Lubrication mechanism of molybdenum disulfide additives

Molybdenum disulfide was first used as a carriage-bearing lubricant during the California Gold Rush in the mid-19th century. Then, during World War II, both the Max Planck Institute (Max Planck Institute) in Germany and the National Aeronautics Council, the predecessor of NASA, conducted experiments with molybdenum disulfide for industrial applications and developed organic-bonded solid lubrication films. By the early 1950s, the United States had established a U.S. military standard for molybdenum disulfide and made it a military secret. Subsequently, molybdenum disulfide sputtering film and ion plating film appeared successively. In the emerging industrial sector and the emerging technology, field are in the gradual application of solid lubrication, such as robots and electronic computer-based electronic machinery, the central lubrication part (such as gear mechanism, harmonic reducer, bearing, ball screw, chain, and sprocket, etc.) is commonly used PTFE and molybdenum disulfide lubricant. As a solid additive, Molybdenum disulfide can play a lubricating role, and its structure is closely related. Three crystal structures of molybdenum disulfide are found in nature, and two are metastable. Remember that a steady-state (2H) sandwich structure of molybdenum disulfide is the most commonly used. If you are looking for high quality, high purity and cost-effective molybdenum disulfide, or if you require the latest price of molybdenum disulfide, please feel free to email contact mis-asia.