Industrial Lubrication and Tribology: Volume 69 Issue 3

Special issue on 50 years of tribology – sustainable manufacturing

Mohd Fadzli Bin Abdollah

Stability evaluation of three-layered journal bearing with slip/partial slip

T.V.V.L.N. Rao, A.M.A. Rani, M. Awang, F.M. Hashim

This paper aims to present stability of a three-layered journal bearing considering magnitude of the layers’ thicknesses and viscosities with slip/partial slip on the bearing…

Wear behaviour of copper/carbon nanotubes

Nor Shamimi Shaari, Jamaliah Md Said, Aidah Jumahat, Muhammad Hussain Ismail

The purpose of this paper is to study the wear behaviour of copper matrix composites reinforced with carbon nanotubes (CNTs) prepared by powder metallurgy route.

Fabrication of dimple structured surface of A390 Al-Si alloy using turning process

Mohd Nor Azam Mohd Dali, Jaharah A. Ghani, Che Hassan Che Haron, Sharudin Hassan

The purpose of this paper is to produce dimple structure on a cylindrical surface for Aluminium-Silicon (Al-Si) alloy piston (A390) using turning process. The process selection is…

Material characterization of tribological effects in HSS hacksaw blade

Nor Amirah binti Mohd Amran, Mohd Sayuti bin Ab Karim, Rusdi bin Abd Rashid, Waleed Alghani, Nur Aqilah binti Derahman

This study aims to present a direct repurposing activity of consumed high-speed steel (HSS) hacksaw blade into fine-looking handmade knives to increase the awareness about…

Comparative study of tool wear in milling titanium alloy (Ti-6Al-4V) using PVD and CVD coated cutting tool

Raja Izamshah Raja Abdullah, Bahrin Ikram Redzuwan, Mohd Sanusi Abdul Aziz, Mohd Shahir Kasim

The purpose of this study was to compare machining performance between chemical vapor deposition (CVD)- and physical vapor deposition (PVD)-coated cutting tools to obtain the…

XPS characterization of tribo-layer formation on the steel lubricated with crude and epoxidized jatropha oil under boundary lubrication

Abdul Munir Hidayat Syah Lubis, Bambang Ariwahjoedi, Mustafar Sudin

This study aims to characterize the composition of the tribo-layer formed during sliding of steel in the presence of crude jatropha oil (CJO) and epoxidized jatropha oil (EJO…

Synthesis, characterisation and tribological evaluation of surface-capped molybdenum sulphide nanoparticles as efficient antiwear bio-based lubricant additives

Sharul Hafiq Roslan, Sharifah Bee Abd Hamid, Nurin Wahidah Mohd Zulkifli

The purpose of this study is to synthesise and characterise surface-capped molybdenum sulphide (SCMS) nanoparticles using the solvothermal method and to investigate their…

Optimized characterization of response surface methodology on lubricant with titanium oxide nanoparticles

Nor Syahirah Mohamad, Salmiah Kasolang

An optimized model is often deployed to reduce trial and error in experimental approach and obtain the multi-variant correlation. In this study, response surface methodology…

Corrosion investigation of Co–Ni–Fe-coated mild steel electrodeposited at different current densities and deposition times

Mei Hyie Koay, Mohd Adham Akmal Tukiran, Siti Nur Amalina Mohd Halidi, Mardziah Che Murad, Zuraidah Salleh, Hamid Yusoff

The purpose of this study is to determine the effect of current density on the surface roughness and corrosion performance of electrodeposited Co–Ni–Fe-coated mild steel. Process…

Wetting property of Pistia stratiotes

Najibah Ab Latif, Salmiah Kasolang

The purpose of this study is to conduct an investigation into the potential characteristics of Pistia stratiotes at different maturity stages. The focus of interest was to…

Erosive wear resistance of dimpled ceramic coatings on mild steels

Mariyam Jameelah Ghazali, Ahmad Firdaus Shamsul Baharin, Juyana A. Wahab, Andanastuti Muchtar

The purpose of this study is to determine the effect of dimpled texture on ceramic coating towards erosion wear.

Application of Taguchi method in optimization of design parameter for turbocharger vaned diffuser

Hilmi Amiruddin, Wan Mohd Faizal Wan Mahmood, Shahrir Abdullah, Mohd Radzi Abu Mansor, Rizalman Mamat, Azri Alias

The purpose of this study is to determine the best vaned diffuser design that can generate higher pressure output at a predetermined speed.

Tribology study of hydroxyapatite (HAp) scaffold blended single based binder via rheology and mechanical properties

Mimi Azlina Abu Bakar, Siti Norazlini Abd Aziz, Muhammad Hussain Ismail

This paper aims to investigate the vital characteristic of an innovative ceramic injection molding (CIM) process for orthopedic application with controlled porosity and improved…

Influence of steel fibres on friction behaviours with respect to speed, pressure and temperature

Talib Ria Jaafar, Noor Iswadi Ismail, Mohd Fauzi Ismail, Eliasidi Abu Othman

This study aims to investigate the effect of different volume percentage (Vol.%) of steel fibre on the pressure, surface temperature and speed sensitivity behaviour during braking…

Tribological performance of low blend decanter cake biodiesel

Shing Chuan Lee, Noreffendy Tamaldin, Mohd Fadzli Bin Abdollah

This paper aims to investigate the tribological performance of the decanter cake feedstock biodiesel which was blended in 5 and 10 per cent volume with petroleum diesel.