Scanning probe microscopy has been used for the analysis of a wear surface from a component removed from a heavy duty diesel engine. This component is analysed and compared to a wear surface that has been generated in a rig that simulates engine conditions. It was found that the wear surface from the engine component is highly pitted in the regions where contact pressures are exceedingly high, whereas regions further away from the high pressure points are covered with an anti-wear film that resembles the films formed in the wear rig. These results are confirmed by both scanning force microscopy images and nanoindentation results.
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