...Sara Pope; Robert L. Jackson Purpose The purpose of this paper is to use a wear test to determine the effect of sand on the wear rates of materials typically used in aerospace applications. Once a repeatable wear test has been established, it can be used to test any combination of materials...

... and wear performance assessments were conducted using hardness, compression and pin-on-disc wear tests. Findings Although the specimens subjected to the most prolonged mechanical milling (4 h) demonstrated superior hardness and compressive strength properties, they exhibited a remarkable weight loss...

.../legalcode Surface analysis Wear testing Sliding wear Internal combustion engines Boundary lubrication Radioactive isotopes Tribometer testing Reduction of exhaust gas emissions and fuel consumption to minimise environmental pollution and to fulfil governmental regulations are major...

... Publishing Limited 2018 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Wear testing Metal matrix composite Abrasive wear Worn surfaces Wear behaviour Wears weight losses RZ5 mg alloy Titanium carbide Magnesium and aluminum matrix composites (MMCs) have been used in some...

... Limited 2017 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Lubrication Wear testing Bioethanol Gasoline engine National Science Council of the R. O. C. NSC 101-2221-E-539-003 Energy is essential to economic growth and a high standard of living. After the industrial...

.... Kamel can be contacted at: bahaa2004eg@yahoo.com 08 12 2015 06 01 2016 29 03 2016 © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2016 Emerald Group Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Additives Lubrication Wear testing Friction welding Lubricant additives...

... with future emission regulations to safeguard environmental and human health. Design/methodology/approach Two types of diesel fuel, pure petrodiesel and soybean oil, were compared for their fuel properties and tribological performance. The ball-on-disk wear testing method was used as an analytical tool...

... at: sugarest62@yahoo.com.tw 05 06 2015 19 10 2015 02 11 2015 © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2016 Emerald Group Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Table I Wear test conditions Apparent load (N) 50 Sliding speed (rpm) 500 Sliding time (hour...

... with control factors, the influences of their interactions on tribological behaviour of the composite materials are also studied. Sliding wear Wear testing Modelling Optical microscopy Electron microscopy Metal-matrix composite Two-body abrasion It has been generally noted that metal...

.... Yuan Kang can be contacted at: yk@cycu.edu.tw © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2014 Solid lubricants Lubricant additives Nanotribology Wear testing Machine components and mechanism pairs rely on high-quality lubricants to withstand high temperature and extreme pressure. Extreme...

... with special dimensional structure. Wang Shi‐bo can be contacted at: wangshb@cumt.edu.cn © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2012 Composite materials Wear Physical properties of materials Friction Polyamides PA1010 Traction Wear testing Rolling friction The low traction force...