INTRODUCTION The increasing demand for vehicles with reduced fuel consumption and emission is the reason why the material aluminum is frequently used for crankcases in the automotive industry. A method to increase the wear resistance of the cylinder bore surface is to use hyper-eutectic cylinder liners, which are cast-in or are assembled by force fitting. Another possibility to improve the trib...

Tunnel boring machines often encounter clogging during excavation in strata with rich clay content. The can damage the cutterhead and interrupt excavation. Cutting tool clogging, also known as mud cake formation, has a strong effect on work efficiency. While current studies are focusing mechanism of engineering practice still heavily relies qualitative empirical judgement. To quantitatively ass...