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What is the definition of erosion?
What is the definition of erosion?
- A mechanical process of material removal from a sliding component
- A physical-mechanical process of material removal by flow of wind or water (correct)
- A chemical reaction between a material and its environment
- The study of surfaces moving relative to another one
What is necessary to determine in order to analyze a wear problem in a machine?
What is necessary to determine in order to analyze a wear problem in a machine?
- The load and distance of sliding (correct)
- The microscopic examination of the worn area
- The type of lubricant used
- The chemical reaction between the material and its environment
What does tribology study?
What does tribology study?
- The flow of wind or water causing material removal
- The mechanical process of material removal from a sliding component
- The movement of surfaces relative to each other (correct)
- Chemical reactions between materials and their environment
Which type of wear is defined as a chemical reaction between a material and its environment?
Which type of wear is defined as a chemical reaction between a material and its environment?
What is the main factor influencing wear in a machine?
What is the main factor influencing wear in a machine?
What is wear generally proportional to?
What is wear generally proportional to?
What is the science and application of the principles of friction, wear, and lubrication?
What is the science and application of the principles of friction, wear, and lubrication?
What does the Greek root 'tribo' mean in tribology?
What does the Greek root 'tribo' mean in tribology?
Which key topic in tribology involves the resistance to motion of one body moving against another?
Which key topic in tribology involves the resistance to motion of one body moving against another?
What is the use of a fluid to minimize friction and wear called in tribology?
What is the use of a fluid to minimize friction and wear called in tribology?
In which industry are the processes of friction and wear widespread?
In which industry are the processes of friction and wear widespread?
What component aims to minimize the resistance to sliding or rolling in order to limit energy loss to friction?
What component aims to minimize the resistance to sliding or rolling in order to limit energy loss to friction?
Which manufacturing process relies on tribology for operations such as rolling, turning, stamping, grinding, and polishing?
Which manufacturing process relies on tribology for operations such as rolling, turning, stamping, grinding, and polishing?
What are subject to wear in metal cutting operations (machining)?
What are subject to wear in metal cutting operations (machining)?
In which industries are machine elements such as bearing and gear teeth subject to wear?
In which industries are machine elements such as bearing and gear teeth subject to wear?
What is a great problem in the mining industry related to wear?
What is a great problem in the mining industry related to wear?
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