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NASCAR Pile Up and Importance of Friction

29.07.2019 Aydar Akchurin

A real life examples to help explain the importance of tribology are priceless. Car races can provide an exciting example. A pile up at the 2019 Daytona NASCAR car race created an example the effect […]

Stress Assisted Tribofilm Growth: A New Model

18.04.2017

Under extreme conditions the lubricant film fails to separate the rubbing surfaces and solid-to-solid contact occurs. To prevent excessive wear of the base materials anti-wear additives are used in these cases. The additives create a [...]
Modern Version of Damascus Steels Produced by Additive Manufacturing

05.10.2020

Damascus steel is a famous type of steel, which was easily recognized by the wavy or watery alternating dark and light pattern on the metal. The pattern often looked like flowing water, a ladder pattern, [...]
Macro and Nano-tribology of Carbon nano tubes

09.07.2024

Table of Contents IntroductionMacroscale Tribology of CNTsNanoscale Tribology of CNTsReference Introduction Macro-tribology focuses on the study of friction and wear at a large scale, typically involving macroscopic systems and components. In contrast, nanotribology is concerned [...]
Environment Friendly Grease

27.03.2023

Table of Contents IntroductionDifference between eco-friendly grease and commercial greaseBenefits of using eco-friendly greaseTypes of eco-friendly grease formulationsResearch work acknowledging eco-friendly grease performanceReferences Introduction Grease is a lubricating substance that is widely used in various [...]
A New Load-Bearing Material Mimicking Human Cartilage Developed

26.04.2021

Nature has created probably one of the most powerful optimization algorithms of the Universe – evolution by natural selection. Engineers like to borrow Nature’s ideas and there is even a special name for this activity [...]