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Tribology is the study of friction, wear and lubrication of interacting surfaces in relative motion. Tribological contacts can be found in all mechanisms, whether mechanical or biological. Friction gives rise to energy loss and wear gives rise to failure.

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• CSM Instruments

  http://www.csm-instruments.com/
  Surface characterisation by nano indentation and nano scratch method to determine hardness and adhesion of coating.

• Falex Tribology NV

  http://www.falexint.com/
  Consultant service in wear and friction of new materials and lubricants. Fully equipped test laboratory. Sales and support of Falex tribometers

• Ian A. Inman: Ph. D. Thesis

  http://www.wearthesis.talktalk.net/mythesis.html
  Subject of Ian’s thesis is: Compacted Oxide Layer Formation under Conditions of Limited Debris Retention at the Wear Interface during High Temperature Sliding Wear of Superalloys. Also provides a guide to what a Ph.D. actually is, for those considering doing one.

• Laboratory Soete at Ghent University

  http://www.tribology-fatigue.ugent.be/
  Research group on fatigue and the tribology of mechanical components including experimental friction, wear and fatigue research on small and large scale specimens, component or constructions.

• Neale Consulting Engineers

  http://www.tribology.co.uk/
  Tribology consultants focusing on design evaluation, failure investigation, engineering training and expert witness services.

• Petrotest GmbH

  http://www.petrotest.com/
  Manufacturer of test equipment for petrochemistry and tribological evaluation.

• Phoenix Tribology Ltd

  http://www.phoenix-tribology.com/
  Offering consulting services in tribological test design and the Plint range of tribology test machines and instruments

• Precision Ceramic Balls

  http://www.ceramic-precision-balls.com/
  A useful source of precision ceramic balls for tribological test applications

• Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers

  http://www.stle.org/
  Technical association providing industrial interchange of today's fast-moving developments in lubrication theory and practice.

• Surface Engineering and Tribology, KU Leuven, Belgium

  http://www.mtm.kuleuven.be/Research/SURF/
  Research group on surface engineering and tribology. Investigating self-lubricating coatings and bulk materials, tribo-reactive materials, tribo-corrosion and fretting problems in engineering applications. Coordinator: Prof Dr Ir Jean-Pierre Celis

• Tribo-Corrosion Network

  http://www.tricorrnet.strath.ac.uk/
  Access point for the TriCORR Network, which was established to link researchers interested in tribo-corrosion.

• Tribo-Fatigue Home Page

  http://www.tribo-fatigue.com/
  Tribo-Fatigue - the science concerned with wear-fatigue damages and fractures of active systems of machines and equipment

• Tribologie - France

  http://tribologie.free.fr/
  Providing useful information and links for tribologists in France and the Francophone world.

• Tribology - Wikipedia

  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tribology
  Brief entry providing information on applications and origins.

• Tribology-ABC

  http://www.tribology-abc.com/
  A web site providing a forum for students and lecturers to share ideas on tribology research. The site also includes useful software for calculating a wide range tribological contact conditions.

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