Influence of grease composition on rolling contact wear: Experimental study

Tribology International

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 569-574

  Mota, V ^a   Ferreira, L A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Grease lubrication; Rolling contact fatigue wear

Indexed keywords

FRICTION; LUBRICATION; STEEL METALLURGY; TESTING;

BASE OIL; CONTACTING SURFACES; DAMAGED AREAS; EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES; EXPERIMENTAL TESTS; FATIGUE CYCLES; GREASE LUBRICATION; NUMBER OF CYCLES; OIL VISCOSITIES; PURE ROLLINGS; ROLLING CONTACT FATIGUE WEAR; ROLLING CONTACTS; TWIN-DISC MACHINES; VIDEO MICROSCOPIES; WEAR VOLUMES;

LUBRICATING GREASES;

EID: 59649101407     PISSN: 0301679X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.triboint.2008.04.002     Document Type: Article

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