Fretting Wear and Fretting Fatigue

Fretting Wear and Fretting Fatigue: Fundamental Principles and Applications takes a combined mechanics and materials approach, providing readers with a fundamental understanding of fretting phenomena, related modeling and experimentation techniques, methods for mitigation, and robust examples of practical applications across an array of engineering disciplines. Sections cover the underpinning theories of fretting wear and fretting fatigue, delve into experimentation and modeling methods, and cover a broad array of applications of fretting fatigue and fretting wear, looking at its impacts in medical implants, suspension ropes, bearings, heating exchangers, electrical connectors, and more. - Covers theoretical fundamentals, modeling and experimentation techniques, and applications of fretting wear and fatigue- Takes a combined mechanics and materials approach- Discusses the differences and similarities between fretting wear and fretting fatigue as well as combined experimental and modeling methods- Covers applications including medical implants, heat exchangers, bearings, automotive components, gas turbines, and more