as silicon nitride (Si ₃ N ₄ ), oxides such as aluminum oxide (Al ₂ O ₃ ), silicon oxide (SiO ₂ ), titanium oxide (TiO ₂ ), silicon carbide (SiC), etc. The carbides can be used, and copper, silver, gold, aluminum, tin, zinc, bismuth, etc., and alloys thereof can be used as the soft metal.

  Next, a non-seizure test and an anti-cavitation test were carried out on the example product provided with the sliding layer according to this example and the comparative example product provided with the conventional sliding layer, and the results are shown in Table 1. In the example product, a copper-based bearing alloy layer is joined on a steel plate serving as a back metal, processed into a flat plate shape, degreased, and then the surface of the bearing alloy layer is roughened by blasting. Further, after pickling, hot water washing and drying, the compositions shown in Examples 1 to 14 in Table 1 were diluted with an organic solvent (N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone, xylene and ethanol), and a high shear force was applied to the composition with a homogenizer. Was applied for a long time (1 hour or more), and the composition which had been dissolved and homogenized was sprayed onto the surface of the bearing alloy layer by air spray. Thereafter, the organic solvent is removed by drying and baked at 250 ° C. for 60 minutes. Here, the thickness of the sliding layer was 5 μm for Examples 1 to 11 and 2 μm for Examples 12, 13, and 14 for both seizure test and anti-cavitation test. The composition is polymerized by applying high shear to the composition by a homogenizer.

  On the other hand, in the comparative example product, a copper-based bearing alloy layer is joined to a steel plate as a backing metal, processed into a flat plate shape, degreased, and then the surface of the bearing alloy layer is roughened by blasting. . Further, after pickling, hot water washing and drying, the compositions shown in Comparative Examples 1 to 5 in Table 1 were diluted with an organic solvent (N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone and xylene), and the composition diluted with a homogenizer was subjected to high shearing force. Was added to the surface of the bearing alloy layer by spraying with air spray. Thereafter, the organic solvent is removed by drying and baked at 250 ° C. for 60 minutes. Here, the thickness of the sliding layer was 5 μm for both the seizure test and the anti-cavitation test. In Comparative Example 6, the same composition as in Example 10 was mixed and stirred with an ultrasonic stirrer, and applied to the surface of the bearing alloy layer by spraying with air spray. In Comparative Example 7, a solid lubricant was first treated with a coupling agent by a pretreatment method, then mixed with a binder to obtain a composition, and then mixed and stirred with an ultrasonic stirrer. It was applied by spraying with air spray. Thereafter, the organic solvent is removed by drying and baked at 250 ° C. for 60 minutes. Here, the thickness of the sliding layer was 5 μm for both the seizure test and the anti-cavitation test. In addition, a copper-based bearing alloy layer is bonded on a steel plate serving as a back metal for the examples and comparative examples, and this is processed into a half-shaped bearing having an outer diameter of 55 mm, a width of 17 mm, and a thickness of 1.5 mm. A sliding layer having a thickness of 10 μm was provided under conditions. The two half bearings were butted into a cylindrical shape for evaluation of adhesion.

  The seizure test was performed using a thrust type frictional wear tester under the test conditions shown in Table 2, and the friction torque and seizure load were measured while increasing the bearing surface pressure by 3 MPa every 30 minutes. The surface pressure when the back surface temperature of the bearing exceeded 200 ° C. or the friction torque was 392 N · m or more was defined as the seizure load. The cavitation resistance test was performed using a testing machine using ultrasonic waves under the test conditions shown in Table 3, and the weight loss of the sliding layer was measured. The adhesion test was evaluated by the presence or absence of peeling of the sliding layer after the test under the test conditions shown in Table 4 using a bearing tester.

  In Table 1 above, the number of each component of the sliding layer is a mass percentage (% by mass). First, in contrast to Comparative Example 2 in which the base resin of the sliding layer is composed only of the PAI resin, in Examples 1 to 8, the PAI resin and the EP resin or the coupling agent are different in polymer alloy. Looking at the test results, Examples 1 to 8 are superior in terms of seizure load and cavitation resistance. This is because the adhesion of the binder resin itself has been improved by adding an EP resin or a coupling agent to the PAI resin, thereby improving the non-seizure property and suppressing the occurrence of erosion due to cavitation. It is because of that.

  Moreover, when the comparative example 3 and the example 3 are compared, the example 3 is superior in terms of seizure load and volume loss. This is because the amount of the solid lubricant added in Comparative Example 3 is more than 75% by mass, and the seizure load and the cavitation resistance are reduced due to the decrease in the strength of the sliding layer.

