Tribology for Scientists and Engineers

This book offers up-to-date information on how tribology is approached in various related areas of experimental and computational research. The book serves as a comprehensive overview for both advanced students and engineers entering the field.

This book describes available tribology technologies and introdces a comprehensive overview of tribology. General, up-to-date knowledge on how tribology is approached in various related areas of research, both experimental and computational is provided.

A broad reference detailing major aspects in the surface sciences, tribology, lubrication science, materials science, and in manufacturing Focuses on tribology from the macro- to the nano- levels as well as from experimental and computational science Comprehensive coverage of fundamental aspects of friction, lubrication, and wear

Autorentext

Dr. Pradeep L. Menezes, Dr. Michael Nosonovsky, and Dr. Michael R. Lovell are faculty members at the University of Wisconsin.

Dr. Sudeep Ingole is a faculty member at the Marine Engineering Department at Texas A&M University.

Professor Satish V. Kailas is a faculty member at the Indian Institute of Science.

Klappentext
This book details a comprehensive overview of tribology. General information on how tribology is approached in various related areas of research, both experimental and computational is provided. The book contains up-to-date data and describes current technologies.

Inhalt
Fundamentals of Engineering Surfaces.- Friction and Wear.- Contact Mechanics.- Experimental Methods in Tribology.- Interface Temperature of Sliding Surfaces.- Tribology of Metals and Alloys.- Tribology of Ceramics and Ceramic Matrix Composites.- Tribology of Metal Matrix Composites.- Coatings Tribology.- Fundamentals of Lubrication.- Self-Lubricating Behaviour of Graphite Reinforced Composites.- Particle Tribology.- Tribology of Solid Lubricants.- Tribology of Green Lubricants.- Nano Tribology.- Surface Probe Techniques.- Biotribology and Human Tribology.- Green and Biomimetic Tribology.- Fundamentals of Linking Tribology and Corrosion for Medical Applications.- Wear of Biomedical Implants.- Tribology in Metal Cutting.- Tribo-chemistry and Tribo-corrosion.- Tribology in Chemical-Mechanical Planarization.- Tribology in Metal Forming.- Tribology in Machine Components.- Macroscale Applications in Tribology.- Microscale Applications in Tribology.