The lubrication regime in which artificial hip joints operate adds complexity to the prediction of wear, as the joint operates in both the full fluid film regime-specifically the elastohydrodynamic lubrication (EHL) regime-and the mixed or boundary lubrication regimes, where contact between the bearing surfaces results in wear. In this work, a wear model is developed which considers lubrication...

Currently, the need for high performance heaters industrial application is increasing, and repeated wear, rapid temperature change, uneven can cause deteriorating quality reduced productivity. The ceramic heater in this study consists of a substrate, an electrode layer, protective low-melting glass frit was used all layers to allow low-temperature processing. As substrate heater, Si3N4, which t...

The Glucose Oxidase (Gox) electrochemical sensors were used to detect a little amount of glucose. In this paper, the pure platinum plate (length of 5 cm and a width of 3 mm), the Ag/AgCl electrode and platinum electrode (diameter of 1 mm) were applied as a working electrode (W.E), reference electrode and auxiliary electrode sequential. Factors measured, glucose concentration and pH is Phosphate...

The Glucose Oxidase (Gox) electrochemical sensors were used to detect a little amount of glucose. In this paper, the pure platinum plate (length of 5 cm and a width of 3 mm), the Ag/AgCl electrode and platinum electrode (diameter of 1 mm) were applied as a working electrode (W.E), reference electrode and auxiliary electrode sequential. Factors measured, glucose concentration and pH is Phosphate...

The abrasiveness of food is a key determinant in the rate of physiological attrition (dental wear) in humans. With increasing food processing through time, the rate of physiological dental wear in human teeth has decreased markedly. Many consider such wear to be beneficial to oral health and that insufficient wear may result in impaction of the third molars. If enhanced extraoral food processin...

We investigated the rate of polyethylene wear of a cementless acetabular component at different periods of follow-up in order to test the hypothesis than an irrecoverable deformation process (creep) was followed by an initially low, but gradually increasing wear rate. We studied prospectively 93 uncemented total hip arthroplasties in 83 patients (mean age 50 years (22 to 63)) with a mean follow...

In this work, artificial neural networks (ANNs) technique was used in the prediction of abrasive wear rate of Cu–Al2O3 nanocomposite materials. The abrasive wear rates obtained from series of wear tests were used in the formation of the data sets of the ANN. The inputs to the network are load, sliding speed, and alumina volume fraction. Correlation coefficients between the experimental data and...

The purpose of this research paper is to study the tool wear and surface roughness of AISI 8620 material using coated ceramic tool by turning process. Ceramic cutting tools have outstanding material hardness, resistance to high temperatures, wear resistance, chemical stability and hot hardness. Ceramic tool with Al2O3 + TiC (golden) coating was used to investigate the surface roughness and tool...

Femoral components of hip replacements are commonly anchored in the femur with bone cement or poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA). Wear or fracture of bone cement can lead to loosening of the femoral component, which drastically affects the success and longevity of hip replacements. Self-reinforced composite PMMA (SRC-PMMA) has been previously developed for potential use, as a precoat material for...

Wear coefficient is an important wear parameter. However, its value is often determined from wear tests which are conducted without taking into account both their transient wear and steadystate wear. This has resulted in wear coefficient values varying greatly from one case to another when they are determined by different investigators, making meaningful comparison difficult. Research work done...