The Running-In Process in Tribology

IntroductionSection I Interactions in Tribology Chemostress Effect in Tribology The Running-In of Concentrated Steel Contacts: A System Orientated Approach DiscussionSection II Fundamental Aspects Running-In Processes Affecting Friction and Wear On the Initial Stages of Wear of Dry-Bearing Composites DiscussionSection III Disc Experiments Sampling Variation in Surface Profile Skewness and Kurtosis Measurements Running-In of Lubricated Hertzian Contacts Some Experimental Aspects Of Running-In and Scuffing Failure of Steel Discs Operating Under Elastohydrodynamic Conditions DiscussionSection IV General Techniques On Numerical Signal Processing of an Evolutive Friction Force: Characterization of Successive Stages of Wear Regime in Dry Sliding Of Steel on Steel A Study Of Wear Measurement in Lightly Loaded Contacts Using the Thin-Layer Activation Technique DiscussionSection V Friction, Fatigue and Scuffing Scuffing of Ribbed Cylindrical Roller Bearings Carrying Combined Radial and Thrust Loading Surface Effects in Rolling Contact Fatigue: The Role of Lubricant Additives on the Incidence of Failure Surface Finish and Running-In Effects on Friction in Lubricated Sliding DiscussionSection VI Wear and Stresses Modifications to Features of Counterface Topography During the Wear of Ultra High Molecular Weight Polyethylene Against Stainless Steel Study of Residual Stresses During Dry Sliding of Steel on Steel Stresses Occurring Under a Repeated Brinell Test DiscussionSession VII Engines Development of a Running-In Procedure for a Locomotive Diesel Engine Ring Pack Film Thickness During Running-In The Influence of Running-In of the Twin-Land Type of Oil-Control Piston Ring Upon Long-Term Engine Oil Consumption DiscussionSession VIII Running-In of Bearings Electro-Discharge Bearing Run-In Studies of the Friction Transients During Break-In of Sliding Metals Deformation in Heavily Loaded Rolling Contacts Running-In Process of Porous Bearings Observed by Use of Holographic Interferometry DiscussionSession IX Chemical and Mechanical Aspects Friction Induced Modifications at the Surface of Compacted Solid Lubricants Tribochemical Aspects of the Running-In Processes in Four-Ball Testing DiscussionSession X Metalworking and Miscellaneous Surface Coatings to Combat Scuffing The Testing of Boundary Lubricants in Metal Working Processes An Experimental Study of Free Rolling of a Hard Steel Ball on An 0.65mm Copper Coated Steel Substrate DiscussionGeneral DiscussionList of AuthorsList of DelegatesSubject Index