Lubrication at the Frontier: The Role of the Interface and Surface Layers in the Thin Film and Boundary Regime (Hardcover)

Chapter headings and selected papers: Introduction. Keynote Address. Role of surface-anchored polymer chains in polymer friction (R. Léger et al.). Invited Session. Surface Force Applications. Structure and mechanical properties of ZDTP films in oil (A. Tonck et al.). Asperity Contacts. Coatings. A tribological comparison of some carbon-carbon composites sliding against stainless steel (D.M. Elliot et al.). Roughness and Elastohydrodynamic Lubrication. Mapping of surface features in the thin film lubrication regime (G. Guangteng et al.). Stribeck Curves. Contact Fatigue. Shakedown in dry and lubricated surfaces (G.E. Morales-Espejel et al.). Boundary and Mixed Lubrication 1. Roughness. The effect of roughness orientation on mixed friction (T. Makino et al.). Tribochemistry. Molecular Modelling. Modelling tribochemical processes using a combined molecular and hydrodynamic approach (D. Ben-Amotz, I. Kudish). Elastohydrodynamic Lubrication 1. Solid and Powder Lubrication. First steps for a rheological model for the solid third body (I. Iordanoff, Y. Berthier). Lubricants. Friction and Wear. Elastohydrodynamic Lubrication 2. Thermal effects in elliptical contacts with spin conditions (P. Ehret et al.). Lubrication and Friction. Effect of particles concentration on friction (M. Tomimoto, K. Mizuhara). Boundary and Mixed Lubrication 2. Solidified films and adsorbed films in concentrated contacts (J. Sugimura et al.). Written Discussion. List of Delegates.