Article: Findings in mechanical engineering reported from Otto-von-Guericke University.(Report)

"This study investigates the friction and wear characteristics of various base oils and additives in lubricated aluminium-on-aluminium and steel-on-aluminium contacts. Cylinder-on-plate tribological tests were conducted with a reciprocating tribometer," investigators in Magdeburg, Germany report.

"The rubbed aluminium surfaces were examined using scanning electron microscopy, energy dispersive X-ray analysis, secondary neutral mass spectroscopy (SNMS), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) to analyse the chemical compositions and structures of tribofilms. The friction and wear tests revealed that hydrocarbon-based ...

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