Volume 57 (2012)

No.1 Special Issue on Engineering Plastics

Special Issues Category Title Authors No. Page

Foreword New Year’s Greeting to the Members of Japanese Society of Tribologists Yoshio KUMADA 1 1
Messages to Tribologists Serial Scientific Study of Grease from Tribology  Hiroshi KIMURA 1 2
Special Issue on Latest Research Trends in EHL(Elastohydrodynamic Lubrication)
Prologue to the Special Issue on "Engineering Plastics"  Takaaki KAIKOGI 1 3
Explanations The Present Status of Engineering Plastics and Its Future  Yoshiro IWAI, Toshiro MIYAJIMA and Shuichi TANOUE 1 4
Improvement of Wear Resistance of PTFE  Yoshinori TAKEICHI and Masahiro KAWAMURA 1 12
Improvement of Tribological Property of PEEK  Tomoharu AKAGAKI 1 18
Applications of Engineering Plastics for Plain Bearings  Takaaki MIWA 1 24
Applications of Engineering Plastics for Seals  Takaaki YASUDOMI 1 30
Applications of Engineering Plastics for Gears  Ichiro MORIWAKI 1 36
Application of Engineering Plastics for Total Hip Joint  Masaru UENO 1 42
The Tribo-Soshi, Essays from Tribologists Essay Railways, Tribology and Asbestos  Etsuo MARUI 1 48

 
Original Contribution Relationship between Statistical Parameters of Lip Surface Microtopography and Coefficient of Friction of Radial Shaft Seals Hirotaka MIZUTA, Yuki SATO and Joichi SUGIMURA 1 52

No.2

Special Issues Category Title Authors No. Page
Messages to Tribologists Serial Tribological Problems in the Development of Railway Materials Toshikazu KUBO 2 63
  Review Elastohydrodynamic Lubrication  Motohiro KANETA 2 64
  Explanations Detection of Boundary between Antarctic Ice Sheet and Ice Shelf by Satellite Data  Tsutomu YAMANOKUCHI 2 74
Tribological Approach to Emotional Aspect of Tactile Sensation  Ken NAKANO 2 79
Friction Characteristics of Tire  Naoya AMINO 2 85
Tribological Properties in Aqueous Media of Polyelectrolyte Brushes Prepared by Controlled Polymerization——Surface Design for Novel Type of Environment Friendly Lubrication——  Motoyasu KOBAYASHI and Atsushi TAKAHARA 2 91
Surface Modification Technology Using Plasma Technic  Masahiro SUZUKI 2 97
Rheological and Tribological Properties of Space Lubricant under High Pressure  Nobuyoshi OHNO 2 103
The Tribo-Soshi, Essays from Tribologists Essay An Unexpected Honorable Man and Tribology  Akiyoshi KOBAYASH 2 112
  Short Paper Changes of Surface Roughness and Surface Energy of Glass Surfaces with Gas Cluster Ion Beam Treatment Hedong ZHANG, Yasunaga MITSUYA, Katsuya NAMBA, Hiroyuki SAKAKIBARA, Kenji FUKUZAWA and Shintaro ITOH 2 116

No.3 Special Issue on Reference of References -2012- (Part 1)

Special Issues Category Title Authors No. Page
Messages to Tribologists Serial Functional Fluid Lubrication  Atsushi KORENAGA 3 131
Special Issue on Reference of References -2012- (Part 1) Explanations Recommended Guide Books for New Tribologists Shigeyuki MORI 3 132
Fundamental Phenomena      
Introduction to Solid Surface  Minoru GOTO 3 135
Introduction to Contact  Kenji MATSUDA 3 137
Introduction to Surface Science  Hidetaka NANAO 3 139
Introduction to Friction  Ken NAKANO 3 141
Introduction to Wear  Koshi ADACHI 3 144
Introduction to Boundary and Mixed Lubrication  Joichi SUGIMURA 3 147
Introduction to Hydrodynamic Lubrication  Keiji KYOGOKU 3 150
Introduction to Elastohydrodynamic Lubrication  Toshifumi MAWATARI 3 152
Introduction to Gas Film Lubrication  Shigehisa FUKUI 3 155
Tribomaterials      
Introduction to Metallic Materials  Yoshihiko KITA 3 157
Introduction to Ceramic Materials  Hideki HYUGA 3 159
Introuduction to Polymer Materials  Tomoaki IWAI 3 162
Surface Modification Technology  Shinya SASAKI 3 165
Introduction to Carbon Materials  Atsushi HIRATA 3 168
Lubricants      
Introduction to Lubricating Oils  Akihito SUZUKI 3 170
Introduction to Lubricating Greases  Mituhiro KAKIZAKI 3 173
Introduction to Solid lubricants  Noritsugu UMEHARA 3 176
  Explanation A Research Report on Tribological State of Affairs for Small and Medium-sized Manufacturing Companies in Kanto Area Naofumi HIRAOKA, Masahiro KAWAGUCHI, Makoto KANO, Alan HASE, Jun SHIMIZU and Singo HIROSE 3 179
The Tribo-Soshi, Essays from Tribologists Essay Indiscretion of an Old Man  Atsunobu MORI 3 188
  Original Contribution A New Life Theory for Rolling Bearings——Linkage between Rolling Contact Fatigue and Structural Fatigue——  Shigeo SHIMIZU 3 191

