Engineering Tribology

by Gwidon Stachowiak, Andrew W Batchelor

Overview

Engineering Tribology, Fourth Edition is an established introductory reference focusing on the key concepts and engineering implications of tribology. Taking an interdisciplinary view, the book brings together the relevant knowledge from different fields needed to achieve effective analysis and control of friction and wear.

Updated to cover recent advances in tribology, this new edition includes new sections on ionic and mesogenic lubricants, surface texturing, and multiscale characterization of 3D surfaces and coatings. Current trends in nanotribology are discussed, such as those relating to lubricants, coatings and composites, and geotribology is introduced.

Suitable as an introductory text, a refresher or an on-the-job reference, Engineering Tribology, 4th Edition is intended for final year undergraduate and postgraduate students in mechanical engineering as well as professional engineers. It is also relevant to those working in materials engineering, applied chemistry, physics and bioengineering.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780443341496
Publisher:	Elsevier Science
Publication date:	05/23/2025
Edition description:	5th ed.
Pages:	900
Product dimensions:	8.50(w) x 10.88(h) x (d)

About the Author

Gwidon W. Stachowiak is an Emeritus Professor at Curtin University, Perth, Western Australia, working in tribology for more than 40 years. He has taught tribology in Australia, Japan, and Switzerland. His research interests include the development of methods for description of multiscale 3D surface topographies, tribocorrosion, and optimization of 3D surface textures for hydrodynamic contacts. He was awarded the Doctor Honoris Causa from the Ecole Centrale de Lyon, France, and the Tribology Gold Medal.

Andrew W. Batchelor has been involved in tribology for 30 years and has taught tribology at universities in Australia, Singapore, Japan, Malaysia and India. He has written books on topics relating to materials degradation, biomaterials and bioengineering. Andrew is the founding editor of a book series on biomaterials and has projects on the useful application of friction and wear phenomena.

Table of Contents

1 INTRODUCTION2 PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF LUBRICANTS3 LUBRICANTS AND THEIR COMPOSITION4 HYDRODYNAMIC LUBRICATION5 COMPUTATIONAL HYDRODYNAMICS6 HYDROSTATIC LUBRICATION7 ELASTOHYDRODYNAMIC LUBRICATION8 BOUNDARY AND EXTREME PRESSURE LUBRICATION9 SOLID LUBRICATION AND SURFACE TREATMENTS10 FUNDAMENTALS OF CONTACT BETWEEN SOLIDS11 ABRASIVE, EROSIVE AND CAVITATION WEAR12 ADHESION AND ADHESIVE WEAR13 CORROSIVE AND OXIDATIVE WEAR14 FATIGUE WEAR15 FRETTING AND MINOR WEAR MECHANISMS16 WEAR OF NON-METALLIC MATERIALS17 FUTURE DIRECTIONS IN TRIBOLOGYAPPENDIXINDEX

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

An established, accessible introduction to engineering tribology for engineers, designers and students

Editorial Reviews

Finding most textbooks on tribology either too specialized or too literal, Stachowiak and Batchelor (both mechanical and materials engineering, U. of Western Australia) offer a graduate or advanced undergraduate textbook on tribology using terminology and concepts familiar to engineering students. They emphasize the interaction between the several fields of knowledge that contribute to the study of friction and wear. The contents of the first edition (no date noted) have been updated and augmented with a number of new topics as suggested by reviewers. The CiP cites Stackowiak's first name as Gwidion. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Booknews

"Tribology is the science of friction, wear, and lubrication of surfaces in relative motion. This tome is intended to provide a more interdisciplinary and comprehensive approach to tribology than the numerous other books on this subject; it may also be considered more of an encyclopedia than a text." Summing Up: Recommended —Choice Reviews Online, June 2014

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