TriboChemist

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Cylinder, pin and ball diameter6, 8 and 10 mm
Test Load0 N to 20 N
Stroke Length10 mm to 20 mm
Sliding Speed0.2 mm/sec to 20 mm/sec
Supply Type Manufacturer, Exporter, Supplier
Preferred Buyer Location All over the world

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Product Details

Stroke Length 10 mm to 20 mm
Cylinder, pin and ball diameter 6, 8 and 10 mm
IR Depth of Penentration 0 µm to 1 µm
Sliding Speed 0.2 mm/sec to 20 mm/sec
Friction Force 0 to 20 N
Test Load 0 N to 20 N
IR Wavenumber 450 cm^–1 to 7500 cm^–1
IR Angle of Incidence (Ó¨) 10 to 70

Lubrication science has greatly improved energy efficiency, health and personal care. Lubricants are mainly categorized by their ability to prevent wear and reduce friction in a variety of test conditions. Manufacturers of lubricants use increasingly complex additives to lubricants to optimize performance. However, in order to effectively tailor lubricants to specific applications and produce “designer” lubricants, one must understand the fundamentals of how molecules in a lubricant interact with surfaces and more importantly, change when subjected to mechanical shear. It is important to understand these parameters and how they influence friction.

In many cases, the change in molecules when subjected to tribological tests are reversible and therefore undetected by traditional test methods. With the use of an innovative tool like the Ducom TriboChemist, researchers can now access in-situ data from a test to characterize chemical and tribological behavior of a lubricant.

The Ducom TriboChemist combines an Infrared Spectrometer with Attenuated Total Reflection (ATR) crystal and a specially developed Linear Reciprocating Tribometer (LRT). This integrated system includes a friction sensing module for acquiring the tribological component of tests conducted on the TriboChemist.

The system can house a cylinder, pin or a ball as the moving (upper) specimen which is pressed against an ATR crystal surface to produce a point, line or an area contact. Users can program the TriboChemist to customize tests by configuring stroke length (displacement), sliding speed, test load (contact pressure), and duration of test. Temperature and humidity control are also possible.

Features

State of the art in-stiu tribometer
Includes integrated FTIR spectrometer with high signal to noise ratio
Computer controlled operation with software license included.
Capable of standard linear reciprocating tests as well as user configured stroke type and speed.
Speed settings include: fixed speed forward and reverse, custom forward speed, custom reverse speed.
Stroke type setting include: continuous and intermittent stroke length.
Test script for acquiring IR spectra – before, during and after friction test.
ATR crystal Surface – Ge/Si/Diamond, Ge with FeO coating, Ge/Si with polymer coatings.

Options

Humidity Controller
Flow Chamber with Heating Jacket for ATR (ambient to 200 Deg C)

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Company Details

Founded in 1978, Ducom Instruments has led the way in designing and manufacturing advanced materials testing instruments with a specialization in tribology. Applying cutting-edge technology and strong design principles to its products, Ducom focusses on providing customers with an excellent ownership experience starting with ease of use and maintenance.
Our locations in the United States, The Netherlands and in India each have an in-house Research & Development initiative coupled with development partnerships with world renowned institutions. As a result, Ducom holds several proprietary technologies, copyrights and patents with additional filings every year. Many of these technologies are applied to our instruments, and work in the background so users can enjoy better results and user experiences.
Our instruments use components that are manufactured in an AS9100:2009 certified “aerospace grade” manufacturing facility for excellent quality.
We also designed and put into place an active and distributed customer support architecture, which allows our support team to address support requests in multiple modes which including remote support via video conferencing for quick and low cost support to personal visits by our engineers for full on-site support.
Our instruments are operational all over the world. Research labs working on cutting edge technology development which requires advanced and highly configurable test systems to standardized quality control requirements which rely on highly repeatable systems to accurately monitor product quality test instruments by Ducom.