Introduction to Tribology for Engineers by Ashlie Martini

This textbook introduces the fundamental concepts of tribology to engineering students and to practicing engineers who will encounter friction, wear, and lubrication in their work. Tribology is an important, emerging field and this book fills a critical need by introducing the key concepts to engineers at a basic level. The content is written for engineers at the undergraduate level or above. Each chapter concludes with a series of questions to test the reader’s understanding of the main ideas as well as exercise problems with which the reader can practice using the engineering techniques presented. Note this book was self-published and so it is always being improved. The most recent version is 1.7, published in February 2024. Since the initial version, multiple edits have been made to improve clarity as well as correct errors. If you have an earlier version, please check out the change log available on the Publications page of my university research group website. The content is organized as follows: Chapter 1: Fundamental Concepts Chapter 2: Solid Materials Chapter 3: Surface Roughness Chapter 4: Contact Between Solids Chapter 5: Liquid Properties Chapter 6: Lubricant Composition Chapter 7: Lubricant Characterization Chapter 8: Lubrication of Conformal Contacts Chapter 9: Lubrication of Non-Conformal Contacts Chapter 10: Dry and Mixed Friction Chapter 11: Wear Chapter 12: Measuring Friction and Wear Chapter 13: Nanotribology and Biotribology Appendix: Chemistry Refresher, Nomenclature, Exercise Problem Answers Read more