Volume 54 (2009)

No. 1. Special Issue on Tribology of Carbon Materials

Special Issues Category Title Authors No. Page

Foreword New Yearfs Greeting to the Members of Japanese Society of Tribologists Takashi YAMAMOTO 1 1
Messages to Tribologists Serial Why Tribology? Toshihide OHMORI 1 2
Special Issue on Tribology of Carbon Materials
Prologue to the Special Issue on "Tribology of Carbon Materials" Toshiyuki SAITO 1 3
Explanation Tribology of Graphite Masao UEMURA 1 4
Tribology of Modern Diamonds Kenichi ISHIBASHI and Kazuhisa MIYOSHI 1 10
Tribology of Carbon Composites Akihiro TANAKA 1 16
Tribology of Carbonaceous Thin Films Takayuki TOKOROYAMA and Noritsugu UMEHARA 1 22
DLC Technology for Molds and Tools Akira NISHIGUCHI 1 28
DLC Technology for Automobile Parts Masahiro SUZUKI 1 34

Original Contribution Low Friction Mechanism of DLC-Si Films under Mineral Oil without Additive Hiroyuki MORI, Kazuyuki NAKANISHI, Naoko TAKAHASHI, Naohiko KATO and Toshihide OHMORI 1 40
The Interaction between Oleic Acid and Base Oils at Elastohydrodynamic Lubrication Koji TAKIWATARI, Hidetaka NAKANO, Ichiro MINAMI and Shigeyuki MORI 1 48
Optimum Design of High-Speed Thrust Air Bearings Using Groove Geometry and Dimensions as Design Variables Tadashi NAMBA and Hiromu HASHIMOTO 1 54
Evaluation of Fretting Protection Property of Lubricating Grease Applied to Thrust Ball Bearing -Comparison between ASTM D4170 Test and Impact Fretting Test- Akihiko YANO, Yoshitomo NODA, Yo AKIYAMA, Naota WATANABE and Teppei FUJITSUKA 1 64

No. 2. Special Issue on Tribology in Recent Processing Technology

Special Issues Category Title Authors No. Page
Messages to Tribologists Serial Roles of Tribologists Shingo OBARA 2 77
Special Issue on Tribology in Recent Processing Technology
Prologue to the Special Issue on "Tribology in Recent Processing Technology" Yoshikazu KOBAYASHI 2 78
Explanation Tribology in Metal Forming Processes Tamotsu NAKAMURA 2 79
Tribology in Molding Processes -Transcription and Molding Releasing Techniques- Kunio MORI 2 85
Tribology in Casting Processes Kazumichi SHIMIZU 2 91
Tribology in Metal Joining Processes Applied Frictin Heat Kazuyoshi KATOH 2 97
Tribology in Milling Processes -Relationship between Form of End Mill and Roughness of Cut Surface- Junichi KOSHIO 2 103
Tribology in CMP Processes -Material Removal Mechanism in CMP Processes- Keiichi KIMURA 2 109
Tribology in Water Jet Processes Seiji SHIMIZU 2 116

Original Contribution Lubrication Property of Single-Digit-Nanodiamond in an Aqueous Colloid Teruko KATO, Hitoshi OHMORI, Weimin LIN and Eiji OSAWA 2 122
Surface Micro-Structure Formed by Rubbing with Hard Particles and Its Application to Friction Surface -Surface Modification of Aluminium Alloy Plate by Rubbing with Silicon Carbide Particles and Its Fretting Properties- Masayuki SHIMA, Takashi SUGAWARA, Tatsuhiro JIBIKI and Satoshi ITO 2 130
Evaluation of Adhesion Strength of DLC Films Using Critical Shear Stress Junho CHOI, Keisuke ISHII, Tomohisa KUMAGAI, Takahisa KATO and Yasuhiro HIKITA 2 138

No. 3.@

Special Issues Category Title Authors No. Page
Messages to Tribologists Serial Doors to Tribology Takuji KOBAYASHI 3 147

