Lubricants

Rtec Instruments offers cutting-edge solutions for electric vehicle lubricant testing to meet the growing demands of the EV industry. Compare lubricant regimes and precisely measure impedance against varying linear velocities with in-depth testing of wear, friction, and lubrication under high loads, speeds, and temperatures. Ensure your EV lubricants can withstand the unique stresses of electric powertrains. With Rtec’s advanced capabilities, manufacturers can optimize EV components’ performance, efficiency, durability, and longevity.

Fretting wear occurs when two contacting surfaces experiencing oscillatory displacement of small amplitude.

Rtec Instruments provides voice coil based fretting tester that can control stroke from 10 microns to 4 mm, and frequencies up to 300 Hz. Test the fretting failure under controlled environmental conditions.

Characterize bearings, grease, coatings, washers, rings, and shafts. Wide loads, speed, and environmental controlled conditions. Rtec Instruments block on ring test setup allows several ASTM, DIN, ISO and non standard tests .

Low temperature tribology testing chambers offer friction, wear studies from -120 °C (liquid Nitrogen cooled). Perfect for space research, EV vehicles, power plants, and low temperature friction and wear analysis for coatings, materials, and components. Run several common rotary tests at cryogenic levels, such as low temperature ball on disk tribometer and low temperature pin on disk tribometer tests.

Surface modifications are used to alter surface friction, wear,  and mechanical properties. Study correlation between lubricant, grease, additives, surface modifications, or solid coatings using several provided solutions. Study wear, friction, adhesion, and hardness under various controlled environmental conditions.