  Further, comparing the comparative example 1 and the example 9, the volume loss is almost the same, but the example 9 is superior in the seizure load. This is because the amount of addition of the solid lubricant of Comparative Example 1 is less than 20% by mass, so that the sliding characteristics are not sufficient, and the toughness of the sliding layer is insufficient, so that initial familiarity is unlikely to occur. It is. Therefore, the amount of solid lubricant added is desirably 20 to 75% by weight.

  Further, comparing Comparative Example 6 and Example 10, Example 10 is superior in terms of seizure load and volume loss. In Comparative Example 6, the resin is dissolved in a solvent and mixed and stirred in an extremely fine unit close to a molecule, but it is not a uniform substance but is in a microcluster form. This is because the cavitation resistance is deteriorated because it concentrates at the interface of each resin phase where the mechanical properties are not continuous.

  On the other hand, in Example 10, high shear is applied during mixing, and the PAI resin and EP resin can be made into a polymer alloy by allowing them to exist as single molecules. In the resin binder, since no discontinuous portion is generated, cavitation resistance is improved.

  Moreover, when Example 2 and 3 is seen, the addition amount of EP resin in the resin binder made into the polymer alloy is 3-30 mass%, and it turns out that non-seizure property is especially favorable.

  Moreover, when Example 12, Example 13, and Example 14 are seen, the seizing load and the volume loss are further excellent. This is because the adhesion of the resin binder is improved by polymer alloying the PAI resin, EP resin, and coupling agent, so the thickness of the sliding layer is greater than when the PAI resin alone is used as the resin binder. It can be seen that even when the thickness is set to 1 to 3 μm, it does not disappear easily from the sliding surface, and since it becomes a thin film, heat dissipation is improved and non-seizure property is also improved.

  Further, comparing Comparative Example 7 and Example 8, Example 8 is superior in terms of seizure load and volume loss. This is because in Comparative Example 7, the coupling agent was coated on the surface of the solid lubricant by the pretreatment method, so that the coupling agent hardly exists between the surface of the bearing alloy and the binder. No. 8 is because the adhesiveness between the surface of the bearing alloy and the binder is improved because a polymer alloy is formed by adding a coupling agent by an integral blend method and applying high shear. Although Table 1 does not show the test results for the sliding layer containing tungsten disulfide dispersed as a solid lubricant, the applicants conducted similar experiments on the sliding layer containing tungsten disulfide dispersedly. It was confirmed that the results were almost the same as those of Examples 1-14.

  The present invention is not limited to the embodiments described above and shown in the drawings, but can be modified or expanded as follows. The apparatus for applying high shear to the resin composition is not limited to a homogenizer, and may be a high-pressure jet stirring mixer. The method for roughening the surface of the bearing alloy layer is not limited to blasting, but may be etching, thermal spraying, chemical conversion treatment, or the like. The application method of the resin sliding layer is not limited to the air spray method, but may be a pad printing method, a screen printing method, a roll coating method, or the like. In addition, after providing the sliding layer 2 on the bearing alloy layer 1, it can also process to a sliding bearing shape and can manufacture a sliding bearing. The slide bearing of the present invention can be used not only for applications other than for automobile engines, that is, not only for bearing alloys made of copper-based or aluminum-based alloys. For example, it can be used for a compressor. Furthermore, the plain bearing of the present invention can be used under boundary lubrication and non-lubrication in addition to use under fluid lubrication.

It is sectional drawing of the slide bearing in embodiment which concerns on this invention.

Explanation of symbols

1 Bearing alloy layer 2 Sliding layer 3 Back metal

Claims (8)

An epoxy resin or a coupling agent and a solid lubricant are added to a polyamide-imide resin as a main component, a high shear is applied , and a polymer alloyed resin binder in a state where the resins are mixed with each other, 20 to 75 mass % Of the above-mentioned solid lubricant is dispersed and contained.   The dry lubricant film composition according to claim 1, wherein the solid lubricant is at least one selected from molybdenum disulfide, polytetrafluoroethylene, graphite, and tungsten disulfide.   3. The dry lubricating coating composition according to claim 1, wherein the compounding amount of the epoxy resin in 100 parts by weight of the polymer alloyed resin is 3 to 30 parts by weight.   The dry lubricant film composition according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein a compounding amount of the coupling agent in 100 parts by weight of the polymer alloyed resin is 0.3 to 10 parts by weight.   The dry lubricating coating composition according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the polyamide-imide resin has a glass transition temperature of 150 to 350 ° C.   6. A plain bearing, wherein the sliding layer on the surface of a bearing alloy layer made of a copper-based or aluminum-based alloy is the dry lubricating coating composition according to any one of claims 1 to 5.   The sliding bearing according to claim 6, wherein the sliding layer has a sliding layer surface roughness of Ra 0.5 μm or less. The sliding bearing according to claim 6 or 7, wherein the sliding layer has a sliding layer thickness of 1 to 30 µm.

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