
Tribology
Friction and Wear of Engineering Materials
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Description
Key Features
- Provides an excellent general introduction to friction, wear, and lubrication of materials
- Acts as the ideal entry point to the research literature in tribology
- Provides the tribological principles to underpin the design process
- Through systematic coverage of the subject and appropriate questions, develops the reader’s understanding and knowledge of tribology in a logical progression.
Readership
Advanced undergraduates and postgraduates in mechanical engineering, materials science or other technical disciplines, as well as engineers and scientists within a number of industries including the following: automotive, aerospace, electronics, mining, petrochemical, personal care.
Table of Contents
1: Introduction
- Abstract
- Questions for Chapter 1
2: Surface topography and surfaces in contact
- Abstract
- 2.1 Introduction
- 2.2 Measurement of Surface Topography
- 2.3 Quantifying Surface Roughness
- 2.4 The Topography of Engineering Surfaces
- 2.5 Contact Between Surfaces
- Questions for Chapter 2
3: Friction
- Abstract
- 3.1 Introduction
- 3.2 Definition of Friction
- 3.3 The Laws of Friction
- 3.4 Origins of Friction
- 3.5 Friction of Metals
- 3.6 Friction of Ceramic Materials
- 3.7 Friction of Lamellar Solids
- 3.8 Friction of Polymers
- 3.9 Frictional Heating
- Questions for Chapter 3
4: Lubricants and lubrication
- Abstract
- 4.1 Introduction
- 4.2 Viscosity
- 4.3 Compositions and Properties of Oils and Greases
- 4.4 Hydrodynamic Lubrication
- 4.5 Elastohydrodynamic Lubrication
- 4.6 Boundary Lubrication
- 4.7 Solid Lubrication
- Questions for Chapter 4
5: Sliding wear
- Abstract
- 5.1 Introduction and Terminology
- 5.2 Testing Methods
- 5.3 Simple Theory of Sliding Wear: The Archard Wear Equation
- 5.4 Observations of Damage During the Sliding Wear of Metals
- 5.5 Mechanisms of the Sliding Wear of Metals
- 5.6 Mild and Severe Wear of Metals
- 5.7 Wear-Regime Maps for Metals
- 5.8 Fretting Wear of Metals
- 5.9 Wear of Metals in Lubricated Contacts
- 5.10 Sliding Wear of Ceramics
- 5.11 Sliding Wear of Polymers
- Questions for Chapter 5
6: Wear by hard particles
- Abstract
- 6.1 Introduction and Terminology
- 6.2 Particle Properties: Hardness, Shape and Size
- 6.3 Abrasive Wear
- 6.4 Erosion by Solid Particle Impact
- Questions for Chapter 6
7: Surface engineering
- Abstract
- 7.1 Introduction
- 7.2 Modification of the Component Surface With No Compositional Change
- 7.3 Modification of the Component Surface Involving Compositional Change
- 7.4 Coatings Deposited on to the Component Surface
- 7.5 Tribological Behaviour and Its Evaluation
- Questions for Chapter 7
8: Design and selection of materials for tribological applications
- Abstract
- 8.1 Introduction and General Principles
- 8.2 Estimation of Wear Rates
- 8.3 The Systems Approach
- 8.4 Reducing Wear by Changing the Operating Variables
- 8.5 Effect of Lubrication
- 8.6 Selection of Materials and Surface Engineering Methods
- Questions for Chapter 8
9: Applications and case studies
- Abstract
- 9.1 Introduction
- 9.2 Bearings: Rolling and Sliding
- 9.3 Automotive Tribology
- 9.4 Tribology in Manufacturing
- 9.5 Bio-tribology: Natural and Artificial Hip Joints
- 9.6 Magnetic Data Storage
- Questions for Chapter 9
Appendix A: Indentation hardness—Measurement and meaning
- A.1 Methods Based on Indentation Area
- A.2 Methods Based on Indentation Depth
- A.3 Interpretation of Hardness and Comparison of Hardness Scales
Appendix B: Fundamentals of corrosion and tribocorrosion
- B.1 Oxide Growth in Air
- B.2 Aqueous Corrosion
- B.3 Tribocorrosion
Appendix C: Definition of wear rate
Product details
- No. of pages: 412
- Language: English
- Copyright: © Butterworth-Heinemann 2017
- Published: April 13, 2017
- Imprint: Butterworth-Heinemann
- Paperback ISBN: 9780081009109
- eBook ISBN: 9780081009512