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Tribology

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Springer Handbook of Mechanical Engineering

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Abstract

The main subjects of this chapter are the tribotechnical system, friction, wear and lubrication. Regarding the tribotechnical system essential information on structure, real contact geometry, tribological loads, operating and loss variables are provided. Concerning friction the different friction types, states and mechanisms are discussed. In the sections on wear a lot of details on types and mechanisms of wear, wear profiles and the determination of wear and the average useful life are introduced. The sections on lubrication contain relevant expositions on the lubrication states, like hydrodynamic, elastohydrodynamic, hydrostatic, mixed and boundary lubrication and lubrication with solid lubricants, on the lubricants, like mineral, synthetic and biodegradable oils and additives, lubricating greases and solid lubricants, and on the properties of lubricants, like the behaviour of the oil viscosity depending on temperature, pressure and shear rate and the consistency of lubricating greases.

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Abbreviations

CVD:

chemical vapor deposition

EP:

extreme pressure

ISO:

International Standards Organization

PVD:

physical vapor deposition

TTS:

tribotechnical system

VI:

viscosity index

rms:

root mean square

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  1. Institute of Machine Design, Otto-von-Guericke University, Universitätsplatz 2, 39016, Magdeburg, Germany

    Ludger Deters Prof.

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  1. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg, 39106, Magdeburg, Germany, Universitätsplatz 2

    Karl-Heinrich Grote Professor Dr.-Ing.

  2. Department of Mechanical Engineering, California Institute of Technology (CALTEC), 91125, Pasadena, CA, USA, 1200 East California Boulevard

    Erik K. Antonsson Professor

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Deters, L. (2009). Tribology. In: Grote, KH., Antonsson, E. (eds) Springer Handbook of Mechanical Engineering. Springer Handbooks. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-30738-9_5

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