Explanation Development of Head Overcoat for High-Recording-Density HDD Nobuto YASUI and Hiroshi INABA 3 148
Tailoring Characteristics of Molecularly Thin Lubricant Films Using Ultraviolet Irradiation Hedong ZHANG and Yasunaga MITSUYA 3 154
Tribological Properties and Atomistic Observations of Soft Metallic Films with Nanometric Thickness in UHV Condition Minoru GOTO 3 160
Optimum Design of Fluid Film Bearing Elements Hiromu HASHIMOTO 3 166
Rolling Contact Fatigue and Recent Research Trend for Linear Bearings Shigeo SHIMIZU and Toru TAKAHASHI 3 163
High Speed Rotating Mechanism Using a Liquid Metal Film Bearing for New X-ray Tube Hitoshi HATTORI 3 180

Report Chemical Structure of Urea Greases and the Degradation Process Technical Committee on Grease 3 186

Original Contribution and Short Paper Elastic Analysis of the Complete Contact of One-Dimensional Regular Wavy Surface Kenji MATSUDA, Nobuaki HIROMATSU and Kenya NAKAMURA 3 192
Production of High Lubricious Titanium Nitride-Molybdenum Disulfide Composite Thin Films Masao KOHZAKI and Keinosuke SUZUKI 3 201
Performance Evaluation of (111) Preferred Oriented Titanium Nitride Duplex Coatings Junya ISHII, Yoshio HARUYAMA, Shigeo KAWAMURA, Noriyo HORIKAWA and Yoshiro IWAI 3 209
A Study on Lybrication Characteristics of Eisenia Bicyclis and Ecklonia Cava and Lubrication Method of Sledge in the Tumulus Period Yuji ENOMOTO, Takuya SUDO and Norio KIKUCHI 3 217

No. 4. Special Issue on Recent Trend of Transmission Fluids

Special Issues Category Title Authors No. Page
Messages to Tribologists Serial Future Tribology Joichi SUGIMURA 4 240
Special Issue on Recent Trend of Transmission Fluids
Prologue to the Special Issue on "Recent Trend of Transmission Fluids" Osamu KUROSAWA 4 241
Explanation Recent Trend of Automatic Trasmission Fluids Isao KURIHARA 4 242
Recent Trend of Metal Pushing Belt Type Contiunously Variable Transmission Fluids Takehisa SATO 4 248
Recent Trend of Traction Drive Fluids Hidetoshi KOGA 4 254
Recent Trend of Automotive Gear Oils Tze-Chi JAO, Chip HEWETTE, Jeff MILNER and Masao SEKI 4 261
Recent Trend of Dual Clutch Transmission Fluids Susie HURLY and Yukio KURIHARA 4 267

Original Contribution and Short Paper Study on Swquential Surface Observation Method with an Atomic Force Microscope and Its Application to the Erosion of DLC Films Akira MIZUNO and Yoshiro IWAI 4 273
Experimental Study on Generation of Wrinkling and Slip in Plastic-Films under Transportation Hiromu HASHIMOTO, Makito NAKASONE and Shinji HIKITA 4 282
Investigation of Effects of Additive for ATF and Test Condition on Pitting Life of Gear Tooth in the FZG Pitting Test Toshihiko ICHIHASHI, Yutaka TAKAKURA and Susumu MATSUMOTO 4 293
Lubrication Characteristics of Silicon Nitride in Bioethanol Tsuneaki YAMABE, Takashi KAWAMURA, Yuji ENOMOTO, Yuko HIBI and Shinichi GOTO 4 300


Winners of 2008 Distinguished Tribologists Award
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Winners of 2008 Best Paper Award
Winners of 2008 Best Paper Award of Tribology Online
Winners of 2008 Tribo-Technology Award
Winners of 2008 Award for Young Tribologists
Winners of 2008 Award for Student Tribologists

No 5. Special Issue on Tribology in Robots

Special Issues Category Title Authors No. Page
Messages to Tribologists Serial A Short Essay on Wear Scars Naofumi HIRAOKA 5 311
Special Issue on Tribology in Robots
Prologue to the Special Issue on "Tribology in Robots" Hiroki FUJIWARA 5 312
Explanations Friction Modeling and Compensation in Mechanical Motion Control Naoki UCHIYAMA and Shoji TAKAGI 5 313
Tribology in Mobile Robots Hidenori ISHIHARA 5 319
Tribology in Space Exploration Robots Kazuya YOSHIDA 5 325
Human Tactile Sensing and Friction Simulation in Virtual Reality Environment Haruhisa KAWASAKI 5 331
Lubrication and Efficiency of Strain Wave Gearing Masaru KOBAYASHI and Go KUROIWA 5 337

