Industrial Lubrication and Tribology: Volume 72 Issue 4

Guest editorial

Mohd Fadzli Bin Abdollah

Temperature dependence of friction coefficient and transfer film formation in organic friction materials containing different abrasive components

Jin Oh Chung, Sang Ryul Go, Hee Bum Choi, Tae Kwan Son

This paper aims to investigate the temperature dependence of transfer film formation and friction coefficients in NAO friction materials with four different abrasive components…

Dry sliding wear behavior of Inconel 718 additively manufactured by DMLS technique

Anandakrishnan V., Sathish S., Duraiselvam Muthukannan, Dillibabu V., Balamuralikrishnan N.

Aerospace and defence industries use the materials having better properties at elevated temperatures, and Inconel 718 is one of that. The complexity in realizing complex and…

Effect of fish scale texture on friction performance for reciprocating pair with high velocity

Song Quan, Guo Yong, Gong Jun, Xuedong Liu, Jin Yongping, Yang Shuyi

This paper aims to study the frictional performance of reciprocating pair with high velocity by using hydrodynamic lubrication principle and fish scale textured piston model.

Optimization of wear parameters of Mg-(5.6Ti+3Al)-2.5B4C composite

Sathish S., Anandakrishnan V., Gupta Manoj

The purpose of this study is to analyse and optimize the wear parameters of magnesium metal-metal composite. Materials with lesser weight attract both the researcher and…

Wear mechanism of a coated carbide tool in cryogenic machining of AISI 4340

Shalina Sheik Muhamad, Jaharah A. Ghani, Che Hassan Che Haron, Hafizal Yazid

The purpose of this study is to investigate wear mechanisms of a multi-layered TiAlN/AlCrN-coated carbide tool during the milling of AISI 4340 steel under cryogenic machining.

Effect of engine oil additives reduction on the tribofilm structure of a cylinder liner model surface

Maria de Lourdes Miranda-Medina, Christian Tomastik, Tia Truglas, Heiko Groiss, Martin Jech

The purpose of this paper is to provide a general picture for describing the formed tribofilm, including chemical and physical aspects in the micro-scale and the nano-scale. In a…

Effect of roughness on sealing performance of oil seals with surface texture

Fuying Zhang, Junmei Yang, Haoche Shui, Chengcheng Dong

This paper aims to obtain the film thickness, friction torque and pumping rate and analyze the effects of roughness and surface micro-dimple texture (circular, square and…

Friction and wear characteristics of polylactic acid (PLA) for 3D printing under reciprocating sliding condition

Peng Zhang, Zhichao Hu, Huanxiong Xie, Gwang-Hee Lee, Chul-Hee Lee

This paper aims to study the different infill, printing direction against sliding direction and various load condition for the friction and wear characteristics of polylactic acid…

Experimental study on the friction stability of paper-based clutches concerning groove patterns

Liang Yu, Biao Ma, Man Chen, He Yan Li, Jikai Liu

This paper aims to study and compare the friction stability of wet paper-based clutches with regard to the radial grooves (RG) and waffle grooves (WG).