Wiki Tag: fatigue wear

Fatigue Wear

08.01.2017 tribonet

Fatigue wear is a type of wear where a number of cycles is needed to generate debris. The fatigue process in metals may induce the generation of surface and subsurface cracks, which after a critical […]

Next-generation composites may monitor their own structural health

21.01.2019

Carbon fiber composites—lightweight and strong—are great structural materials for automobiles, aircraft and other transportation vehicles. They consist of a polymer matrix, such as epoxy, into which reinforcing carbon fibers have been embedded. Because of differences [...]
Low-temperature steel hardening - a new way

13.04.2018

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 [...]
Small flying robots pull objects up to 40 times their weight using adhesion

03.12.2018

Researchers from EPFL and Stanford have developed small drones that can land and then move objects that are 40 times their weight, with the help of powerful winches, gecko adhesives and microspines. A closed door [...]
What is the difference between reciprocated and non-reciprocated sliding?

23.10.2019

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 [...]
Nanotechnology Flight Test

29.07.2017

Mastering the intricacies of controlling matter at the nanoscale level is part of a revolutionary quest to apply nanotechnology to benefit industrial processes. A key element of that technology is the use of carbon nanotubes. [...]