Keyword Index

This alphabetical index provides a link between a key word or term and relevant machines. The list does not include certain terms that apply to many different machines, for example, a term such as “adhesive wear”. For further guidance on selecting a machine for a given application, please contact Phoenix Tribology Ltd.

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

I

J

K

L

M

N

O

P

R

S

T

U

V

W

A

abrasion resistance
abrasive wear
acetabular cup
additive screening
adhesion-delamination
adhesive friction
adhesive wear
aerospace materials
artificial joints
ASTM thrust washer
autoclave fretting
automatic transmission fluids
axial load bearing friction and wear
axial/radial load bearing friction and wear
axially loaded bearing – non-rotating
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B

back-to-back angular contact bearings
ball cratering test
ball on cylinder
ball on disc
ball on flat impact sliding
ball on plate
ball on reciprocating flat
ball on rod rolling contact fatigue
ball on roller
ball thrust bearing on disc
bearing friction
bearing materials
bioengineering materials
block on ring
bore polish
boundary lubrication
brittle materials
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C

cam shaft materials
ceramics
clutch friction
clutch lubricants
clutch materials
coatings
compliant layers
composite materials
compressor materials
cone-on-angular-contact-bearing
conforming block on ring
continuous sliding
corrosion and wear
cosmetics
crankcase lubricants
crossed cylinder
crossed cylinder on roller
crossed cylinder – special environments
cylinder liner materials
cylinder on reciprocating flat
cylinder on roller line contact
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D

delamination wear
dental materials
diesel fuel lubricity
diesel pump materials
draw bead
draw strip
draw strip draw bead
draw strip cylinder on flat
draw strip flat on flat
draw strip non rotating roller bead
draw strip roller on flat
draw strip rotating roller bead
drawing force
drawing lubricants
drilling muds
dry contact conditions
dry sand/rubber wheel
dry sand/steel wheel
dynamic friction
dynamically loaded radial bearing
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E

elastohydrodynamic lubrication
elastomeric polymers
electro-chemical cell
elliptical contact
endurance testing
erosion
extreme pressure properties
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F

face seals
femoral head
floating liner
flow-through slurry abrasion
forming lubricants
fretting
fretting wear
friction coefficient
friction materials
friction modifier
fuel lubricity
fuel rod
FZG test simulation
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G

galling
gas jet erosion
gear lubricants
gear materials
gear surface treatments
glove materials
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H

hard metals
hertzian contact
high pressure testing
high pressure water
high temperature testing
hip and knee friction simulator
hip prostheses
hip wear simulator
humid conditions
hydraulic fluids
hydrodynamic lubrication
hydrogen environment
hypoid gear lubricants
hysteresis
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I

indexing oscillating conforming block on ring
indexing reciprocating ball on flat
indexing reciprocating flat on sphere
indexing rotating conforming block on ring
indexing reciprocating pin on flat
impact sliding
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J

journal bearing
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K

knee prostheses
KRL shear stability
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L

limited slip differential materials
liquid jet erosion
load scanner crossed cylinders
low temperature testing
LPV testing
LVFA testing
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M

machine tool slideway lubricants
marine bearings
marine lubricants
materials handling
metal matrix composites
micro-scale abrasion
micro-scale abrasion/ball cratering
mild wear
mining applications
multi-function
multi-station
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N

non-ferrous materials
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O

opposed block on ring
opposed conforming block on ring
orbital motion pin on disc
orbital motion tooth brushing
oscillating conforming block on ring
oscillating contact
oscillating-plain bearing
oscillating sliding four ball
oscillating-three pin on disc
oscillating thrust washer
oxidative wear
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P

paint films
pin on disc
pin on plate
pin on reciprocating flat
pin on vee block
piston ring materials
piston skirt materials
pitting
plain bearings
plain bearing friction
plain bearing materials
plastic deformation
plastic sheet
plastics
powder metallurgy
polymers
potentiostat
prosthetic hip joints
prosthetic joint materials
PV diagrams
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R

rail friction
rail-wheel interface
reciprocating area contact on flat
reciprocating ball on flat
reciprocating cylinder on flat
reciprocating pin on plate with vibration
reciprocating pin on twin
reciprocating ring on liner
reciprocating seals
reciprocating sliding
refrigerant lubricants
ring and liner
ring on reciprocating liner
roller bead
roller thrust bearing on disc
rolling bearing friction
rolling bearing materials
rolling contact
rolling contact fatigue
rolling element bearing
rolling four ball
rolling four ball rolling contact fatigue
rolling line contact
rolling mill
rotating jet body erosion
rotating liner on ring
rotating ring on liner
rubber materials
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S

scanning micro-indentation
Schallamach waves
scuffing
self-lubricating materials
severe oxidative wear
shear stability test
shoe material
skin friction
slide/roll cam contact model
slide/roll gear contact model
sliding four ball
sliding line contact
sliding rolling contact
sliding rolling line contact
slurry abrasion
slurry pot erosion
soft materials
space applications
spiral orbit ball on disc
spiral orbit tribometer
spiral track pin on disc
static friction
stick-slip
stribeck curve
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T

taper land/flat land thrust bearing
taper roller bearing
three body abrasion
three body abrasion – G65
three body abrasion – G105 & B611
three body abrasion – precision – dry or wet
three pin on disc
three roller
three roller – contact spin
thrust washer
torque converter components
traction coefficient
traction curve
traction fluids
transfer film
tribo-corrosion
twin ball on flat – special environments
twin cylinder on flat – special environments
twin pin on flat – special environments
two body abrasion
two body abrasion cylinder on drum
two body abrasion tyre abrasion
two body abrasion – spiral track pin on disc
two roller – equal discs
two roller on rod rolling contact fatigue
two roller – unequal discs
tyre materials
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U

UHMWPE
ultra high vacuum
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V

valve impact
valve recession
valve seat impact
valve seat materials
valve stem
valve stem materials
vane pump model
VI improvers
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W

wear by hard particles
wear coefficient
wear mapping
wet sand abrasion
white etching cracks
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