Abstract—In this ongoing project our objective is to study of elastic - plastic contact between two rough surfaces using lubricant to reduce the friction and wear between the two contact surfaces. As compared with the liquid lubricant we will use a thin layer of solid lubricant between the rough surfaces. This analysis will be based on the classical contact modeling of Hertzian stress-theory and Gaussian theory of elastic plastic contact with some primary assumptions needed for the formulation of the problem.

Index Terms—Tribology, Friction, Lubrication, Wear, Surface, Surface texture

Cite: Mazhar Iqbal, "Tribology: Science of Lubrication to Reduce Friction and Wear," International Journal of Mechanical Engineering and Robotics Research, Vol. 3, No. 3, pp. 648-668, July 2014.