A Novel Way of Measuring Wear in Lubricant Evaluation

Abstract

BALL RACES are sometimes used to evaluate the performance of lubricants, and abrasibility studies by the ASTM Test Method D 1367–64 use the loss of weight of a metric double‐row bearing as a criterion. An interesting if unorthodox, approach is suggested by the use of some thousands of steel balls rolling over another, in a chamber that is oscillated under controlled conditions. The resulting wear values provide a statistically acceptable criterion for certain of the commoner lubricants.

Citation

SMITH, E.A. (1967), "A Novel Way of Measuring Wear in Lubricant Evaluation", Industrial Lubrication and Tribology, Vol. 19 No. 9, pp. 332-336. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb052840