The effect of humidity on the wear behavior of bearing steels with RfO(n-C3F6O)xRf perfluoropolyalkylether fluids and formulations

Tribology Transactions

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 393-402

  Helmick, Larry S ^a   Gschwender, Lois J ^b   Sharma, Shashi K ^b   Snyder, Carl E ^b   Liang, Jim C ^c   Fultz, George W ^c  

^a CEDARVILLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF DAYTON RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Additives; Humidity; Polyethers; Steel; Wear and failure

Indexed keywords

ADDITIVES; ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; LUBRICATING OILS; POLYETHERS; STEEL; TRIBOLOGY; WEAR OF MATERIALS;

FOUR BALL TRIBOMETER; PERFLUOROPOLYALKYLETHER; RECIPROCATING TRIBOMETER;

BEARINGS (MACHINE PARTS);

HUMIDITY; STEEL; SYNTHETIC LUBRICANT; WEAR;

EID: 0031180115     PISSN: 10402004     EISSN: 1547397X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10402009708983673     Document Type: Article

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