No.4 Special Issue on Reference of References -2012- (Part 2)

Special Issues Category Title Authors No. Page
Massages to Tribologists Seria Learning from Antikythera Mechanism  Tshiyuki SAITO 4 234
Special Issue on Reference of References -2012- (Part 2) Explanations Machine Elements      
Introduction to Rolling Bearings  Syoji NOGUCHI 4 235
Introduction to Sliding Bearings  Tomoko HIRAYAMA 4 239
Introduction to Seals  Yuki SATO 4 240
Introduction to Gears  Tokihiko TAKI 4 243
Analytical Technology      
Introduction to Chemical Analysis of Tribo-Surfaces  Ichiro MINAMI 4 246
Introduction to Visualization Technologies  Tomomi HONDA 4 249
Introduction to Coupled Analysis and Computer-Aided Engineering(CAE)  Kunio HAYAKAWA 4 252
Introduction to Atomistic and Molecular Simulations  Nobuki OZAWA and Momoji KUBO 4 256
Applications and Topics      
Introduction to Cutting Process  Fumihiro ITOIGAWA 4 257
Introduction to Metal Forming  Norihiko KITAMURA 4 260
Introduction to Reliability Design  Tatsuo SAKAI 4 263
Introduction to Microtribology  Yasuhisa ANDO 4 267
Introduction to Biotribology  Yoshinori SAWAE 4 270
Tribology Researches from Now On Takahisa KATO 4 273
The Tribo-Soshi, Essays from Tribologists Essay Tribo A La Carte  Koichi FUNABASHI 4 277
  Original Contribution Prevention of Grease Leakage from Ball Bearings due to Shape Improvement of Ribbon Cage Norihide SATO and Tomoya SAKAGUCHI 4 281
Experimental Consideration of Necessary Minimum Load of Small Ball Bearing Shoji NOGUCHI, Naoko FUJIKI and Haruki NAGATA 4 289
              Winners of 2011 Distinguished Tribologists Award         4             
Winners of 2011 Best Paper Award 
Winners of 2011 Best Paper Award of Tribology Online 
Winners of 2011 Tribo-Technology Award 
Winners of 2011 Award for Young Tribologists 
Winners of 2011 Award for Student Tribologists 
    The Tribology Heritage   4  
Crude oil Samples from oil Fields developed in late Meiji to early Showa period 
Tuguyoshi MITUI:Friction Reduction of Machine (1st edition) 
JSPS type of ball bearing life tester Model 126 I-B 
Cryogenic high-speed bearing and shaft axial seal tester 

