Book description
Tribology for engineers discusses recent research and applications of principles of friction, wear and lubrication, and provides the fundamentals and advances in tribology for modern industry. The book examines tribology with special emphasis on surface topography, wear of materials and lubrication, and includes dedicated coverage on the fundamentals of micro and nanotribology. The book serves as a valuable reference for academics, tribology and materials researchers, mechanical, physics and materials engineers and professionals in related industries with tribology.- Edited and written by highly knowledgeable and well-respected researchers in the field
- Examines recent research and applications of friction, wear and lubrication
- Highlights advances and future trends in the industry
Table of contents
- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- Preface
- List of figures
- List of tables
- About the contributors
- Chapter 1: Surface topography
- Chapter 2: Friction and wear
- Chapter 3: Lubrication and roughness
- Chapter 4: Micro/nano tribology
- Chapter 5: Tribology in manufacturing
- Chapter 6: Bio and medical tribology
- Index
Product information
- Title: Tribology for Engineers
- Author(s):
- Release date: January 2011
- Publisher(s): Woodhead Publishing
- ISBN: 9780857091444
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