Tribotests
Tribotests, short for tribological tests, are controlled experiments designed to measure friction, wear, and lubrication performance between interacting surfaces under defined conditions.
They use tribometers such as pin-on-disk, ball-on-disk, or four-ball rigs to simulate sliding contact. In a typical
Outputs include coefficient of friction, wear rate, worn surface morphology, and lubricant film stability. Data are
Standards from organizations such as ASTM and ISO provide test methods and conditioning procedures to enable
Limitations include that results depend on test configuration and may not directly predict field performance; scaling