[CR] Brinelling, False Brinelling, Fretting; Now : Spalling
(Example: Racing:Beryl Burton)
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?