Tribometer – PCS – EHD HS

Measuring device for ultra-thin lubricating film thickness and friction at high speeds in an elastohydrodynamic (EHD) contact.  

  • Type of motion: sliding and rolling (ball - disc), lubricated
  • Thickness measuring method:
    • spectrometer (central thickness, 2 nm - 1000 nm)
    • at TiNT developed interferometry with variable RGB (2D thickness distribution, 5 nm - 1000 nm)
  • Normal load: 2 N do 50 N
  • Max. contact pressure:
    • 0,67 GPa - 1,95 GPa (tungsten carbide - sapphire)
    • 0,25 GPa - 0,73 GPa (steel - glass)
    • 0,38 GPa - 1,11 GPa (steel - steel)
  • Entrainment velocity: 1 mm/s - 20 m/s
  • Temperature: 20 °C - 150 °C
  • Min. volume of lubricant for the test: 120 mL