
Fine BTO powder itself does not have lubricating property, but it may be applied to produce a new type solid lubricant – tungsten disulfide. Tungsten disulfide (WS2) adopts a layered structure related to molybdenum disulfide (MoS2), with W atoms situated in trigonal prismatic coordination sphere. As lubricant, WS2 has better performance than MoS2, such as larger compressive strength and lower friction coefficient. Tungsten disulfide is dark gray hexagonal crystal with a layered structure. WS2 has two different crystal forms. They…