Topography and tribological behaviour of lubricating greases – an experimental study

Abstract

Greases are non‐Newtonian fluids with a special rheological and tribological behaviour. They have a wide range of applications, for example, ball bearings and gears. This paper reports a study of the reaction of model greases in a tribological contact. The influence of the grease topography has been measured in several tests and the tribological process is modelled. All investigations were done from an energy point of view.

Citation

Kuhn, E. and Holweger, W. (2004), "Topography and tribological behaviour of lubricating greases – an experimental study", Industrial Lubrication and Tribology, Vol. 56 No. 1, pp. 14-18. https://doi.org/10.1108/00368790410515344