Friction, Wear, and Erosion Atlas

"The problem/need addressed in this book is the recognition of the various ways that wear erosion and friction is manifest themselves in machines, devices, and engineering and science in general. It is about what tribology looks like in the field. As is the case in the health care industry, treating an illness starts with a diagnosis of the malady. This is a critical first step in addressing any health problem. It is also like this in tribology. Solids do not just wear or erode; they do so by many different ways; different mechanisms prevail and different treatments are necessary. The common factor in wear and erosion is progressive loss of material from solid surfaces, but how that occurs is the key to minimizing losses and solving problems that arise for these progressive material loses"--

Ken Budinski holds a BS in mechanical engineering from General Motors Institute (now Kettering University) in Flint, Michigan and an MS in metallurgical engineering from Michigan Technological University, Houghton, USA. He is a fellow in ASTM International, ASM International, and the Rochester Engineering Society, chair of the ASTM G02.5 Subcommittee on Friction, and a decorated technical contributor who has published over 50 journal papers and five other technical books. Formerly senior technical associate specializing in tribology at Eastman Kodak’s Materials Engineering Laboratory in Rochester, New York, he is now technical director for Bud Labs in Rochester.