High throughput tribometer
US12038416B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 1, 2021 |
| Grant date | Jul 16, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 1, 2042 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N2203/0206
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The present invention relates, in part, to systems for characterizing force (e.g., friction, and wear). In one embodiment, a tribometer allows for wear testing of samples in a high throughput manner. A counterface is used to apply force on the surface of the sample. A carousel provides for the rapid exchange of new for old counterfaces in the tribometer test head, thereby enabling the use of a new counterface for each new wear test without the need for operator interaction.
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