[CR] Brinelling, False Brinelling, Fretting; Now : Spalling

(Example: Framebuilding:Tubing)

From: Tom Sanders <tom@orderandchaos.com>
To: <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
Date: Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:06:45 -0500
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Subject: [CR] Brinelling, False Brinelling, Fretting; Now : Spalling


We used to have some trouble with Deisel's cam shifts years ago in the auto industry. We were losing bits of metal until failure due to a less than ideal lubricant. This was termed "Spalliing" , if I remember correctly. Is this the same as Fretting, or have we yet another condition here?

Tom Sanders

Lansing, MI USA