Amino acid based ‘green’ lubricants
It is estimated that about 30% of world’s primary energy is consumed by excessive friction every year and about 60% of machines fail or stop for maintenance due to frictional damage. Above that, 50% of malignant accidents of mechanical equipment...
Estimation of functional properties of coatings by different tribological test methods
By Dr. Ameneh Schneider – Optimol Instruments GmbH and Dr. Mathias Woydt – MATRILUB Introduction Interest in special coatings and thin films for tribological applications increased rapidly in the last few decades, especially driven by the automotive industry [1,2]. Specific...
