Brandão, José A.Cerqueira, PedroSeabra, Jorge H.O.Castro, Manuel2017-06-292017-06-292016http://hdl.handle.net/10400.22/9962Seven weartestswereconductedonanFZGgeartestingmachineinordertoascertaintheinfluence of basestock(PAOandmineral),specific film thicknessandcontactloadonthewearofspurgears,parti- cularlyonthewearcoefficient κ that isusedinArchard'slaw.Theresultsshowedthatloadmayhave some influence onthewearcoefficient. Theyalsoshowedthattheinfluence ofspecific film thicknesson wear isverynon-linear.Theinfluence ofbasestock,evenwithoilsofsimilarviscosity,isverysignificant, as muchasanyotherparameterinisolation.engGearWearMicropittingMeasurement of mean wear coefficient during gear tests under various operating conditionsjournal article10.1016/j.triboint.2016.05.008