Role of Additives

The Role of Additives In the last issue of Fundamentals of Lubrication Series, I discussed the three lubrication types, namely boundary, mixed, and hydrodynamic lubrication. Boundary lubrication is the least preferred as there is still surface contact between moving parts that leads to wear.   Thankfully, there are substances that can be added to the […]

Why do we need lubricants?

Why do we need lubricants? The basic nature of mechanical machines is that they consist of moving parts. Those moving parts come in contact with each other in motions of either sliding or rotating.  However, there will be resistance to these moving surfaces. This resistance is known as friction. Friction is the resistance to motion […]