A plain bearing used in industrial application operates at high speed under very high loads. All...

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A plain bearing used in industrial application operatesat high speed under very high loads. All elements of this plainbearing (bearing and journal) are made of 080M40 steel. In order toprolong the life of the mattress, you are asked to replace oneelement of the plain bearing with the materials in the list below(journal or bearing will replace only one). Why which materialwould you choose?

  1. Rice
  2. Bullet
  3. Teflon

Note to question 1: To reach the answer to the question,you will draw conclusions from the results by using a number offormulas to reach the behavior of different materials incontact.

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