Influence of load and sliding speed on super-low friction of nitinol 60 alloy under castor oil lubrication

Tribology Letters

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 47-55

  Zeng, Qunfeng ^a   Dong, Guangneng ^a  

^a XI'AN JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Castor oil; Lubrication behaviors; Nitinol 60 alloy; Super low friction; Test parameters

Indexed keywords

CASTOR OIL; COEFFICIENT OF FRICTIONS; FRICTION TEST; HIGH SLIDING SPEED; NITINOL 60 ALLOYS; SUPER-LOW FRICTIONS; SUPERLUBRICITY; TEST PARAMETERS;

CERIUM ALLOYS; FRICTION; SPEED; TRIBOLOGY; VEGETABLE OILS;

ALLOY STEEL;

EID: 84884283573     PISSN: 10238883     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11249-013-0191-1     Document Type: Article

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