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Contact Pressure For Rough Surfaces: A Tutorial

08.11.2017 tribonet 6,087 Views

In this article, a calculation of contact pressure in a rough contact is discussed. The calculation is done using a Tribology Simulator software, which is available for download here (its free to use). The simulator […]

Early Mechanical Behaviors and Origins of Earthquakes

23.03.2020 5,073 Views

Hadrien Rattez, a research scientist in civil and environmental engineering at Duke University and Manolis Veveakis, an assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering at Duke University, have joined forces to create a model, which [...]
Low-temperature steel hardening - a new way

13.04.2018 1,130 Views

EU-funded researchers developed a novel process for surface hardening of stainless steel that ensures high hardness with extraordinary corrosion and fatigue resistance properties. Stainless steel is the material of choice in various industries where corrosion [...]
2D Materials Elastic Properties - AFM-Hertz Methodology

20.04.2016 515 Views

2D materials are single or only few atomic layer thick and posses unique properties with potential in many technological fields. They are highly anisotropic, having significantly different properties in-plane and perpendicular-to-the-plane. For example, graphene, [...]
What contributes to thicker grease films ?

27.09.2016 274 Views

A rolling bearing preferably runs under EHL conditions. The film thickness between the rolling elements and the rings is determined by the lubricant properties, operating conditions and bearing design. During the initial phase of operation, [...]
Impact of water on Grease film thickness in rolling point contacts

26.02.2017 1,290 Views

In a rolling bearing, the load transmission is often accompanied by high contact stresses which may eventually lead to wear and/or fatigue. In order to ensure separation of moving parts leading to a long life, [...]