No.5 Special Issue on Elucidation of Mechanical Wear Mechanisms

Special Issues Category Title Authors No. Page
Messages to Tribologists Serial Research and Collaboration with Industry in University  Norio TAGAWA 5 301
Special Issue on Elucidation of Mechanical Wear Mechanisms   Prologue to the Special Issue on "Elucidation of Mechanical Wear Mechanisms"  Alan HASE 5 302
Explanations Investigation of Wear Mechanism for Establishment of Wear Theory  Hiroshi MISHINA 5 303
Atomistic Behavior of Mechanical Wear  Tokushi KIZUKA 5 309
Micro/Nano-Scale Wear Phenomena  Yasuhisa ANDO 5 315
Formation Mechanisms of Wear Particles  Ken’ichi HIRATSUKA 5 321
Influencing Factors on the Wear of Materials  Kanao FUKUDA 5 327
Simulation of Adhesive Wear Phenomena  Masayoshi ABO 5 333
Simulation of Abrasive Wear Phenomena  Jun SHIMIZU 5 339
  Original Contribution  Statistical Measurement of Real Contact Area on the Basis of Image Intensity Histograms (Part 1) ——Using Gaussian Distribution of Light Interference Image——  Masao EGUCHI 5 345
Statistical Measurement of Real Contact Area on the Basis of Image Intensity Histograms (Part 2) ——Application to Paper-Based Wet Friction Materials——  Masao EGUCHI, Tsuyoshi HIRAYANAGI and Tatsuro MIYOSHI 5 353

No.6 Special Issue on Lubricating Grease

Special Issues  Category Title Authors No. Page
Messages to Tribologists Serial Encounter with “ Tribology” Turned My Interest toward Study of Seizures  Minoru NONOGAKI 6 363
Special Issue on Lubricating Grease   Prologue to the Special Issue on “Lubricating Grease”  Hiroki MATSUYAMA 6 364
Explanation Research Trends and Prospects of Lubricating Grease  Takashi OKANIWA and Toshiaki ENDO 6 365
Characteristics of Mixed Grease Takao KANNO and Takeshi HISHINUMA 6 371
Characteristics of Grease Using Pre-Made Urea Compounds  Hiroki IWAMATSU 6 377
Technological Trends of Grease for Rolling Bearings  Koji YOSHIZAKI 6 383
Technological Trends of Grease for Automotive Parts  Shozo IKEJIMA 6 392
Technological Trends of Grease for Space Applications  Shingo OBARA 6 398
  Explanation An Exploring of the Way to Fretting Wear Jun’ichi SATO 6 406
The Tribo-Soshi, Essays from Tribologists Essay Memory of Unrestrained Researching Days Tadao TSUKADA 6 413
  Original Contribution Influence of Alkyl Group on Friction-Velocity Characteristics of Primary-Alkyl Zinc Dialkyl-dithiophosphate  Masayoshi MURAKI and Akiyoshi OSHIMA 6 417
  Short Paper Friction Properties of Various DLC Coatings under Organic Acid Lubrication Kentaro YOSHIDA, Makoto Kano, Hirofumi TAKIKAWA and Masabumi MASUKO 6 426

No.7 Special Issue on Analysis Techniques Tribologists Should Know

Special Issues Category Title Authors No. Page
    The Valediction by the Ex-President Yoshio KUMADA 7 445
    The Inaugural Address by the President Masabumi MASUKO 7 446
Messages to Tribologists Serial Friction, Wear and Fatigue Kenji MATSUDA 7 447
Special Issue on Analysis Techniques Tribologists Should Know   Prologue to the Special Issue on “Analysis Techniques Tribologists Should Know”  Tsuguyori OHANA 7 448
Explanation Pulsed Radio Frequency Glow Discharge Optical Emission Spectroscopy  Tatsuhito NAKAMURA 7 449
Spectroscopic Ellipsometry  Masayuki SAKURAI 7 455
Laser Induced Surface Acoustic Wave Method for Elastic Property Characterization of Thin Films  Shinya SASAKI 7 461
Next Generation X-Ray Stress Measurement by Two-Dimensional Detector(cosa Method)  Toshihiko SASAKI 7 467
Terahertz Time-Domain Spectroscopy  Seizi HiSHIZAWA, Masahiro KAWAGUCHI and Aya SHIMIZU 7 474
The Tribo-Soshi, Essays from Tribologists Essay Period, “JIDAI” Hisashi MACHIDA 7 481
  Original Contribution

 Effect of Ball Size and Lubricating Condition on Rolling Fatigue Life of the Rolling Bearing with Small Balls(Part 2) -Rolling Fatigue Life under Fluid Lubricating Condition-

