Originally Posted by Paul_Siu
I would say wear. I would think lower friction = lower wear, but may be that isn't the case.
Paul
In terms of exclusively mechanical wear that's correct at the rolled up level if not a bit overly general.
To drill that down it has to break out the mechanical factors ( load, velocity, property of materials, clearances and so forth) and how the lubricant reacts against them in terms of reducing effect of wear.
At that point a valid line item comparison between specific oil compounds as to which performs better in the specific application
( better is a nebulous adjective and scientifically useless as it has no assigned value)
So, what exactly and specifically are you asking or are after?
I would say wear. I would think lower friction = lower wear, but may be that isn't the case.
Paul
In terms of exclusively mechanical wear that's correct at the rolled up level if not a bit overly general.
To drill that down it has to break out the mechanical factors ( load, velocity, property of materials, clearances and so forth) and how the lubricant reacts against them in terms of reducing effect of wear.
At that point a valid line item comparison between specific oil compounds as to which performs better in the specific application
( better is a nebulous adjective and scientifically useless as it has no assigned value)
So, what exactly and specifically are you asking or are after?