Original Contribution and Short Paper Hard Films Formed on Cylindrical Surfaces by Rubbing and Their Friction and Wear Properties Masayuki SHIMA, Tatsuhiro JIBIKI, Takashi SUGAWARA, Satoshi ITO and Hideki AKITA 5 343
Simulation of Electrical Pitting on Sliding Bearings for Railway Freight Cars (Part 2) -Influence on Current Conditions and Running Pattern- Hideshi KAKISHIMA, Takehiko KIGAWA and Takashi YAMAMOTO 5 352
Guide Line of Design on Coating under EHL Condition Toshikazu FUJINO, Norihito AKUZAWA, Katsumi IWAMOTO and Kentaro TANAKA 5 361

No. 6 Special Issue on Tribology in Our Immediate Surroundings (3)

Special Issues Category Title Authors No. Page
Message to Tribologists Serial Journey to the Ultimate Lubricants Junichi YAGI 6 369
Special Issue on Tribology in Our Immediate Surroundings (3)
Prologue to Special Issue on "Tribology in Our Immediate Surroundings (3)" Hidetaka NANAO 6 370
Explanations Tribology in Cosmetics Yoshimune NONOMURA and Takashi MAENO 6 371
Tribology in Human Hair Motohiro KAGEYAMA and Ken-ichi IIMURA 6 377
Tribology in Braille Hiroshi FUJIMOTO 6 383
Tribology in Water Taps Kenta KUWAYAMA and Yasuhide KIMURA 6 389
Tribology in Cookware Hiroo TAURA and Kazuhisa YANAGI 6 394
Tribology of Bathroom Floorboards Yashio SUZUKI and Nobuyuki MORONUKI 6 400

Original Contribution and Short Paper Superlow Friction Phenomena of Carbon Nitride Coatings Lubricated under 18 Carbon Atoms Unsaturated Fatty Acids Takayuki TOKOROYAMA, Noritsugu UMEHARA, Yuichiro OGAWA and Yoshio FUWA 6 406
Influence of Lubricating Oil Additives on the Pitting Fatigue Life of Radial Needle Bearing Toshihiko ICHIHASHI, Masato YOKOMIZO and Susumu MATSUMOTO 6 412
Giving Lubricity to Water Soluble Grinding Fluid Hiroshi KAWASAKI 6 419

No. 7 Special Issue on Tribology in Sports (2)

Special Issues Category Title Authors No. Page


The Valediction by the Ex-President Takashi YAMAMOTO 7 439


The Inaugural Address by the President Hisashi MACHIDA 7 440
Special Issue on Tribology in Sports (2)
Prologue to the Special Issue on "Tribology in Sports (2)" Takahisa KAWAGUCHI 7 441
Explanation Tribology in Pitching Ryutaro HIMENO 7 442
Tribology in Swimming Shinichiro ITO 7 447
Tribology in Tennis Yoshihiko KAWAZOE 7 452
Tribology in Billiards Nao NINOMIYA and Michihisa SUDO 7 458
Tribology in Bicycles Atsuo SUEOKA and Takahiro RYU 7 464
Tribology in Skating, Skiing, and Curling Katsutoshi TSUSHIMA 7 470
Tribology in Running Shoes Tsuyoshi NISHIWAKI 7 476

Original Contribution Prevention of Wound Roll Defect of Coated Web Toshimitsu KANDA, Shoko AKEMINE and Hiromu HASHIMOTO 7 482

