ME 226. Tribology.
[4 units]
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CATALOG DESCRIPTION
Surface interactions. Fundamentals of contact mechanics. Friction theories. Types of measurement of wear. Response of materials to surface tractions. Plastic deformation, void/crack nucleation and crack propagation. Delamination wear. Microstructural effects in wear processes. Mechanics of layered media. Solid film and boundary liquid film lubrication. Friction and wear of polymers and fiber-reinforced polymeric composites. Brief introduction to metal cutting and tool wear mechanisms.
COURSE PREREQUISITES
102B, 104, C124.
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CLASS/LABORATORY SCHEDULE
Three hours of lecture per week.
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