Szymon Czeslaw Bernat

Dr. Szymon Czeslaw Bernat


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Academic Career Length

2Years (2025-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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11 July 2025 in Materials
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MKMarcin Kowalski
Marcin Kowalski
KGKasper Górny
Kasper Górny
SBSzymon Czeslaw Bernat
Szymon Czeslaw Bernat
Arkadiusz StachowiakArkadiusz Stachowiak
Arkadiusz Stachowiak
JWJacek Wernik
Jacek Wernik
WZWiesław Zwierzycki
Wiesław Zwierzycki
This article demonstrated that environmentally friendly lubricants—glycerol–water-based oil (GWB) and rapeseed oil-based oil (RSB)—would provide comparable conditions (wear of node components, friction resistance) in a friction node as a commercial semi-synthetic gear oil (REF). Wear tests were performed on a block-on-ring model friction node stand using GBZ12 (CuSn12), BA1032 (CuAl10Fe3Mn2), and BA1054 (CuAl10Ni5Fe4) bronze samples. Glycerol–water-based oil (GWB) significantly reduced the wear of the samples by several times, compared to semi-synthetic oil (REF) and rapeseed oil-based oil (RSB). The (GWB) oil also provided a stable friction coefficient value at the lowest level of 0.05–0.06. The main disadvantage of the (RSB) oil was the temporary fluctuation of the friction coefficient value (increase above 0.1), which indicated the lack of stability of the boundary layer. The results highlight the potential of (GWB) oil in reducing wear and stabilizing friction under extreme conditions, supporting the shift toward sustainable lubricants in industrial applications.