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The technical systems to be investigated are disc brakes and steel–steel rolling contact. The friction processes in a disc brake are rather complex and not yet understood in detail. This is mainly due to the complexity of the brake pad material, which consists of a wide variety of components, and the complexity of the chemical reactions occurring at the wear interface between brake disc and brake pad. Whereas partner projects are studying on the chemistry and the crystallography, we are analyzing the topographic properties of the surfaces involved on the microscopic scale. For this purpose, several methods are known. But besides high lateral
resolution, relatively large object fields and height ranges are needed. Interference microscopy was therefore chosen as the main method. This paper deals with its advantages and disadvantages in wear experiments.
An advanced equipment for single-fibre pull-out test designed to monitor the fracture process
(1995)
The friction and wear behaviour of materials is often characterised in laboratory tests using a simple ball-on-flat configuration. From this type of test can be derived information useful in guiding the development of tribomaterials and in helping select candidate materials for specific applications. A large variety of tribotesting methods exists, and indeed several are not yet standardised. One of these methods is the oscillating sliding test, where a ball moves in relation to a disc, usually with small strokes. This method is almost non-destructive and can be applied to very small specimens. One of the most important parameters in laboratory tests is the humidity of the surrounding air. Experimental results on the friction and wear characteristics of different ceramics tested against different ball materials at room temperature in oscillating sliding contact are presented here and discussed, taking into account the effects of the test duration, relative humidity, and counterbody material.