FUNDAMENTALS OF TRIBOLOGY 6 MUHAMMAD ISMAIL Squadron Leader Department of Aerospace Engineering College of Aeronautical Engineering PAKISTAN AIRFORCE ACADEMY RISALPURCONTENTS Topic Foreword Preface Tribology Friction and its Measurement Adhesion and Mechanism of Friction Wear and Surface Damage Surface Temperature of Sliding Solids Re ¢ Friction Viscosity Lubrication Boundary Lul ion Types of Lubricants Bibliography Page 31 37 40 41Foreword This compilation of short notes on Tribology _ presents essential knowledge about the subject in a crisp manner. Many other references on this subject contain too exhaustive details which are not always immediately required, and looking for the desired information becomes rather cumbersome. The information in the present notes is based upon the current views on the mechanism of friction and lubrication. It is extremely beneficial for the people, especially for practicing maintenance engineers, who wish to become familiar with the basic ideas current in this field DrSKN ZAIDI Group Captain Professor & Head of Aerospace Engineering Department ii