The use of an agent such as oil, to prevent contact between surfaces; reduce friction, wear and heat; and remove foreign materials (metal shavings).
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CUTTING WEAR
Comes about when hard surface asperities or hard particles that have embedded themselves into a soft surface and plough grooves into the opposing harder surface, e.g., a journal.
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ANALYTICAL FERROGRAPHY
The magnetic precipitation and subsequent analysis of wear debris from a fluid sample .This approach involves passing a volume of fluid over a chemically treated microscope slide which is supported over a magnetic field. Permanent magnets are arranged in such a way as to create a varying field strength over the length of the substrate. This varying strength causes wear debris to precipitate in a distribution with respect to size and mass over the Ferrogram. Once rinsed and fixed to the substrate, this debris deposit serves as an excellent media for optical analysis of the composite wear particulates.
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FATIGUE PLATELETS
Normal particles between 20 and 40 microns found in gear box and rolling element bearing oil samples observed by analytical ferrography. A sudden increase in the size and quantity of these particles indicates excessive wear.
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EP (EXTREME PRESSURE) LUBRICANTS
Lubricants that impart to rubbing surfaces the ability to carry appreciably greater loads than would be possible with ordinary lubricants without excessive wear or damage.
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FATIGUE CHUNKS
Thick three-dimensional particles exceeding 50 microns indicating severe wear of gear teeth.
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FRETTING
Wear phenomena taking place between two surfaces having oscillatory relative motion of small amplitude.
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FERROGRAPHY
An analytical method of assessing machine health by quantifying and examining ferrous wear particles suspended in the lubricant or hydraulic fluid.
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DELAMINATION WEAR
A complex wear process where a machine surface is peeled away or otherwise removed by forces of another surface acting on it in a sliding motion.
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FRETTING CORROSION
Can take place when two metals are held in contact and subjected to repeated small sliding, relative motions. Other names for this type of corrosion include wear oxidation, friction oxidation, chafing, and brinelling.
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GALLING
A form of wear in which seizing or tearing of the gear or bearing surface occurs.
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