Tribological characteristics and surface interaction between piston ring coatings and a blend of energy-conserving oils and ethanol fuels

Wear

Volumn 255, Issue 7-12, 2003, Pages 1276-1285

  Tung, Simon C ^a   Gao, Hong ^b  

^a GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION   (United States)

^b Phillips Research Center 224GB   (United States)

Author keywords

Coating; Cylinder bore; Engine oil; Ethanol fuel; Friction; Piston ring; Wear

Indexed keywords

ENERGY CONSERVATION; FRICTION; PISTON RINGS; PROTECTIVE COATINGS;

TRIBOMETERS;

TRIBOLOGY;

COATING; ENGINE OIL; ETHANOL; FRICTION; PISTON RING; TRIBOLOGY; WEAR;

EID: 0042063824     PISSN: 00431648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0043-1648(03)00240-0     Document Type: Article

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