Lubricated wear of steel-ceramic and ceramic-ceramic systems. Topical report, June 1, 1986-September 1, 1990

Technical Report · Thu Apr 01 04:00:00 EST 1993

OSTI ID:6328514

Wu, W T; Klaus, E E; Duda, J L

The goals of the program were to develop methods of measuring wear in the four-ball wear tester using lubricants in fully flooded, vapor phase with condensation and vapor phase procedures with a variety of lubricant types. The use of ceramic discs as a substitute for balls in the friction dynamometer was also developed in the program. These studies show that changes in bearing systems from steel-on-steel to steel-on-ceramic can be made without changing the lubricant-additive systems now used in natural gas fired engines. The studies also showed that vapor phase lubrication could be substituted for liquid lubricants without sacrifice in performance in the four-ball wear tester.

• Research Organization: Pennsylvania State Univ., University Park, PA (United States). Center for Advanced Materials
• OSTI ID: 6328514
• Report Number(s): PB-93-202356/XAB; CAM--9303; CNN: GRI-5084-238-1302
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

36 MATERIALS SCIENCE
360000* -- Materials
360103 -- Metals & Alloys-- Mechanical Properties
360203 -- Ceramics
Cermets
& Refractories-- Mechanical Properties
ADDITIVES
ALLOYS
BEARINGS
CERAMICS
DYNAMOMETERS
ENERGY SOURCES
ENGINES
FLUIDS
FOSSIL FUELS
FRICTION
FUEL GAS
FUELS
GAS FUELS
GASES
IRON ALLOYS
IRON BASE ALLOYS
LUBRICATION
MATERIALS TESTING
MEASURING INSTRUMENTS
MEASURING METHODS
MECHANICAL TESTS
NATURAL GAS
STEELS
TESTING
TRIBOLOGY
WEAR