"Wear due to static and dynamic friction"
Alternating static and dynamic friction and their continuous action on the mechanical components inevitably lead to their wear, or even to malfunctioning and breakage if excessively neglected.
The use of lubricants therefore becomes essential to preserve the integrity of the materials used in your project or that make up your machinery as much as possible.
Friction is defined as a passive contact force, which is generated with the contact between two surfaces and opposes the movement of a body.
The frictional forces are different and of different types, but mainly three types are distinguished:
Among these, sliding friction is in turn divided into two forms:
Usually static and dynamic friction are present at the same time, since once the first ceases and therefore the component starts to move, at that precise moment the second takes over. This involves a continuous stress on the part of your mechanical component, which requires good maintenance and above all lubrication.
With a dedicated and specific lubricant solution for your mechanical components you can avoid these unpleasant inconveniences, which, depending on the severity, can also block the entire production.
The importance of the lubricant increases in proportion to the size of the contact surface and the increase in temperatures. In fact, the so-called "limit friction condition", that is when + 50% of the surface of the mechanical components are without the covering of the lubricating film, is reached through prolonged extremely severe operating conditions for the mechanical components over time:
When we talk about static and dynamic friction together, always remember that the static one is about 3 times the dynamic one in strength and intensity, so it is essential that your lubricant is first of all able to reduce it.
As regards anti-wear lubrication deriving from static and dynamic friction actions, it is necessary to provide a lubricant with a high load capacity and low coefficient of friction.
In order for it to be useful for the functioning of your mechanical components, there are 5 basic requirements it must have:
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