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Lubrication and Lubricants

Authors :
Giovanni Straffelini
Source :
Springer Tracts in Mechanical Engineering ISBN: 9783319058931
Publication Year :
2015
Publisher :
Springer International Publishing, 2015.

Abstract

A reduction of friction between two sliding surfaces can be obtained by interposing a substance capable of reducing the shear stress, τm, necessary to allow the relative motion. This substance, which can be solid, liquid or gaseous, is called lubricant.

Subjects

Subjects :
Friction coefficient
Materials science
Relative motion
Lubrication
Shear stress
Fluid bearing
Lubricant
Composite material
Reduction (mathematics)
Boundary lubrication

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ISBN :
978-3-319-05893-1
ISBNs :
9783319058931
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Springer Tracts in Mechanical Engineering ISBN: 9783319058931
Accession number :
edsair.doi...........9e14f1f6015cce7838c47147a2884fae
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-05894-8_3
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