Solid lubrication has become essential in materials science. The first United States patent for these materials was issued in the mid-1940s. 2 Since then, significant progress has been made in the ...

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Graphite/metal alloy bearings handle harsh environments that lubricated bearings can’t. For example, a grease-filled ball bearing was used on an oven-door latch—but in tests, the bearing seized and ...