ANALYTICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL STUDY OF ADAPTING BEARINGS FOR USE IN AN ULTRA-HIGH VACUUM ENVIRONMENT. PHASE 1, 2 AND 3

Abstract

This report includes: Phase 1: Screening of Wear and Friction Characteristics of Plastics, Dry Powders, Composites, and Alloys; Phase 2: Outgassing Determination of Plastics, Dry Powders, and Composites; and Phase 3: Evaluation of Dry Powder Lubricants and Self-Lubricating Materials in Ultra-High Vacuum Bearing Tests. An investigation was made of the lubrication of gears and bearings in vacuum environments by using dry powders as a lubricant, and dry self-lubricating materials in the bearing retainer. The wear and friction characteristics of various dry powders and dry self lubricating materials were evaluated. The materials included reinforced thermosetting plastics, dry lubricant filled and unfilled thermoplastics and dry lubricant filled sintered alloys.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1962
Accession Number
AD0272555

Entities

People

  • P. H. Bowen

Organizations

  • Westinghouse Electric Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Body Weight
  • Ceramic Materials
  • Chemistry
  • Composite Materials
  • Controlled Atmospheres
  • Dielectric Gases
  • Friction
  • Lubricants
  • Lubrication
  • Materials
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Materials Processing
  • Materials Science
  • Measurement
  • Plastics
  • Test Facilities

Fields of Study

  • Engineering
  • Materials science

Readers

  • Polymer Science and Engineering.
  • Powder metallurgy of Titanium alloys.
  • Tribology (the study of the boundary interaction between sliding surfaces, lubrication, wear and friction).