Engineering Tribology (4^th Ed.)

Engineering Tribology, Fourth Edition is an established introductory reference focusing on the key concepts and engineering implications of tribology. Taking an interdisciplinary view, the book brings together the relevant knowledge from different fields needed to achieve effective analysis and control of friction and wear.

Updated to cover recent advances in tribology, this new edition includes new sections on ionic and mesogenic lubricants, surface texturing, and multiscale characterization of 3D surfaces and coatings. Current trends in nanotribology are discussed, such as those relating to lubricants, coatings and composites, and geotribology is introduced.

Suitable as an introductory text, a refresher or an on-the-job reference, Engineering Tribology, 4th Edition is intended for final year undergraduate and postgraduate students in mechanical engineering as well as professional engineers. It is also relevant to those working in materials engineering, applied chemistry, physics and bioengineering.

1. Introduction2. Physical properties of lubricants3. Lubricants and their composition4. Hydrodynamic lubrication5. Computational hydrodynamics6. Hydrostatic lubrication7. Elastohydrodynamic lubrication8. Boundary and extreme pressure lubrication9. Solid lubrication and surface treatments10. Fundamentals of contact between solids11. Abrasive, erosive and cavitation wear12. Adhesion and adhesive wear13. Corrosive and oxidative wear14. Fatigue wear15. Fretting and minor wear mechanisms16. Wear of non-metallic materials17. Future directions in tribology

General mechanical audience size

• 238,700 mechanical engineers employed in the USA (US Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Outlook Handbook 2010-11)
• American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) global membership of 127,000 mechanical engineers and allied professionals
• Institute of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE) UK-based membership of 80,000 mechanical engineers

Specific mechanical design audience numbers

Mechanical Engineering magazine (flagship publication of ASME)

• 100,000 practicing engineers as print subscribers, 57% of which list their job function as ‘Design Engineering’ (57,000)

Machine Design magazine

• 134,000 qualified design engineers as print and digital subscribers

Design News magazine

• 145,080 individual subscribers, of which 57,587 list their job function as ‘Design Engineering’

Related LinkedIn groups:

• Mechanical Design Forum (3,220 members)
• Machine Design (2,595 members)
• Machine Designers’ Forum (1,222 members)

Specific tribology audience numbers

Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers (STLE)

• Membership of more than 10,000 individuals and 150 companies

• Reaches 13,000 tribology and lubricant professionals with its print and digital products, including Tribology & Lubrication Technology (TLT) Magazine

Relevant job titles include

• Tribologist, Design Engineer, Mechanical Design Engineer, Machinery Design Engineer, Systems Engineer, Industrial Designer, Manufacturing Engineer, Maintenance Engineer

• Offers a comprehensive overview of the mechanisms of wear, lubrication and friction in an accessible manner designed to aid novice engineers, non-specialists and students
• Provides a reader-friendly approach to the subject using illustrations to break down the typically complex problems associated with tribology
• Includes end-of-chapter problems to test understanding