Boundary Lubrication, Wear-in and Hydrodynamic Behavior of Bearings for Liquid Metals and Other Fluids
- 1 January 1958
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in A S L E Transactions
- Vol. 1 (1) , 139-150
- https://doi.org/10.1080/05698195808972326
Abstract
Various material combinations are investigated in the form of thrust bearings in such fluids as sodium-potassium eutectic, xylene and spindle oil. It is found that with these fluids certain material combinations can be made to perform satisfactorily as hydrodynamic bearings by a process of wearing-in. With these unique combinations it is possible to obtain film thicknesses of the order of 10 × 10−6 inches by extreme wear-in. The characteristics of bearings worn in to this degree are reported and mechanisms for the observed effects discussed.Keywords
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