By: Neville Sachs, PE; Neville W. Sachs, PE, PLLC – nevsachseng@gmail.com
Things that break get a lot of attention, but we tend to accept wear as a normal consequence of life. However, when we look at mechanical equipment, i.e., gears, bearings, drive belts, car and truck tires, seals (whether on bearings or on your refrigerator door), etc., the most likely cause for replacement is wear. Understanding how wear occurs is difficult because the mechanisms take place on a microscopic basis and frequently more than one is present. To help the attendee, this session will review and give examples of the more common wear mechanisms and some actions that can be taken to reduce wear rates. During the class, we'll show some specifics of how changes in component metallurgy and lubricant formulations will improve component lives.