Analysis of the ultralow friction behavior of a mesogenic fluid in a reciprocating contact

Wear

Volumn 271, Issue 9-10, 2011, Pages 1701-1706

  Amann, T ^a   Kailer, A ^a  

^a FRAUNHOFER INSTITUTE FOR MECHANICS OF MATERIALS IWM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Friction mechanisms; Mesogenic like fluids; Steel slide bearings; Stick slip; Ultralow friction; Wear

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL TRANSFORMATIONS; EFFICIENT PRODUCTION; FRICTION MECHANISM; FRICTIONAL CONTACT; HYDRODYNAMIC LUBRICATION; MESOGENIC-LIKE FLUIDS; MESOGENICS; PHYSICAL INTERACTIONS; POSSIBLE FUTURES; RECIPROCATING FRICTION; RHEOLOGICAL PARAMETER; RUNNING-IN; SLIDING CONTACTS; STICK-SLIP; TEST MACHINE; TEST SPECIMENS; TRIBOLOGICAL BEHAVIORS; TRIBOLOGICAL EXPERIMENTS; TRIBOLOGICAL TESTS; ULTRA-LOW FRICTION;

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; FLUIDS; FRICTION; SLIP FORMING;

TRIBOLOGY;

EID: 79960666806     PISSN: 00431648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wear.2010.12.012     Document Type: Article

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