Energy Aspects of Tribosystems

The energy of tribosystems was studied from the standpoint of structural-energy theory and the universal phenomenon of structural adaptability. The general regularities of tribotechnical interaction were revealed and the characteristics of mechanical and thermodynamic processes were determined. The energy process under plastic deformation as a competition of two interrelated trends were taken into account when considering the energy relations of tribotechnical parameters, based on generally accepted ideas on thermodynamic relations. Thus, the energy associated with damage accumulation and thermal strengthening initiates the surface layer fracture of tribosystems.