No. 8 Special Issue on Who's Who in Tribology 2009

Special Issues Category Title Authors No. Page
Special Issue on Who's Who in Tribology 2009
Prologue to the Special Issue on "Who's Who in Tribology 2009" Editorial Committee 8 509
Mechanical System Design Laboratory, Muroran Institute of Techonology Toshiharu KAZAMA 8 510
Tribology & Surface Chemistry Laboratory, Iwate University Shigeyuki MORI 8 511
HOKKIRIGAWA and YAMAGUCHI Laboratory, Tohoku University Kazuo HOKKIRIGAWA 8 512
MIYAMOTO Laboratory, Tohoku University Akira MIYAMOTO 8 513
ADACHI Tribology Laboratory, Tohoku University Kohshi ADACHI 8 514
Tribology Laboratory, Niigata University Isami NITTA 8 515
Manufacturing Systems Laboratory, Nihon University Kenji SHIRAI 8 516
Nanotribology Laboratory, Shinshu University, Faculty of Engineering Yoichi KAWAKUBO 8 517
Machine Elements Laboratory, Utsunomiya University Tetsuzo HATAZAWA 8 518
Tribology Research Group, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) Yasuhisa ANDO 8 519
Surface Interactive Design Research Group, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) Seisuke KANO 8 520
Tribology Laboratory, Institute of Technologists Naofumi HIRAOKA 8 521
OHMORI Materials Fabrication Laboratory, ASI, RIKEN Hitoshi OHMORI 8 522
Tribology Laboratory, Chiba University Hiroshi MISHINA 8 523
SASAKI Laboratory, Tokyo University of Science Shinya SASAKI 8 524
Surface Science and Tribology Laboratory (SSTL), The University of Tokyo Takahisa KATO 8 525
Mechanical Design Laboratory, Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology Katsumi IWAMOTO 8 526
SASAJIMA and HARA Laboratory, Tokyo Institute of Techonology Kazuyuki SASAJIMA 8 527
Tribology and Lubricants Chemistry Laboratory (MASUKO Laboratory), Tokyo Institute of Technology Masabumi MASUKO 8 528
NAKANO Laboratory, Yokohama National University Ken NAKANO 8 529
MORISHITA Laboratory, Yokohama National University Shin MORISHITA 8 530
Biomedical Engineering Laboratory, School of Allied Health Sciences, Kitasato University Kiyoshi MABUCHI 8 531
HASHIMOTO Laboratory, Tokai University Hiromu HASHIMOTO 8 532
MURAKI Laboratory, Shonan Institute of Technology Masayoshi MURAKI 8 533
Tribology Laboratory, Kanazawa University Tomoaki IWAI 8 534
Tribology and Machine Design Laboratory, University of Fukui Yoshiro IWAI 8 535
Tribology Laboratory, Toyohashi University of Technology Masao UEMURA 8 536
Advanced Materials and Manufacturing Laboratory, UMEHARA Laboratory, Nagoya University Noritsugu UMEHARA 8 537
FUKUZAWA Laboratory, Nagoya University Kenji FUKUZAWA 8 538
Machine Elements and Tribology Laboratory, Doshisha University Takashi MATSUOKA 8 539
Surface, Interface & Tribology Laboratory, Kobe University Nobuo OHMAE 8 540
Precision Engineering Research Group, Hyogo University Satoshi KAKUNAI 8 541
Nano Dynamics and Tribology Laboratory, Tottori University Shigehisa FUKUI 8 542
HACHIYA Laboratory, Okayama University of Science Kazuaki HACHIYA 8 543
Tribology Laboratory, Kochi University of Technology Akitoshi TAKEUCHI 8 544
GOTO Laboratory, Ube National College of Technology Minoru GOTO 8 545
Tribology Laboratory, Kyushu Institute of Technology Kenji MATSUDA 8 546
Bionic Design Laboratory, Kyushu University Teruo MURAKAMI 8 547
Tribology and Machine Design Laboratory, Kyushu University Joichi SUGIMURA 8 548
OHNO Laboratory, Saga Univeristy Nobuyoshi OHNO 8 549
Laboratory of Machine Design and Tribology, Saga University Akira NAKAJIMA 8 550
IMADO Laboratory, Oita University Keiji IMADO 8 551
Design Systems Laboratory, Nagasaki University Hirofumi SENTOKU 8 552

