Tribometers, Solid Lubrication

• CONTROLLED ATMOSPHERE TRIBOMETER
• Pin-On-Disk Configuration
• 25 to 1000 °C
• Air, Inert or Reducing Environment
• 100 g to 5 kg Load
• 10 to 4000 RPM - Unidirectional Sliding
• Induction Heating

• HIGH TEMPERATURE PIN-ON-DISK CERAMICS TRIBOMETER
• Pin-on-Disk, Block-on-Ring Configuration
• 25 to 1200 °C
• Air or Inert Purge Atmosphere
• 50 g to 100 kg Load
• 10 to 8000 RPM Unidirectional Sliding
• Oscillatory Sliding 0.1 to 15 Hz (±1° to ±60° Amplitude)
• Resistance Furnace Suitable for Ceramics Heating

• HIGH TEMPERATURE SOLID LUBRICATED BALL BEARING RIG
• Tests Axially Loaded Ball Bearings
• 25 to 650 °C
• Speeds to 10,000 RPM

• HIGH TEMPERATURE BUSHING TESTER
• Plain Sleeve or Spherical Bushing Configuration
• 25 to 1000 °C, Induction Heating
• Up to 500 kg Load
• Slow Speed Oscillatory Sliding

• HIGH TEMPERATURE FOIL BEARING/BRUSH SEAL TUFT TESTER
• Foil Bearing/Brush Seal Tuft Testing Configuration
• High Speed (Up to 15,000 RPM) Shaft Speed
• Temperatures to 700 °C

• HIGH FREQUENCY CAMERON-PLINT TE-77 TESTER
• Pin-on-Plate Geometry
• 1 to 50 Hz Reciprocating Sliding
• 25 to 600 °C
• Controlled Purge Atmosphere
• 1 to 25 kg Load

• HIGH TEMPERATURE DOUBLE RUB SHOE RIG
• Block-on-Ring Geometry
• Speed to 1500 RPM
• 25 to 900 °C
• 1 to 100 kg Load
• Controlled Purge Atmosphere

• CRYOGENIC TO HIGH TEMPERATURE PIN-ON-FLAT TRIBOMETER
• Pin-on-Flat Configuration
• -120 to 1000 °C
• Ultra-high Vacuum (1E-10 Torr)
• Environment: Oxidizing, Reducing, Inert, or Air
• 0.1 to 10 N Load
• 0.1 to 80 mm/min - Reciprocating Sliding
• As Low as 1 Micronewtons Adhesion Force Measurement
• Electron Beam or Resistance Heating
• XPS or AES Analysis
• Residual Gas Analysis - Quadrupole Gas Analyzer
• Ion Sputter Cleaning

• CONTROLLED ATOMSPHERE PIN-ON-DISK TRIBOMETER
• Pin-on-Disk Configuration
• Ultra-high Vacuum (1E-9 Torr)
• Environment: Oxidizing, Reducing, Inert, or Air)
• 0.5 to 10 N Load
• 10 to 120 RPM - Unidirectional Sliding
• Endurance Life Measurement of Solid Lubricating Films
• Residual Gas Analysis - Quadrupole Gas Analyzer

• HIGH VACUUM TRIBOTESTER
• Pin-on-Disk Geometry
• Slow Speed Oscillatory Sliding
• Ambient Temperature Testing
• Up to 0.5 kg Load
• Controlled Purge Atmosphere

. . . Last updated April 11, 2001 -fsh
. . . Last edited August 12, 2003 -pba