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M. Jech, C. Tomastik, A. Vernes, A. Pauschitz, F. Franek:
"Analyses And Quantification Of Friction And Wear Processes On The Nanometer Scale";
Vortrag: ECOTRIB 2011 - 3rd European Conference on Tribology, Wien; 07.06.2011 - 09.06.2011; in: "ECOTRIB '11 - 3rd European Conference on Tribology", OeTG - Österreichische Tribologische Gesellschaft, (2011), ISBN: 978-3-901657-38-2; S. 801 - 804.

Friction and wear are understood to be the main phenomena of tribology and are mostly observed on a macroscopic level where the economic effects are noticeable. However, a lot of the tribological fundamental principles are based on, and subsequently have to be understood on, the nanoscopic (molecular) and microscopic (surface topography) level. Therefore, the possibilities of enhancing macroscopic behaviour or economic benefits have to be exploited on the level where the tribological effects develop. To gain access to these possibilities the nano and microscopic effects have to be understood and therefore have to be investigated properly. The combination of the insights into the tribomutated surfaces gained through surface analysis techniques and the insights into the impacting parameters through wear quantification lead to an increased understanding of the fundamental tribological processes. These findings are supported by the theories and models of the mathematical and computer based simulation.

tribology, wear measurement, surface analysis, surface topography, multiscale computation