Original Contribution and Short Paper Pursuit of Real Contact Area and Micro Gap up to the Complete Contact -Study on One-Dimensional Regular Wavy Surface by Visualizing Equipment- Kenji MATSUDA, Nobuaki HIROMATSU and Kenya NAKAMURA 8 553
Effect of Lifting of Top Foil and Its Mounting Style on Predicted Maximum Load Carrying Capacity of Bump Foil Journal Bearings Kiyoshi HATAKENAKA and Taiki SHOJIMA 8 561

No. 9 Special Issue on Prospects in Automobile Chassis Technology and Tribology

Special Issues Category Title Authors No. Page
Special Issue on Prospects in Automobile Chassis Technology and Tribology Explanations Tribology in Vehicle Dynamics Masaki YAMAMOTO 9 575
Technical Trends and Tribology of Hub Unit Bearing Hiroaki ISHIKAWA 9 580
Technical Trends and Tribology of Tire Hisashi HEGURI 9 586
Technical Trends and Tribology of Brake Systems Toshiharu OKUDA 9 592
Technical Trends and Tribology of Shock Absorber Hiroshi NAKANISHI 9 598
Technical Trends and Tribology of Chassis Ball Joint Manabu SUZUKI and Tadayoshi SHIRAI 9 604
Technical Trends and Tribology of Steering Systems Jun FUKUDA 9 610
@ Original Contribution and Short Paper Effect of Solvents on Friction Properties of Monolayer Lubricant Films Coated on Magnetic Disk Surfaces Hedong ZHANG, Yasunaga MITSUYA, Yosuke FUJIKAWA, Akira FUWA and Kenji FUKUZAWA 9 616
A Study of Electrical Pitting for Small Ball Bearings (Part 2) -Electrical Pitting Outbreak Electric Current Density of 6201, 6203 in Case of the Direct Current Voltage- Shoji NOGUCHI, Takayoshi KOBAYASHI, Shin-nosuke KAKINUMA and Atsushi KORENAGA 9 624
Friction and Wear Behavior of Aluminium Matrix Composite Reinforced with Alminium Nitride Lubricated by Ethanol Yuko HIBI 9 630
Effects of Oxygen Concentration on Friction and Wear of Stellite 6B and SUS 316 Takehiro MORITA, Naoshi IZUMI, Naoki MATSUKUMA and Joichi SUGIMURA 9 637

No. 10

Special Issues Category Title Authors No. Page
Messages to Tribologists Serial On Editing the Journal of Japanese Society of Tribologists Yoshiro IWAI 10 645

Explanations Influence of Distributed Stiffness in Contact Surface on Disk Brake Squeal Yutaka KURITA and Yasunori OURA 10 646
Rebound Hardness Testing and Its Applications Kenji MATSUDA 10 652
Hard-Disk Lubricant for High Recording Density Hiroshi CHIBA 10 658
Management Methods and Notes of Water Soluble Lubricant Toshiyuki SAITO 10 665
High-Temperature Tribological Properties of Barite-Type Sulfates Takashi MURAKAMI 10 671
Development of ER Gel and Its Application Yasuhiro KAKIMUMA and Tojiro AOYAMA 10 677
Ultrasonic Estimation for Order-Made System of Medical Devices and Welfare Equipments Masafumi ODA 10 683
The Tribo-Soshi, Essays from Tribologists Essay Thinking with Wild Grass Shigeyuki MORI 10 689

Original Contributions Analysis of Piston Ring Sealing Performance in Ring Groove on Piston Miyuki USUI, Katsumi MURAYAMA, Kazuhiro OOGAKE and Hideki YOSHIDA 10 693
Friction and Wear of DLC Films in Hydrogen Gas Hiroyoshi TANAKA, Naoshi IZUMI and Joichi SUGIMURA 10 701
Wear of Unfilled PTFE in Gaseous Hydrogen Yoshinori SAWAE, Akira YAMAGUCHI, Shunichiro DOI, Kazuhiro NAKASHIMA, Teruo MURAKAMI, Yoshie KURONO and Joichi SUGIMURA 10 710
Improvement of Wear Resistance of Solid Lubricant Coated Wheel Material Aimed at Application to Railway Wheel Flange Motohide MATSUI, Makoto NAKAMURA, Fumiko MORIMOTO and Shunichi KUBO 10 719

