ME 753: Friction, Lubrication and Wear

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753 Friction, Lubrication and Wear. I; 3 cr. Behavior of frictional surfaces under different types of loading. Mechanisms of heat generation and surface damage (wear, scuffing, pitting, fretting, etc.). Rheological effects. Effect of lubrication. Surface interaction in metal cutting. Design considerations. P: Cons inst.

Course Prerequisite(s)

See catalog description above.

Prerequisite knowledge and/or skills

Materials and mechanics of materials
Fluid mechanics
Heat transfer
Inorganic chemistry

Textbook(s) and/or other required material

Lecture Notes by A. Seireg

References:

Course objectives

An integrated treatment of the interdisciplinary phenomena influencing the behavior of surfaces subjected to load and relative motion.
Methods for analysis and design of tribological surfaces.

Topics covered

Historical overview and modern development of Tribology.
Surface mechanics, contact stress and contact compliance.
Contact of rough surfaces.
Rheological behavior of surfaces.
Fluid film lubrication.
Thermohydrodynamic effects.
Elastohydrodynamic lubrication.
Frictional heat generation.
Transient heat transfer in contacts.
Mechano-chemical effects and surface chemical layers.
Frictional resistance and prediction of coefficient of friction.
Stick-slip and frictional chatter.
Lubricating materials.
Material considerations and micro-hardness.
Wear mechanisms.
Friction and wear in electrical and microelectronic systems.
Design considerations:

Bearings
Gears
Seals
Traction drives
Brakes
Piston rings
Material processing
Micromechanisms

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Date last modified: 11-Aug-2011
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