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Tribology

Graduate · Historical course

Fall 2004

Topics

  • Introduction to Tribology
  • Introduction to Tribology (cont.)
  • Chemical and Physical State of the Solid Surface
  • Friction
  • Lab: Friction Measurement
  • Analysis of Large Plastic Deformation of Elasto-plastic Solids
  • Introduction to Wear
  • Response of Materials to Surface Traction
  • Wear Mechanisms
  • Boundary Lubrication
  • Boundary Lubrication (cont.)
  • Hydrodynamic Lubrication
  • Design of Pin Joints and Electrical Connectors
  • Design of Cutting Tools
  • Introduction to Axiomatic Design
  • Design of Low Friction Surfaces
  • Design of Seals
  • Friction and Wear of Polymers and Composites
  • Solution Wear
  • Temperature Distribution
  • Erosive Wear
  • Nano and Micro-tribology
  • Term Paper Presentations

Readings

  • Suh, N. P. Tribophysics . Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, 1986. ISBN: 9780139309830.
    Listed reading
  • ———. Tribophysics and Design of Tribological Systems . (Manuscript)
    Listed reading
  • Readings will come from a set of assigned papers and from chapters in the course textbook.
    Listed reading
  • Lim, S. C., and M. F. Ashby. “Wear-Mechanism Maps.” Acta Metal 35, no. 1 (1987): 1-24.
    Listed reading
  • Suh, N. P., and S. T. Oktay. “Wear Debris Formation and Agglomeration.” Journal of Tribology 114 (April 1992): 379-393.
    Listed reading
  • The readings in this table are from the course textbook: Suh, N. P. Tribophysics . Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, 1986. ISBN: 9780139309830. Students also read sections of Prof. Suh’s new book manuscript on tribology.
    Listed reading
  • LEC #: 1 · TOPICS: Introduction to Tribology · readings: Chapter 1
    Reading assignment
  • LEC #: 2 · TOPICS: Introduction to Tribology (cont.) · readings: Chapter 1
    Reading assignment
  • LEC #: 3 · TOPICS: Chemical and Physical State of the Solid Surface · readings: Chapter 2
    Reading assignment
  • LEC #: 4 · TOPICS: Friction · readings: Chapter 3
    Reading assignment
  • LEC #: 6 · TOPICS: Analysis of Large Plastic Deformation of Elasto-plastic Solids · readings: Chapter 3, Appendix A
    Reading assignment
  • LEC #: 7 · TOPICS: Introduction to Wear · readings: Chapter 5
    Reading assignment
  • LEC #: 8 · TOPICS: Response of Materials to Surface Traction · readings: Chapter 4
    Reading assignment
  • LEC #: 9 · TOPICS: Wear Mechanisms · readings: Chapter 5
    Reading assignment
  • LEC #: 19 · TOPICS: Friction and Wear of Polymers and Composites · readings: Chapter 6, Chapter 9
    Reading assignment
  • LEC #: 20 · TOPICS: Solution Wear · readings: Chapter 8
    Reading assignment
  • LEC #: 21 · TOPICS: Temperature Distribution · readings: Chapter 8, Appendix C
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  • LEC #: 22 · TOPICS: Erosive Wear · readings: Section 4.2, 7.4
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