The TE 77 High Frequency Friction Machine is reciprocating tribometer with a maximum stroke of 25 mm and maximum load of 1,000 N. It was used for the inter laboratory tests for the development of ASTM G 133 “Standard Test Method for Linearly Reciprocating Ball on Flat Sliding Wear”, which addresses the dry and lubricated wear of ceramics, metals and ceramic composites, and also for ASTM G 181 “Standard Practice for Conducting Friction Tests of Piston Ring and Cylinder Liner Materials Under Lubricated Conditions”.
The machine is floor standing with integral control unit incorporating a Phoenix Tribology USB Serial Link Interface Module. This is connected to a PC with COMPEND 2000 sequence control and data acquisition software installed. The system provides sequence
control of load, frequency and temperature plus data acquisition of measured parameters, at both low and high speed.