No. 11 Special Issue on Tribology in Earthquakes

Special Issues Category Title Authors No. Page
Messages to Tribologists Serial Enthalpy and Entropy Shigeyuki MORI 11 731
Special Issue on Tribology in Earthquakes
Prologue to the Special Issue on "Tribology in Earthquakes" Osamu HIRAYAMA 11 732
Explanations Frictional Slip Experiments by Many-Body Disk Model and Earthquake Generation Mechanism Takayuki HIRATA 11 733
Frictional Properties of Accretionary Materials along Plate-Subduction Boundaries Akito TSUTSUMI, Nao HAYASHI and Yuki INOUE 11 738
Earthquake Generation Processes in View of Shearing Experiments on Halite Toshihiko SHIMAMOTO 11 744
Magnitude Distributions by Simulations and Experiments on BURRIDGE-KNOPOFF Model Osamu HIRAYAMA 11 752
Physico-Chemical Processes of Light Emission Phenomena Associated with Earthquakes Yuji ENOMOTO 11 758
Sliding Seismic-Protection Isolators for Buildings and Bridges Akio SUZUKI and Hiroki TANAKA 11 763
The Tribo-Soshi, Essays from Tribologists Essay Doing is Believing Yuji YAMAMOTO 11 769

Original Contribution Triboplasma Generation under Oil Lubrication -Mechanism and Characteristics- Keiji NAKAYAMA 11 773
Low Friction Properties of Si-Incorporated DLC Coatings Treated with Oxygen Plasma Junho CHOI, Atsushi TSUNODA, Tomohisa KUMAGAI, Takahisa KATO and Masahiro KAWAGUCHI 11 783
Effect of Aging Treatment on Tribological Properties in Titanium Alloy Yasuhiro MICHIYAMA and Kei DEMIZU 11 792

No. 12 Special Issues on Four Stories of Fostering Human Resources in Tribology and on Who's Who in Tribology 2009

Special Issues Category Title Authors No. Page
Messages to Tribologists Serial Trap and Attractiveness of Tribology Koshi ADACHI 12 807
Special Issue on Four Stories of Fostering Human Resources in Tribology
Prologue to the Special Issue on "Four Stories of Fostering Human Resources in Tribology" Isami NITTA 12 808
Commentary Liberal Arts for Monozukuri -Technology and Skills are Inseparable- Masao YAMAWAKI 12 809
Explanation Influences of SSH Education Program for High School Students Collaborated with University Hatsuhiko USAMI and Seiji IWASAKI 12 816
Education on Tribology -Efforts in General and Engineering Education Coursed, and Laboratory- Yoshiro IWAI 12 822
Practical Education Concerning Tribology in HOKKIRIGAWA and T. YAMAGUCHI Laboratory in Tohoku University Kazuo HOKKIRIGAWA 12 826
Special Issue on Who's Who in Tribology 2009
IWABUCHI Laboratory, Iwate University Akira IWABUCHI 12 829
Kakuda Space Center, JAXA Makoto YOSHIDA 12 830
Metalworking Laboratory, Shizuoka University Tamotsu NAKAMURA 12 831
Machining and Tribology Laboratory, Nagoya Institute of Technology Takashi NAKAMURA 12 832
MIURA Laboratory, Aichi University of Education Koji MIURA 12 833
Machine Design & Tribology Laboratory, Okayama University Masahiro FUJII 12 834
The Tribo-Soshi, Essays from Tribologists Essay Outer World Nobuo OHMAE 12 835

Original Contribution Friction and Wear Properties of PEEK in Various Gas Environments Masahiko ONO, Youichi MURAI, Haruo MIURA, Tetsuya KUWANO and Mitsuhiro NARITA 12 839
Effects of Exposure to 40 MPa Hydrogen on DLC Films Hiroyoshi TANAKA, Takehiro MORITA, Yoshinori SAWAE and Joichi SUGIMURA 12 848
Friction and Wear Characteristics in Air of Sputtered Molybdenum Disulfide Films -Introduction Effect of Dry Gas to Vacuum Chamber after Film Formation- Kenji MATSUDA, Kiyonori KOGUMA, Motohiro KANETA, Michiaki IKEDA 12 857