(Tribology conferences and forums)

Technical Report · Fri Nov 30 00:00:00 EST 1990

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/6203482· OSTI ID:6203482

Yust, C S

The principal meeting attended during this trip was the Japan International Tribology Conference Nagoya 1990. The conference encompassed a wide range of topics, including the tribology of ceramics, the tribology in high-performance automobiles, and many aspects of lubrication technology. Associated forums were also held on the tribology of advanced ceramics, on solid lubrication, and on automotive lubricants. Presentations made during the latter forum discussed anticipated trends in engine development and anticipated improvements in lubricants required for the next generation of engines. In addition to meetings, site visits were made to five industrial organizations to discuss ceramic tribology. Nippon Steel Corporation and Toshiba Corporation are both very active in the ceramic area, Nippon Steel from their interest in research on new materials and Toshiba from both an interest in new materials and in support of their work in electronic devices. Two engine manufacturers were also visited, Toyota Motor Corporation, and Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. These companies were somewhat reserved in their discussion of progress in the utilization of ceramics in automobile engines.

• Research Organization: Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: DOE/CE
• DOE Contract Number: AC05-84OR21400
• OSTI ID: 6203482
• Report Number(s): ORNL/FTR-3828; ON: DE91004781
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION
36 MATERIALS SCIENCE
33 ADVANCED PROPULSION SYSTEMS
CERAMICS
FRICTION
LUBRICATION
TRIBOLOGY
MEETINGS
ALUMINIUM OXIDES
AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY
BEARINGS
CALCIUM FLUORIDES
ENGINES
FATIGUE
JAPAN
LUBRICANTS
MATERIALS
SILICON CARBIDES
SILICON NITRIDES
SOLID LUBRICANTS
STEELS
STRESSES
TRAVEL
WEAR
YTTRIUM OXIDES
ZIRCONIUM OXIDES
ALKALINE EARTH METAL COMPOUNDS
ALLOYS
ALUMINIUM COMPOUNDS
ASIA
CALCIUM COMPOUNDS
CALCIUM HALIDES
CARBIDES
CARBON COMPOUNDS
CHALCOGENIDES
FLUORIDES
FLUORINE COMPOUNDS
HALIDES
HALOGEN COMPOUNDS
INDUSTRY
IRON ALLOYS
IRON BASE ALLOYS
MECHANICAL PROPERTIES
NITRIDES
NITROGEN COMPOUNDS
OXIDES
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PNICTIDES
SILICON COMPOUNDS
TRANSITION ELEMENT COMPOUNDS
YTTRIUM COMPOUNDS
ZIRCONIUM COMPOUNDS
320302* - Energy Conservation
Consumption
& Utilization- Industrial & Agricultural Processes- Materials
360203 - Ceramics
Cermets
& Refractories- Mechanical Properties
330100 - Internal Combustion Engines
360103 - Metals & Alloys- Mechanical Properties