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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 16, 2024
Filed:
Nov. 01, 2021
National Technology & Engineering Solutions of Sandia, Llc, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Brendan L. Nation, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Michael T. Dugger, Tijeras, NM (US);
John Curry, Albuquerque, NM (US);
National Technology & Engineering Solutions of Sandia, LLC, Albuquerque, NM (US);
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.