Yuko YASUE, Susumu MATSUMOTO and Yuji YOSHIDA 7 487

No.8 Special Issue on Micro/Nano Engineering and Tribology

Special Issues Category Title Authors No. Page
A Round Table Talk: Green Tribology   Tribology-Pioneered Low-Carbon Society(Part 1)-Collective Resources Beyond Field and Sector- Shuichi Sakamoto, Seizo Morita, Hiroshi Okajima, Yoshio Kumada, Masabumi Masuko, Koshi Adachi Koshi ADACHI 8 507
Special Issue on Micro/Nano Engineering and Tribology   Prologue to the Special Issue on “Micro/Nano Engineering and Tribology”  Masato KOBAYASHI 8 515
Explanation Tribology for Micro/Nano Mechanical devices in the Case of Hard Disk Drives  Kenji FUKUZAWA 8 516
Creation of Functionalized Lubricating Surfaces by Patterning of Nanometer-Thick Liquid Films  Hedong ZHANG 8 522

Novel Patterning Method Using Nanostripe Structure and Its Applications for Lubricating Surfaces-Toward Self-Regenerating Nanopattern-

Yasuhisa ANDO, Koji MIYAKE, Atsushi KORENAGA, Hiroki MANO and Miki NAKANO 8 528
Fabrication of Micro/Nano-Structure and Its Functionality Nobuyuki MORONUKI 8 534
Creation of Functional Surfaces and Mechanical Design Using Surface Tension Forces Kenji SUZUKI 8 540
Molecular Dynamics Simulation of Thermal and Fluid Phenomena Taku OHARA 8 547
The Tribo-Soshi, Essays from Tribologists Essay My Experience on Mysterious Lubricant “Grease” for 45 Years  Seiji OKAMURA 8 554
  Original Contribution A Novel Coating Method for Rare Earth Metal Oxide Films and Their Tribological Properties(Part 2) -Yttrium Oxide Film- Kazuhiro NAGAI, Shogo HARADA, Shunsuke YAMAMOTO, Hiroki MIZUMOTO and Nobuo OHMAE 8 560
Formation of EHL Film with Grease in Ball Bearings at Low Speeds  Daming DONG, Tomonobu KOMORIYA, Toshiaki ENDO and Yoshitsugu KIMURA 8 568

No.9 Special Issue on Tribology in Engines for Low Fuel Consumption and Clean Exhaust Gas

Special Issues Category Title Authors No. Page
Messages to Tribologists Serial Tribology and Education for Students Yuji OHUE 9 581
A Round Table Talk: Green Tribology   Tribology-Pioneered Low-Carbon Society(Part 2)-Collective Resources Beyond Field and Sector- Shuichi Sakamoto, Seizo Morita, Hiroshi Okajima, Yoshio Kumada, Masabumi Masuko, Koshi Adachi
 
Koshi ADACHI 9 582
Special Issue on Tribology in Engines for Low Fuel Consumption and Clean Exhaust Gas   Prologue to the Special Issue on “Tribology in Engines for Low Fuel Consumption and Clean Exhaust Gas”  Yuji MIHARA 9 590
Explanation Experimental and Theoretical Studies on Plain Bearings for Requirements of Recent Automotive Engines Yutaka OKAMOTO 9 591
New Approach of Oil Consumption Analysis Hideshi HITOSUGI 9 599
Tribology Technology for Friction Reduction Takashi KIKUCHI and Yasuhiro HIKITA 9 605
Friction Reduction Technologies for Improvement of Fuel Economy  Takaya FUJITA 9 612
Surface Treatment Technology of Piston Skirt Part for Fuel Efficiency of Engines Shoji KANAI 9 619
Friction Reduction Technology for Sliding Surface of Piston Ring Miyuki USUI 9 625
Friction Reduction Technology of Piston Ring and Cylinder Liner Kenichi HARASHINA 9 631
  Original Contribution Study on the Evaluation Method of Sludge Formation during the Oxidation Process of Gear Oils Akihiko YANO, Yo AKIYAMA, Miharu MAtsuoka and Kazufumi TAKAYANAGI 9 637

