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Lubrication in Harsh Conditions

Lubrication in Harsh Conditions

Friction and wear control under harsh operating conditions is a challenge in many industrial applications. In metal working applications, tribology plays a crucial role for the robustness and efficiency of the process. An optimum friction level is important as it...

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Live interview with Professor Ali Erdemir

Live interview with Professor Ali Erdemir

Rare live interview with Professor Ali Erdemir. In this wide-ranging conversation, Professor Tomasz Liskiewicz, founder and director at Surface Ventures, will ask Ali, for example: What was your favourite subject in school? Your most cited paper is “Global energy...

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Measuring the Behaviour of Brake Materials More Efficiently

Measuring the Behaviour of Brake Materials More Efficiently

Testing friction materials for brake applications using a full-scale dynamometer is an intensive testing method, in terms of both cost and time, that requires that the brake pads and rotor be tested in their final form. Bruker has developed a rapid, cost-effective...

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Zeta Potential Measurements in Polymer Research

Zeta Potential Measurements in Polymer Research

In many applications of polymer materials, as e.g. coatings, composites or as smart surfaces, the material properties or the adhesion to other substances are determined to a great amount by functional groups situated at the very surface. While contact angle...

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Bio-tribological studies of non-UHMWPE Polymers and Composites

Bio-tribological studies of non-UHMWPE Polymers and Composites

Ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) has been the main polymeric articulating implant material for the hip implant. Acetabular cup is made of UHMWPE in its unmodified form or with partial cross-linking and with Vitamin E added into it as the anti-oxidant....

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Integrated Intelligent Bearing Systems (I2BS) for UHPE

Integrated Intelligent Bearing Systems (I2BS) for UHPE

Rolling element bearings provide vital load carrying roles in many rotational applications. In aero-engines these include supports for the main shafts and the main gearbox. While advances in material manufacturing techniques producing very high quality steels...

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MXenes: A Model Material for Solid Lubricants

MXenes: A Model Material for Solid Lubricants

Two-dimensional materials with graphene-like structure have gained remarkable attention, because they have demonstrated remarkable tribological properties, even when applying only one or a few atomic layers of the material to the contact zone. However, the mechanisms...

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