Torque characteristics of solid-lubricated precision bearings during oscillatory motion

Tribology Transactions

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 1995, Pages 1-10

  Bauer, Reinhold ^a   Fleischauer, Paul ^a  

^a AEROSPACE CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Composite; Materials; Molybdenum Disulfide; Self Lubricating; Solid Lubrication

Indexed keywords

ADDITIVES; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; LUBRICATION; MECHANICAL TESTING; MODIFICATION; MOLYBDENUM COMPOUNDS; OSCILLATIONS; POLYMERS; SOLID LUBRICANTS; TORQUE;

ANGULAR CONTACT BALL BEARING; BEARING TEST FIXTURE; SELF LUBRICATING POLYMERS; SOLID LUBRICATED PRECISION BEARING; SOLID LUBRICATION; TORQUE BUMP;

BALL BEARINGS;

EID: 0029205382     PISSN: 10402004     EISSN: 1547397X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10402009508983373     Document Type: Article

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