Tribology & Lubrication Technology
December 2024
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This issue of the digital TLT is sponsored by
Nouryon.
FEATURES
INDUSTRY INSIGHTS (STLE MEMBER BONUS CONTENT)
Technology evolution in the transportation industry and the need for enhanced testing
Industry groups are responding to the evolving electric vehicle landscape by creating standardized testing guidelines.
20 MINUTES
20 Minutes With Sanjay Kumar
This director-technical with Kuwait Dana Lubes discusses metalworking fluids and friction.
20 MINUTES
20 Minutes With Marc Anisco
This mechanical engineer for FLSmidth discusses gears and lubrication in the mining and railway industries.
LUBRICATION FUNDAMENTALS
Types of wear: Abrasive, adhesive, corrosive, surface fatigue and brinelling wear
Friction exists between moving surfaces, causing surface damage and mechanical wear.
FEATURE
Tribology on the dance floor
Dance floors can be slick or sticky, hard or soft, resonant or resilient—depending on whether the dancers are performing pirouettes, Buffalo scuffles, headspins or body rolls.
COVER STORY
An update on lithium base greases
Experts share the present and future state of lithium base greases and their emerging alternatives.
TECH BEAT I
Environmentally friendly ionic liquid lubricant additives
Lubricant additives have been developed that display not only superior friction and wear performance but are also not toxic.
TECH BEAT II
A tribology solution to microplastic fiber release during washing
A novel coating that binds to both the fiber and the lubricant, minimizes abrasive friction, which is the root cause of microplastic fiber release.
TECH BEAT III
Hydrogen production from renewable sources
Electrochemical oxidation of biochar, a carbon-rich material derived from agricultural waste, leads to the formation of hydrogen.
SOUNDING BOARD
Base stocks
Readers share their insights on base stocks.