Formation criterion and mechanism of electrical pitting on the lubricated surface under AC electric field

Wear

Volumn 236, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 62-72

  Chiou, Yuang Cherng ^a   Lee, Rong Tsong ^a   Lin, Chung Ming ^a  

^a NATIONAL SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Electrical pitting; Formation criterion

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC FIELD EFFECTS; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); LUBRICATION; STEEL; THRESHOLD VOLTAGE;

ELECTRICAL PITTING;

PITTING;

ELECTRIC FIELD; OIL; PITTING; STEEL;

EID: 0033237669     PISSN: 00431648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0043-1648(99)00264-1     Document Type: Article

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