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What is the difference between reciprocated and non-reciprocated sliding?
23.10.2019
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Sliding mode is an often overlooked aspect of tribological testing; in some applications surfaces are reciprocated with respect to each other, while in other applications the slider only contacts fresh counter surface. For example, in […]
Computational Tribology
A two-body abrasive wear model as a contact-induced fracture process
14.10.2019
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A recent work by the researchers from Leibniz University Hannover presents a 3-D framework for simulation of contact-driven-fracture processes (like abrasive wear) in filled elastomers. Modeling of material removal processes, like wear, to this day […]
Bio Tribology
Tribology in Animal World: Dietary Habits of Lepidosauria Studied via Dental Microwear
07.10.2019
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Scientists from the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz are studying the tooth enamel surface of lepidosauria. Lepidosauria are reptiles with overlapping scales and include approximately 7150 species of lizards, snakes, tuatara and amphisbaenians (worm lizards). The […]
