Evaluation of a novel UHMWPE bearing for applications in precision slideways

Precision Engineering

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 185-191

  Buice, Eric S ^a   Yang, Hua ^a   Smith, Stuart T ^a   Hocken, Robert J ^a   Seugling, Richard M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE   (United States)

^b LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bearing design; Friction coefficient; Precision slideways; UHMWPE; Vacuum; Wear

Indexed keywords

KINEMATICS; MACHINE DESIGN; PRECISION ENGINEERING; ULTRAHIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT POLYETHYLENES; VACUUM; WEAR OF MATERIALS;

BEARING DESIGN; FRICTION COEFFICIENT; PRECISION SLIDEWAYS; WEAR;

BEARINGS (MACHINE PARTS);

EID: 33644885440     PISSN: 01416359     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.precisioneng.2005.07.003     Document Type: Article

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