Friction and Deformation Behaviors of ∼60-μm Stainless Steel Micro-balls for Application in Small Precision Devices

Tribology Letters

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 2015, Pages

  Oh, Dae San ^a   Kim, Hyun Joon ^b   Kim, Jae Kang ^c   Kim, Dae Eun ^c  

^a Defense Agency for Technology and Quality   (South Korea)

^b Kyungpook National University   (South Korea)

^c Yonsei University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Ball bearings; Rolling friction; Silicon; Unlubricated friction

Indexed keywords

BALL BEARINGS; DEFORMATION; FRICTION; MINIATURE BEARINGS; PHOTOLITHOGRAPHY; SILICON;

DEFORMATION BEHAVIOR; FRICTION COEFFICIENTS; FRICTIONAL BEHAVIOR; PHOTOLITHOGRAPHIC PROCESS; RECIPROCATING MOTION; RECTANGULAR-SHAPED; ROLLING FRICTION; UNLUBRICATED FRICTIONS;

STAINLESS STEEL;

EID: 84938568934     PISSN: 10238883     EISSN: 15732711     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11249-015-0573-7     Document Type: Article

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