"Tribology in Engineering" ed. by Haşim Pihtili

The main goal in preparing this book was to publish contemporary concepts, new discoveries and innovative ideas in the field of surface engineering, predominantly for the technical applications, as well as in the field of production engineering and to stress some problems connected with the use of various surface processes in modern manufacturing of different purpose machine parts.

This book is an attempt to introduce science into the study of surface treatment processes.

Contents
Preface
Section 1 Wear
1 Effect of FeCr Intermetallic on Wear Resistance of Fe-Based Composites
2 Investigation of the Effect of Machining Parameters on the Surface Roughness and the Formation of Built Up Edge (BUE) in the Drilling of Al 5005
3 Effect of Abrasive Particle Size on Abrasive Wear Resistance in Otomotive Steels
4 A New Attempt to Better Understand Arrehnius Equation and Its Activation Energy
5 Solid Particle Erosion on Different Metallic Materials
Section 2 Lubrication
6 High Speed Rotors on Gas Bearings: Design and Experimental Characterization
7 High Temperature Self-Lubricating Materials
8 Development of Eco-Friendly Biodegradable Biolubricant Based on Jatropha Oil
Section 3 Friction
9 Friction in Automotive Engines
10 Theories on Rock Cutting, Grinding and Polishing Mechanisms
11 General Approach to Mechanochemistry and Its Relation to Tribochemistry