Wear

This excellent book is the culmination of an idea spawned from a special issue on Wear in the Journal of Engineering Tribology that was guest edited by the author. Chapters have been contributed by a wide variety of top experts in the field of tribology and wear; with one third of the material being completely new and the remainder taken from the journal issue, and revised and re—formatted for the purposes of the book. This publication enables you to understand wear and our present knowledge thereof, but also how the knowledge of wear may be further advanced; thus stimulating its readers to contribute to the progress of this fascinating subject, which relates to most known disciplines in physical science. This book is a valuable addition to the established ‘Tribology in Practice’ series. Offers a valuable contribution to literature in the field of tribology, which has emerged as a key science for vital new technologies such as nanotechnology and MEMS in varying industries including mechanical and automotive engineering. Offers a comprehensive review of current knowledge in the field of wear.
Includes contributions from acknowledged leading experts in the field, thus creating an authoritative publication. Discusses latest topics in wear mechanism classification. Discusses the effects of surface chemistry in tribology, and the multi—scale characterization of wear surfaces. Includes coverage of a wide variety of materials inc. metals, polymers, polymer composites, diamond and diamond—like films and ceramics. Discusses the chemo—mechanical linkages that control tribology, providing a more complete treatment of the subject than just the conventional mechanical treatments. Includes an introductory chapter outlining the practical problems of wear and presenting the topics to be discussed in the subsequent chapters.

Author Biography

Gwidon Stachowiak is Professor and Head of the Tribology Laboratory in the School of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Western Australia. He has published more than 130 journal papers and 90 conference papers. He has written/ contributed to several books, including “Engineering Tribology” (Elsevier, 1993) that is due for a 3rd edition in 2005 and which is considered to be the best book available in the field of tribology. His most recent title is Experimental Methods in Tribology”, (Elsevier 2004). He serves on the advisory board for the Elsevier Tribology and Interface Engineering Book Series, and on the editorial board of 7 different journals.