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Ceramics are being introduced into production engines for both wear resistance and inertial response, as well as for thermal barrier and elevated temperature capability. The selection of both materials and lubricants for future generations of engines will be influenced by the demands for efficient, environmentally sound, and minimally serviced but long-lived operation. The long-term tribological response of the selected materials is a significant issue which does not generally receive sufficient attention. An experimental approach to the evaluation of the long term-wear response of engine candidate ceramics, based on an earlier wear mode transition diagram, is discussed in this paper. Data are presented for initial studies of a silicon carbide whisker-silicon nitride composite.
Research sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy, Assistant Secretary for Conservation and Renewable Energy, Office of Transportation Materials, Tribology Program, under contract DE-AC05-84OR21400 with Martin Marietta Energy Systems, Inc.
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Yust, C.S. (1992). Material and Lubricant Relationships in the Tribology of Internal Combustion Engines. In: Carlsson, R., Johansson, T., Kahlman, L. (eds) 4th International Symposium on Ceramic Materials and Components for Engines. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-2882-7_8
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