Accession Number:

AD0753411

Title:

Fatigue Behavior of Thin Solid Films Induced by a Moving Surface Load

Descriptive Note:

Final rept. Jan 1965-Dec 1966

Corporate Author:

RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INST TROY NY

Personal Author(s):

• Mollicone, Richard A.

Report Date:

1972-02-01

Pagination or Media Count:

59.0

Abstract:

The purpose of this experimental study is to determine if a fatigue type failure and an endurance limit can be observed when a thin surface film is subjected to a normal load moving at a constant speed.

Descriptors:

• *LUBRICANTS
• LOADS(FORCES)
• FILMS
• MOLYBDENUM COMPOUNDS
• SULFIDES
• GRAPHITE
• FATIGUE(MECHANICS)

Subject Categories:

• Lubricants and Hydraulic Fluids

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE