Friction and wear protection performance of synthetic siloxane lubricants

Tribology Letters

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 365-376

  Zolper, Thomas J ^a   Seyam, Afif ^b   Li, Zhi ^b   Chen, Changle ^b   Jungk, Manfred ^c   Stammer, Andreas ^c   Marks, Tobin J ^b   Chung, Yip Wah ^a   Wang, Qian ^a  

^a Northwestern University   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Dow Corning GmbH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Abrasive wear; Boundary lubrication friction; Silicones; Synthetic base stocks

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY LUBRICATION FRICTION; BOUNDARY LUBRICATIONS; DEGREE OF POLYMERIZATION; FRICTION AND WEAR; FUNCTIONAL MONOMER; PERFLUOROPOLYETHERS; SURFACE PROTECTION; SYNTHETIC BASE STOCKS;

ABRASION; FRICTION; GEL PERMEATION CHROMATOGRAPHY; SILICONES;

WEAR OF MATERIALS;

EID: 84882267755     PISSN: 10238883     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11249-013-0169-z     Document Type: Article

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