Pin/Ball-on-Disc Tribometer
Get a quote:
Whats/App: +86 181 0160 0864
Web: gellowen.co.uk
The Pin-on-Disc Machine is a classic tribological testing instrument designed for studying friction, wear, and contact behavior of materials under controlled sliding conditions. You can use a pin or ball sample loaded vertically against a rotating horizontal disc to simulate real-world sliding contacts. The instrument features a pneumatic loading system that minimizes inertia effects on friction and wear response, making it suitable for dry, lubricated, and extended contact-type testing.
Application
You can apply this machine for:
(1) Evaluating dry friction and wear performance of metals, ceramics, and composite materials.
(2) Studying friction coefficient and wear behavior under lubricated conditions.
(3) Assessing wear resistance of coatings and surface-treated layers.
(4) Comparing tribological performance of lubricants.
(5) Friction and wear research of bearing and engineering materials.
(6) Simulating line or surface contact for piston ring–cylinder liner materials.
(7) Testing sliding bearing and journal materials.
(8) Investigating material wear under reciprocating motion.
(9) Correlating friction state with contact potential.
Standards
You can perform tests according to these procedures:
(1) ASTM G99 – Pin-on-Disc wear testing method.
(2) ASTM F732 – Reciprocating pin-on-plate friction test method.
(3) DIN 50324 – Methods for testing friction and wear.
(4) ISO/DIS 7148-2 – Guidelines for pin-on-disc friction and wear testing.
Parameters
| Parameter | Specification |
|---|---|
| Rotational Speed | 20 – 2,000 rpm |
| Equivalent Sliding Velocity | 0.05 – 8 m/s |
| Test Track Radius | 0 – 35 mm |
| Load Method | Pneumatic / Weight loading |
| Pneumatic Load Range | 25 – 1,000 N |
| Weight Load Range | 5 – 100 N |
| Cyclic Load Amplitude | Up to 50% of set load |
| Cyclic Load Form | Sine / Triangle |
| Cyclic Load Frequency | Max 1 Hz |
| Friction Force Measurement | 0 – 50 N / 0 – 1,000 N |
| Wear Measurement | LVDT displacement sensor |
| Wear Measurement Range | 0 – 2.5 mm |
| Wear Resolution | <1 µm |
| Contact Potential | 40 mV DC |
| Temperature Measurement | K-type thermocouple |
| Disc Sample | Ø75 mm × 8 mm |
| Pin Sample | Ø8 mm × 35–68 mm |
| Ball Sample | Ø6 mm |
| Drive Motor | 2.2 kW AC vector motor |
| Control & Data Acquisition | Software + USB interface |
Send product request
Other supplier products
| Standard Helmet Visual Field Tester | Get a quote: Whats/App: +86 181 0160 0864 Web: gellowen.co.uk The Standard Helmet Visual Field Tester is a precision instrument designed to eval... | |
| Solid Energetic Materials Stability Tester | Get a quote: Whats/App: +86 181 0160 0864 Web: gellowen.co.uk The Solid Energetic Materials Stability Tester monitors the changes in gas pressur... | |
| Plastic Pipe Hydrostatic Pressure Burst Tester | Get a quote: Whats/App: +86 181 0160 0864 Web: gellowen.co.uk The Plastic Pipe Hydrostatic Pressure Burst Tester utilizes an international airle... | |
| Stick Slip Test Stand for Material Combinations(G-SSP) | Get a quote: Whats/App: +86 181 0160 0864 The Stick-Slip Tribological Test Stand is a laboratory testing system used to evaluate friction-induced... | |
| Scratch Resistance Tester (GB 4943.1) | Get a quote: Whats/App: +86 181 0160 0864 Web: gellowen.co.uk The Scratch Resistance Tester (GB 4943.1) is designed for evaluating the scratch r... |
Same products
| HDPE High Speed Water Cooled Double Wall Corrugated Pipe Extrusion Line | Seller: Shandong HUASU Plastic Technology Co.,Ltd. | The molds adopt the double flow channel structure and nitriding polishing processed die head. Thi... | |
| PanEVAP & MVR system | Seller: Yangzhou Panstar Heat Exchanger Equipment Co., Ltd | A multiple-effect evaporator is a device that efficiently uses steam heat to evaporate water. Wat... | |
| PanGAP wide gap welded plate heat exchanger | Seller: Yangzhou Panstar Heat Exchanger Equipment Co., Ltd | PanGAP wide gap welded plate heat exchangerconsists of a welded plate pack with different channel... | |
| PanBloc welded plate heat exchanger | Seller: Yangzhou Panstar Heat Exchanger Equipment Co., Ltd | PanBloc welded plate heat exchangeris compact and efficient, although fully welded, is totally ac... | |
| PanBox welded plate heat exchanger | Seller: Yangzhou Panstar Heat Exchanger Equipment Co., Ltd | PanBox welded plate heat exchangerconsists of a laser welded plate pack with optimized corrugated... |













