As single-asperity contacts, nanotribological tests provide unique insights into the roles of test severity and type, surface topography and mechanical properties on friction and wear.
The NanoTriboTest enables rapid high-cycle linear reciprocating nano-scale wear tests to be performed with track lengths up to 40 mm, further extending the range of nanotribological tests possible with the NanoTest Vantage.
The application note below presents a précis of two recent publications which have highlighted interesting results with this new capability.