The Deterioration of Lithium Greases under the Influence of Electric Current - An Investigation

Lubrication Science

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 323-342

  Prashad, Har ^a   Murthy, T S R ^a  

^a BHARAT HEAVY ELECTRICALS LIMITED   (India)

Author keywords

AAS; Bearings; Deterioration; Electric current; Failure; Grease; Lithium; Rolling element; XRD; XRFS

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC SPECTROSCOPY; BEARINGS (MACHINE PARTS); DETERIORATION; ELECTRIC FIELD EFFECTS; FAILURE (MECHANICAL); FRICTION; LITHIUM COMPOUNDS; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS; X RAY SPECTROSCOPY;

LITHIUM GREASES; ROLLING-ELEMENT BEARINGS;

LUBRICATING GREASES;

EID: 0032138798     PISSN: 09540075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ls.3010100405     Document Type: Article

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