No.10 Special Issue on Nanocarbon Materials and Tribology

Special Issues Category Title Authors No. Page
Message to Tribologists Serial Development of Polymer Tribomaterial Masaki EGAMI 10 649
A Round Table Talk: Green Tribology   Tribology-Pioneered Low-Carbon Society(Part 3)-Collective Resources Beyond Field and Sector- Shuichi Sakamoto, Seizo Morita, Hiroshi Okajima, Yoshio Kumada, Masabumi Masuko, Koshi Adachi Koshi ADACHI 10 650
Special Issue on Nanocarbon Materials and Tribology   Prologue to the Special Issue on “Nanocarbon Materials and Tribology” Kazuki ENOMOTO 10 659
Explanation Current Status of Carbon-Related Materials in Tribology Field, and Progress in Nanocarbon Materials  Naoto OHTAKE and Mai TAKASHIMA 10 660
Spherical Nanocarbon Particles and Tribology  Atsushi HIRATA 10 669
Polymer Matrix Composites Filled with Fibrous Nanocarbon and Their Tribology Kazuki ENOMOTO 10 676
Development and Application of Carbon Nanotube Films Produced by SiC Surface Decomposition  Michiko KUSUNOKI, Wataru NORIMATSU, Motohiro YAMAMOTO, Hatsuhiko USAMI and Koji MIYAKE 10 682
Tribology of Nanodiamond with Graphite Base Tomohiro SATO 10 688
Application of Carbon Nanofibers to SPM Probes Masaki TANEMURA, Kazuhisa INABA, Masashi KITAZAWA and Ryo OHTA  10 694
  Explanation Consistency of Grease, Test Method and Meaning Hiroshi KOMIYA 10 701
The Tribo-Soshi, Essays from Tribologists Essay Science Class for Children as a Post-retirement Job Masuhiko KAWAMURA 10 709
  Original Contribution A Study of Electrical Pitting for Small Ball Bearing of PWM Inverter Drive(Part 1)-Noise Performance of Electrical Pitting by the Pulse Voltage Tatsuo MAETANI, Yoshinori ISOMURA, Keisaku NAKANO, Hiroshi KOMIYAMA and Shigeo MORIMOTO 10 715

No.11 Special Issue on Green Tribology(Part 1)

Special Issues Category Title Authors No. Page
Message to Tribologists Serial Thinking on the Work of the Tribology  Masataka KAIDO 11 725
Special Issue on Green Tribology(Part 1)   Prologue to the Special Issue on “Green Tribology”  Yoshinori SAWAE, Masato KOBAYASHI and Koshi ADACHI 11 726
Explanation Tribological Technologies in Japanese National Projects Tsunamitsu NAKAHARA 11 727
Tribology for Fuel Economy Improvement of Automobile Kota KODAMA 11 733
Green Strategy in Heavy Industries and Its Achievement  Yoshimi KAGIMOTO 11 740
Green Strategy in Household Appliance Industries and Its Achievement  Yoshinori ISHIDA 11 746
Environmental and Tribological Technologies in Construction Machinery:Past Achievements and Future Challenges  Hideki AKITA 11 752
  Explanation Grain Refinement and Formation of Grain Boundaries in Copper Single Crystals Subjected to Sliding wear Yoshihiro OONO, Yoshihisa KANEKO and Satoshi HASHIMOTO 11 758
The Tribo-Soshi, Essays from Tribologists Essay Kukai was Tribologist. How was Hertz?  Tokio KITAHARA 11 764
  Original Contribution Analysis of Real Contact Area of Paper-Based Wet Friction Materials (Part 1) -Effects of Running-In Conditions on Real Contact Area- Masao EGUCHI, Tetsuji MIKI, Tsuyoshi HIRAYANAGI and Tatsuro MIYOSHI 11 768

No.12 Special Issue on Green Tribology(Part 2)

Special Issues Category Title Authors No. Page
Message to Tribologists Serial Quantum Chemistry on “Running in and Seizure”  Momoji KUBO 12 797
Special Issue on Green Tribology(Part 2) 
Explanation Green Tribology: Its Significance and Our Tasks  Yoshitsugu KIMURA 12 780
Green New Deal and Tribology Shinya SASAKI 12 786
Environment-Friendly Tribology  Yuko HIBI, Hiroki MANO and Tsuguyori OHANA 12 794
Low Friction Technologies for Saving Energy of Machine -Coating and Texturing-  Noritsugu UMEHARA 12 802
Studies on Materials and Tribology for Hydrogen Energy Society Joichi SUGIMURA 12 808
Green Tribology Innovation Network Kazue KURIHARA, Masahiro TOSA, Shigeyuki MORI and Tadao TANABE 12 814
  Explanation Tribology of Cultural Asset of Nara Toshiyuki SATO 12 820
The Tribo-Soshi, Essays from Tribologists Essay 20 years as a Committee Member Kaichi IZUMI 12 827