STANDARD TEST – RECIPROCATING TRIBOMETER

  • Value engineered tribometer for lubricated ball on flat tests






    Features

    • Touch screen PC for data logging and sequence control of load, speed and temperature
    • Servo-pneumatic load control with force transducer feedback
    • Piezo transducer for friction force measurement
    • Servo-motor and scotch yoke mechanism for generating sinusoidal motion
    • Fixed stroke lengths set by interchangeable cams

     

    Standard Tests

    Test may be run following the procedures specified in:

    • D5706 Standard Test Method for Determining Extreme Pressure Properties of Lubricating Greases Using a High-Frequency, Linear-Oscillation Test Machine
    • D5707 Standard Test Method for Measuring Friction and Wear Properties of Lubricating Grease Using a High-Frequency, Linear-Oscillation Test Machine
    • D6425 Standard Test Method for Measuring Friction and Wear Properties of Extreme Pressure (EP) Lubricating Oils Using a High-Frequency, Linear-Oscillation Test Machine
    • D7217 Standard Test Method for Determining Extreme Pressure Properties of Solid Bonded Films Using a High-Frequency, Linear-Oscillation Test Machine
    • D7421 Standard Test Method for Determining Extreme Pressure Properties of Lubricating Oils Using High-Frequency, Linear-Oscillation Test Machine
    • D7594 Standard Test Method for Determining Fretting Wear Resistance of Lubricating Greases Under High Hertzian Contact Pressures Using a High-Frequency, Linear-Oscillation Test Machine
    • D8227 Standard Test Method for Determining the Coefficient of Friction of Synchronizer Lubricated by Mechanical Transmission Fluids (MTF) Using a High-Frequency, Linear-Oscillation Test Machine
    • D8503 Standard Test Method for Determining the Scuffing Temperature Limit of Lubricating Oils Using a High-Frequency, Linear-Oscillation Test Machine

    Order as:

    • ST-RT Reciprocating Tribometer

  • Technical Specifications
    Load: Servo-controlled Pneumatic Bellows
    Load Measurement: Strain gauge force transducer
    Friction Force: Piezo Transducer
    Load: 25 to 1200 N
    Amplitude (Stroke): 0.15 (0.30) mm, 0.5 (1.0) mm, 1.0 (2.0) mm, 1.5 (3 mm), 2.0 (4 mm)
    Maximum Frequency: 50 Hz
    Temperature: Ambient to 250°C
    Temperature Sensor: k-type thermocouple
    Test Samples: 10 mm diameter ball
    10 mm diameter cylinder
    Control & Data Acquisition: Touch-screen PC & Interface
    Data Export: USB Stick
    Automatically Controlled Parameters Frequency
    Load
    Temperature
    Test Duration
    Manually Controlled Parameters Amplitude (Stroke)
    Measured Parameters Frequency
    Load
    Friction
    Temperature
    Test Duration
    Friction Coefficient
    Services
    Electricity: 220/240V, single phase, 50 Hz, 3 kW
    110/120 V, single phase, 60 Hz, 3 kW
    Clean, dry air: 4 cfm at 8 bar (120 psi)

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