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Exp. 8: Pin On Disk Test: BITS Pilani
Exp. 8: Pin On Disk Test: BITS Pilani
Hyderabad Campus
Wear rate = (Mass of the sample before wear test - Mass of the sample after wear
test)/sliding distance
where wF is the weight of the tested samples, w0 is the weight of the samples before
the sliding test, and ρA is density of test material
[1]. Mechano-chemical decomposition of organic friction modifiers with multiple reactive centres
induces superlubricity of ta-C, Takuya Kuwahara, Pedro A. Romero, Stefan Makowski, Volker
Weihnacht, Gianpietro Moras & Michael Moseler, Nature Communications, volume 10,
Article number: 151 (2019), https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-08042-8.
[2]. Open System Tribology and Influence of Weather Condition,Yezhe Lyu, Ellen Bergseth & Ulf
Olofsson, Scientific Reports volume 6, Article number: 32455
(2016), https://doi.org/10.1038/srep32455.
[3]. Tests according to several testing standards (ASTM G99, ASTM G133, ASTM
F732): https://www.element.com/more-sectors/medical-device/pin-on-disk-wear-testing.
[4]. Friction and Wear Tests Guide
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Pin on Disc Tribometer (mainly for solids)