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A test method to study the change in surface topography due to running‐in of a rolling contact
Author(s) -
Jamari J.,
Schipper D.J.
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
lubrication science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.632
H-Index - 36
eISSN - 1557-6833
pISSN - 0954-0075
DOI - 10.1002/ls.1208
Subject(s) - contact area , surface (topology) , work (physics) , ideal (ethics) , materials science , simulation , mechanics , computer science , mechanical engineering , mathematics , engineering , composite material , geometry , physics , philosophy , epistemology
A method is proposed to determine the change in surface topography during running‐in of rolling contacts. Two types of experiments have been conducted in the present work to study the running‐in of the pure rolling contact situation: repeated moving and general free rolling using a high accuracy measurement setup. The results show that the surfaces run‐in with the proposed repeated moving contact method gives a fast running‐in when compared with the general free rolling contact method. The proposed repeated moving contact method appears to be a good method to study the ideal or pure rolling contact situation because wear, as present in the general free rolling contact method, is avoided. Copyright © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.