On the role of tribofilm formation on the alumina drive components of an ultrasonic motor

Wear

Volumn 267, Issue 5-8, 2009, Pages 1295-1300

  Olofsson, J ^a   Lindberg, F ^a   Johansson, S ^b   Jacobson, S ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b PiezoMotor AB   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Alumina; Friction; Tribofilm; Ultrasonic motor

Indexed keywords

ALUMINA GRAINS; COEFFICIENT OF FRICTIONS; CROSS SECTION; FRICTION DRIVE; HIGH FREQUENCY; HIGH RESOLUTION; LINEAR DRIVES; NANOCRYSTALLINE; PIEZOELECTRIC ELEMENTS; TRIBOFILM; TRIBOFILMS; ULTRASONIC MOTOR; ULTRASONIC MOTORS; WEAR DEBRIS;

AGGLOMERATION; DEBRIS; ELECTRIC DRIVES; ELECTRIC MOTORS; FRICTION; PIEZOELECTRIC DEVICES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SINTERING; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRASONIC MACHINE TOOLS; ULTRASONICS;

TRIBOLOGY;

EID: 65749109764     PISSN: 00431648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wear.2009.01.020     Document Type: Article

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