Identification of Wear Particles. Part I. Preliminary Investigations.

Abstract

A ferrographic reaction chamber has been constructed to permit the micro chemical identification of wear debris. Techniques including temperature coloring, chemical bluing, dissolution, pretreatment and crystal formation on metal particles have been investigated as potential useful methods for identification of wear debris on ferrograms. Temperature coloring, chemical bluing and crystal formation appear to be most promising of techniques studied, and will be pursued in subsequent effort. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1978
Accession Number
ADA055126

Entities

People

  • H. A. Smith
  • P. W. Centers
  • W. R. Craig

Organizations

  • Air Force Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aeronautical Laboratories
  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Aqueous Solutions
  • Chemical Reactions
  • Failure Mode And Effect Analysis
  • Government Procurement
  • Iron
  • Iron Alloys
  • Magnetic Fields
  • Materials
  • Metals
  • Microscopes
  • Microscopy
  • Organic Compounds
  • Particles
  • Turbines

Readers

  • Aerosol Science/Aerosol Physics
  • Materials Science and Engineering.
  • Tribology (the study of the boundary interaction between sliding surfaces, lubrication, wear and friction).