1. Preface

   • S.M. Hsu

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2. Boundary lubrication: current understanding

   • S.M. Hsu

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3. Some open questions in boundary lubrication

   • A. Cameron

   OriginalPaper Pages: 13 - 18

4. Surface science perspective of tribologicalfailure

   • Z. Yang
   • Y.-W. Chung

   OriginalPaper Pages: 19 - 26

5. Electrical contact resistance studies on zinc dithiophosphates

   • E.S. Yamaguchi
   • P.R. Ryason
   • T.P. Hansen

   OriginalPaper Pages: 27 - 33

6. Tribochemical and thermochemical reactions of stearicacid on copper surfaces in air as measured by ultra-soft X-rayabsorption spectroscopy

   • D.A. Fischer
   • Z.S. Hu
   • S.M. Hsu

   OriginalPaper Pages: 35 - 40

7. Molecular orientation and bonding of monolayer stearicacid on a copper surface prepared in air

   • D.A. Fischer
   • Z.S. Hu
   • S.M. Hsu

   OriginalPaper Pages: 41 - 45

8. Mechanisms of tribochemical film formation: stabilityof tribo- and thermally-generated ZDDP films

   • G.M. Bancroft
   • M. Kasrai
   • K.H. Tan

   OriginalPaper Pages: 47 - 51

9. Dynamic tribological probes: particle emission andtransient electrical measurements

   • J.T. Dickinson
   • L. Scudiero
   • S.C. Langford

   OriginalPaper Pages: 53 - 67

10. A scanning force microscope study of a tribochemicalsystem: stress-enhanced dissolution

    • J.T. Dickinson
    • N.-S. Park
    • S.C. Langford

    OriginalPaper Pages: 69 - 80

11. Modeling of lubrication in micro contact

    • D.Y. Hua
    • L. Qiu
    • H.S. Cheng

    OriginalPaper Pages: 81 - 86

12. Adsorption and friction in the UHV tribometer

    • J.M. Martin
    • Th. Le Mogne
    • Th. Palermo

    OriginalPaper Pages: 87 - 94

13. Investigating boundary lubrication with a directobservation wear machine

    • J.S. Sheasby
    • M.C. Jennings

    OriginalPaper Pages: 95 - 98

14. The ``limits of lubrication'' concept applied to thepiston ring zone lubrication of modern engines

    • M.F. Fox
    • C.J. Jones
    • C.G. Stow

    OriginalPaper Pages: 99 - 106

15. A study of boundary lubrication thin films producedfrom a perfluoropolyalkylether fluid on M-50 surfaces. I. Filmspecies characterization and mapping studies

    • J. Liang
    • B. Cavdar
    • S.K. Sharma

    OriginalPaper Pages: 107 - 112

16. A study of boundary lubrication thin filmsproduced from a perfluoropolyalkylether fluid on M-50 surfaces.II. Humidity effect and topography studies

    • J. Liang
    • Y.S. Tung
    • L.S. Helmick

    OriginalPaper Pages: 113 - 119

17. The friction of sliding surfaces carrying boundary layers

    • K.A. Blencoe
    • J.A. Williams

    OriginalPaper Pages: 121 - 123

18. Force modulation with a scanning force microscope: an analysis

    • Pierre-Emmanuel Mazeran
    • Jean-Luc Loubet

    OriginalPaper Pages: 125 - 132

19. Modeling the rheology of polymer solutions by dissipative particle dynamics

    • Y. Kong
    • C.W. Manke
    • A.G. Schlijper

    OriginalPaper Pages: 133 - 138

20. Summary report on the research needs and priorities in the tribology of boundary layer lubrication

    • S.M. Hsu

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