Wiki Tag: four ball wear test

Four Ball Tester

12.03.2019 tribonet

Oil lubrication and lubrication technologies are essential in reducing friction and wear losses in machines. The key in efficiency of the frictional system is a lubricant (grease, oil, solid lubricants). Four Ball Tester, also known […]

Reformulating Lubricating Oils to Improve Engine Performance

14.07.2019

Reformulating lubricating oils for the internal combustion engine could result in an improvement in the life of the oil and engine itself, according to a recent article by Dr. Pranesh Aswath. Dr. Aswath and colleagues [...]
Molecular Dynamic Simulations of Zinc Phosphate - Iron Oxide Reaction

04.04.2016

In order to improve wear resistance of the surfaces operating in harsh conditions, along with base oils additives are frequently used. ZDDP is one of the best additives in terms of antiwear performance, however, environmentally unfriendly. [...]
Determining Fatigue Wear Using Wear Particle Analysis Tools

26.06.2016

A nice article regarding the wear particles analysis in Machinery Lubrication, look further: http://www.machinerylubrication.com/Read/526/fatigue-wear-particle-analysis.
Materials researchers study the causes of wear – permanent molecular modifications occur at first contact

11.10.2018

Wear has major impacts on economic efficiency or health. All movable parts are affected, examples being the bearing of a wind power plant or an artificial hip joint. However, the exact cause of wear is [...]
Triboelectric Generator to Power Smart Knee Implants

27.05.2019

The word ‘smart’ in today’s world has to do with information technology and operating system. It is used in many fields of endeavor including medicine. IT-driven knee implants can soon become a treatment method, kudos [...]