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• Tribology — is the science and engineering of interacting surfaces in relative motion. It includes the study and application of the principles of friction, lubrication and wear. Tribology is a branch of mechanical engineering. Contents 1 Fundamentals 1.1… …   Wikipedia

• tribology — tribologist, n. /truy bol euh jee, tri /, n. the study of the effects of friction on moving machine parts and of methods, as lubrication, of obviating them. [1965 70; TRIBO + LOGY] * * * Study of the interactions of sliding surfaces. It includes… …   Universalium

• Lubricant — A lubricant is a substance introduced to reduce friction between moving surfaces. It may also have the function of transporting foreign particles and of distributing heat. The property of reducing friction is known as lubricity. A good lubricant… …   Wikipedia

• Diamond-like carbon — A ta C thin film on silicon (15 mm diameter) exhibiting regions of 40 nm and 80 nm thickness …   Wikipedia

• Ceramic matrix composite — Fracture surface of a fiber reinforced ceramic composed of SiC fibers and SiC matrix. The fiber pull out mechanism shown is the key to CMC properties …   Wikipedia

• Friction — For other uses, see Friction (disambiguation). Classical mechanics …   Wikipedia

• Materials science — Simulation of the outside of the Space Shuttle as it heats up to over 1,500 °C (2,730 °F) during re entry into the Earth s atmosphere Materials science is an interdisciplinary field applying the properties of matter to various areas of… …   Wikipedia

• Foil bearing — Foil bearings are a type of air bearing. A shaft is supported by a compliant, spring loaded foil journal lining. Once the shaft is spinning fast enough, the working fluid (usually air), pushes the foil away from the shaft so that there is then no …   Wikipedia

• Roughness — is a measure of the texture of a surface. It is quantified by the vertical deviations of a real surface from its ideal form. If these deviations are large, the surface is rough; if they are small the surface is smooth. Roughness is typically… …   Wikipedia

• Compacted oxide layer glaze — describes the often shiny, wear protective layer of oxide formed when two metals (or a metal and ceramic) are slid against each other at high temperature in an oxygen containing atmosphere. The layer forms on either or both the surfaces in… …   Wikipedia

• luminescence — luminescent, adj. /looh meuh nes euhns/, n. 1. the emission of light not caused by incandescence and occurring at a temperature below that of incandescent bodies. 2. the light produced by such an emission. [1885 90; < L lumin (see LUMEN) +… …   Universalium