近日，由NOK和ENEOS两大行业领军企业联手打造的“自润滑橡胶”成功问世。这种新型橡胶材料，据称可将油封等密封产品的摩擦力降低高达40%，且在低润滑条件下依然能保持出色的密封性能。
The development of this innovative material took nearly five years and is the result of technical cooperation between the two companies. It is expected to make its debut at the upcoming "People and Vehicle Technology Exhibition 2024 YOKOHAMA", which will be held at the pacifico Yokohama Convention and Exhibition Center on the 22nd of this month. This science and technology exhibition is undoubtedly an excellent platform to showcase this new achievement of rubber technology to the world.
据炭黑产业网了解，随着全球对环境保护的日益重视，润滑油的使用量受到严格控制，同时润滑油本身也趋向于低粘度。此外，伴随电动机等设备的高转速化，工作环境中的润滑条件变得越来越苛刻。在这样的背景下，NOK与ENEOS的这次技术合作显得尤为重要。
Since 2019, the two companies have started joint research with the core goal of "improving the lubrication performance of sealing products to achieve low friction." Through in-depth exploration of the formulation technology of rubber materials, they successfully developed this "self-lubricating rubber". The key to this material lies in its special formulation, which can control the material interface at the molecular level, thereby effectively utilizing limited lubricating oils.
实验结果显示，使用“自润滑橡胶”制作的油封，在保持原有密封功能的同时，平均摩擦力降低了30%至40%。这一成果意味着，在未来的低粘度润滑油环境，甚至是极端少油、润滑困难的环境中，使用这种材料的产品都将表现出更低的周动发热、更好的耐磨性和抗老化性。
Looking to the future, this "self-lubricating rubber" will be used to produce low-friction sealing products, and is expected to play an important role in the motor and transmission system of electric vehicles, contributing to the energy conservation of electric vehicles. The promotion and application of this technology will undoubtedly bring revolutionary changes to related industries.
