Performance of Lubricated Rolling/Sliding Concentrated Contacts With Surface Textures: A Review.

Benefits of suiface textures for improving the peifornutnce behaviors of tribo-contacts are being explored and established by the investigators across the globe. But the consolidated information of findings of such explorations are spread. Therefore, the objective of this paper is to summarize the information available related to the preparation of surface textures and performance outcomes in the presence of suiface textures at the concentrated contacts. Mainly, recent research findings and practices followed for the study oj friction, wear, lubrication, contact fatigue, vibration, and noise at the generic concentrated contacts in presence of suiface textures are reviewed for current status of research in the area and outlining the future prospects. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]