Mechanical Engineering Department

Tribometer BRUKER UMT-2

Sliding friction and wear tests in the absence or presence of lubrication                                                                                    

Geometry of test: pin-on-disc or pin-on-plate.

Macrotribology scale of tests:

0.5£W£150 N,  0.1£v£3.5 m/s, 22ºC£T£200ºC

Microtribology scale of tests:

1 mN£W£0.1 N,  0.1£v£3.5 m/s, 22ºC£T£200ºC

Motion: circular continuous or reciprocating.

Tribometer PLINT TE67/R

Sliding friction and wear tests in the absence or presence of lubrication.

Test configuration: pin-on-disc or pin-on-plate.

3£W£1000 N,  0.1£v£3.5 m/s, 22ºC£T£750ºC

Motion: circular continuous or reciprocating.

Pin or ball: Æ_max = 10 mm; Disc: 30 £ Æ £ 80 mm, thickness = 5 to 15 mm

Plate: 60 x 40 x 4 mm³

Micro-scale Abrasion Tester PLINT TE66                                                                                                                     

Three-body abrasion tests.

Contact geometry: rotating ball against a stationary plate.

0.01£W£5 N;   n_max = 150 rpm

Abrasive agent: aqueous slurry containing abrasive particles.

Pump feed rate: up to 60 ml/h

Pin-on-Disc Conventional Tribometers

Sliding friction and wear tests in the absence or presence of lubrication.

W_max = 100 N, V_max = 3 m/s, room temp.

Contact geometry: pin-on-disc.

Motion: circular continuous

Pin: Æ_max = 10 mm, max. length. = 15 mm

Disc: Æ = 30 to 80 mm, thickness = 5 to 12 mm

Journal Bearings Test Machine                                                         

D nom. = 50 mm, (B/D),max. = 1.0

N max. = 4000 rpm

W max. = 3000 N

Pf max. = 10 bar

Four-Ball EP Machine (Shell)

N max. = 1800 rpm

W max. = 1200 N

Room temp.

Falling Ball Viscosimeter

- recirculating thermostatic bath

- electronic temperature control