Evaluation of several space lubricants using a vacuum four-ball tribometer

Tribology Transactions

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 317-323

  Jones, William R ^a   Poslowski, Agnieszka K ^b   Shogrin, Bradley A ^c   Herrera Fierro, Pilar ^d   Jansen, Mark J ^e  

^a NASA GLENN RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b JOHN CARROLL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d OHIO AEROSPACE INSTITUTE   (United States)

^e AYT Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

Adverse environments tribology; Boundary lubrication; Synthetic lubricants

Indexed keywords

ADDITIVES; ANTIOXIDANTS; HYDROCARBONS; LUBRICATION; MATERIALS TESTING; REACTION KINETICS; SPACECRAFT; SYNTHETIC LUBRICANTS; VACUUM APPLICATIONS; WEAR OF MATERIALS;

ANTIWEAR ADDITIVES; BOUNDARY LUBRICATION; SLIDING; SPACE LUBRICANTS; VACUUM FOUR BALL TRIBOMETER;

TRIBOLOGY;

AEROSPACE APPLICATION; BOUNDARY LUBRICATION; FRICTION; SYNTHETIC LUBRICANT; TRIBOMETER; WEAR;

EID: 0032817593     PISSN: 10402004     EISSN: 1547397X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10402009908982223     Document Type: Article

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