Originally Posted By: Kestas
Yes. He lives in Bloomfield Hills, MI, and also works at Cermet. I wouldn't talk to him. I doubt that I'd be interested in anything he has to say.
Though someone on the Mercedesshop web site (whom I had a row with, and who lives in Texas) says he is working with the inventor.
http://www.mercedesshop.com/shopforum/showthread.php?t=228837
http://www.mercedesshop.com/shopforum/showthread.php?t=219642
Have you had chance to read his patent on: METHOD FOR COMPOSING A NANO-PARTICLE METAL TREATMENT COMPOSITION FOR CREATING A CERAMIC-METAL LAYER
It has very long description and lot of stuff that I don't quite understand, but someone with your background could make sense of it.
Here is a link to the patent description:
http://www.wipo.int/pctdb/en/ia.jsp?ia=US2007/076110&IA=US2007076110&DISPLAY=DESC
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
[0001] The present invention relates to metal treatment compositions for the lubrication of friction pairs.
2. Description of the Prior Art
[0002] Compositions for lubricating have long been used to prevent direct contact between surfaces of a friction pair. Much research has been done on various lubricant additives, sometimes called friction modifiers, to optimize the ability of the lubricating medium by reducing the coefficient of friction and decreasing the overall wear of the system. It is known in the art to use powders of soft metals such as Copper and Zinc, elements with low shearing bonds between layers such as graphite and disulpides, and polymer-based materials such as polytetraflouroethylene to form protective films on the friction pair surfaces. These films promote improved tribological characteristics of the friction pair by preventing contact with the clean surfaces of the friction pair. A new direction in the field of lubricant additives points toward the use of members of the clay group of minerals. In these developments, dehydrated and pulverized clay are used as solid additives to the lubricant.
[0003] The Russian Patent 2,057,257 to Khrenov, et al., discloses a composition comprising; SiO, MgO, Fe2θ3, FeO, AI2O3, and S having a particle size range of 0.01-1.0 micrometers. The treatment of this composition includes mechanical activation by aperiodic vibrations, but does not include any thermal processing. The U.S. Patent 6,423,669 to Alexandrov et al. discloses a composition prepared from various minerals, which include several clays. The '669 patent teaches the use of the salts and oxides of the metals and non-metals comprising the raw minerals obtained by heating the clay at temperatures not less than 350C.
[0004] Although the prior art discloses the use of pulverized and heated clay as an additive to a lubricant, the resultant composition does not contain or utilize the crystalline layer structure of the clay. Nor does the prior art utilize Tin (II) Chloride in their compositions. The compositions of the prior art comprise merely salts and
Attorney Number: 29505-002
oxides of the metals and non-metals of the clay. A composition that provides further decreases in coefficient of friction and overall system wear must be engineered.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION AND ADVANTAGES [0005] The subject invention provides for a method for composing a metal treatment composition from a clay found in nature for creating a ceramic-metal layer on the surfaces of a friction pair comprising the steps of; producing a clay powder having a particle size range of 1-40 nanometers and being in the full X-ray amorphous state, producing a Magnesium Metasilicate powder having a particle size range of 1-40 nanometers and being in the full X-ray amorphous state, producing a Tin (II) Chloride powder having a particle size range of 1-40 nanometers and being in the full X-ray amorphous state, and mixing a fluid and the clay powder and the Magnesium Metasilicate powder and the Tin (II) Chloride powder to form the metal treatment composition for creating a ceramic-metal layer on the surfaces of a friction pair.
[0006] The proposed invention uses a clay having a unique elemental combination and a layered crystalline structure. The layers contain slip planes that transversely shift when tangential pressure from the friction pair is applied thereby lubricating the friction pair. Additionally, the resultant salts and oxides in the composition are utilized to form a protective ceramic-metal layer on the surface of the friction pair. The invention also utilizes Tin (II) Chloride in the composition to provide an additional component which contributes to the formation of the ceramic-metal layer. Tin is a soft material with excellent plating characteristics. Further, Tin (II) Chloride provides additional Chlorine atoms and ions used to form the Chloric films. These films protect juvenile surfaces which may form in the friction zone. The combination of the ceramic-metal layers and the shifting of slip planes produces a decrease in coefficient of friction of the system, a reduction in overall system wear, and an increase in surface hardness.
there is lot more in the link!