Solid Lubricant for Suspension and Steering Ball Joints Dana Industrial Ltda

Format:

Conference/Event

Author/Creator:

Fracasso, Helena Osório, author.

Conference Name:

2004 SAE Brasil Congress and Exhibit (2004-11-16 : Sao Paulo, Brazil)

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Warrendale, PA SAE International 2004

Summary:

The second half of last century was characterized by environmental concerns. People and companies became critical regarding this matter and the consequence was a lot of new requirements.The present paper will cover a research, which culminated with a new concept of a suspension and steering component. This new concept of a ball joint includes a solid lubricant in substitution of a liquid one (grease). This feature reduces the possibility of contaminate the environment in case of sealing failure.Besides the environmental benefits, the new design improved the performance of the component.The present work describes the research since the assumptions until conclusions. Comparative data was considered to demonstrate the advantages of the new concept

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Publisher Number:

2004-01-3347

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license