Hertzian line contact stresses between a rotat ing metal cy l inder and a reciprocating f lat str ip of the bearing material are used in an accelerated wear test described in this paper. The test readi ly demonstrates differences in the wear behaviour between d i f ferent PTF E-based dry bearing materials. For one widely-used woven PTFE f ibre composite, the relat ionships between wear and stre...

Testing whether unemployment causes health deterioration is complicated because failing health may increase the probability of unemployment. In some previous studies of unemployment and mortality a 'wear-off' period is used to exclude any deaths occurring in the first few years after employment status was observed. It is assumed that selection effects will wear-off during this period. In this a...

In this paper we investigate the tribological properties of AlSn-based alloy with different amount of graphite at different normal loads and sliding speed. A modified impeller mixing coupled with chill casting technique was used for the preparation of immiscible alloys. In this paper Al-Sn binary alloys was chosen for this study. This binary system shows the miscibility gap at different concent...

Aluminium matrix composites with alumina reinforcements give superior mechanical & physical properties. Their applications in several fields like automobile, aerospace, defense, sports, electronics, bio-medical and other industrial purposes are becoming essential for the last several decades. In the present work, fabrication of hybrid composite was done by Stir casting technique using Al 6061 a...

Hip simulators have been used for ten years to determine the tribological performance of large-head metal-on-metal devices using traditional test conditions. However, the hip simulator protocols were originally developed to test metal-on-polyethylene devices. We have used patient activity data to develop a more physiologically relevant test protocol for metal-on-metal devices. This includes sto...

Nickel-Phosphorus (Ni-P) composite coatings were prepared on a poplar veneer surface via a simple electroless nickel (Ni) approach. The substrate deformation, flatness, crystalline structure, and wear resistance of the NiP composite coatings were investigated. The deformation degree of the substrate decreased as the number of deposition steps was increased. The flatness and wear resistance of t...

The paper provides a critical appraisal of the events surrounding the unexpected settlement of large-diameter monopile foundations for offshore wind energy converters, and will detail experimentation that is to be undertaken to determine the extent of the wear failure mode in such structures. The potential for wear deterioration at the grout-steel interface has been caused by the lack of axial ...