oleophobic coatings Archives

Environmentally friendly oleophobic coating for your clothes

05.05.2017 TriboNet

When you spill pasta sauce on your favorite shirt but there is no trace of it after being washed, you can thank oleophobicity, a resistance to oil commonly applied to textiles. That resistance, however, comes […]

Tribology on the Small Scale: A Modern Textbook on Friction, Lubrication, and Wear

04.12.2019

In recent decades, tribology field has seen a great interest in friction and wear processes occurring at the micro- and nanoscale. This interest has led to the development of a new branch of tribology focusing on the small [...]
The Science of Friction on Graphene

12.08.2017

Sliding on flexible graphene surfaces has been uncharted territory until now, Graphene, a two-dimensional form of carbon sheets just one atom thick, has been the subject of widespread research, in large part because of its [...]
STLE Brings Tribology Frontiers Conference and Tribology & Lubrication for E-Mobility Conference to Cleveland November 12-15

29.10.2023

Co-branded event provides tribology and lubrication engineering enthusiasts with the latest field science PARK RIDGE, Illinois (September 28, 2023) ─ The Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers (STLE) — the technical society for individuals in the field of [...]
Antiwear tribofilm growth – AFM study

14.03.2016

In a wide range of tribological components, the lubricant is not capable of separating the surfaces and areas of metal-to-metal contact occurs. However, the metal-to-metal contact area can be minimized by the action of additives, [...]
Should the contact area really increase due to sliding, and why this is never observed?

14.08.2019

Table of Contents AbstractIntroductionConclusionAuthorReferences Abstract A paper by Menga, Carbone & Dini (MCD) recently published in prestigeous journal, suggests that in the contact with adhesion, the effect of tangential forces, and in particular of shear [...]