Journal


2017

• Yasuo Matsuzaki, Kazuyuki Yagi and Joichi Sugimura, In-Situ Fast and Long Observation System for Friction Surfaces during Scuffing of Steel, Wear, accepted. [link]

• Hideki Ogata and Joichi Sugimura, Equivalent Clearance Model for Solving Thermohydrodynamic Lubrication of Slider Bearings With Steps, Transactions of the ASME, Journal of Tribology, 139, 3, 2017, 0134503. [link]

• Hiroyoshi Tanaka, Vlad Bogdan Niste, Yuta Abe and Joichi Sugimura, The Effect of Lubricant Additives on Hydrogen Permeation Under Rolling Contact, Tribology Letters, 65, 3, 2017, 94. [link]

• Kazuyuki Yagi and Joichi Sugimura, Performance of Balancing Wedge Action in Textured Hydrodynamic Pad Bearings, Transactions of the ASME, Journal of Tribology, 139, 1, 2017, 011704. [link]

2016

• Tomoya Nakamura, Hitoshi Takada and Joichi Suigimura, Energy Dissipation in Contact of Rough Metallic Surfaces under Normal Loading, Journal of Japanese Society of Tribologists, 61, 12, 2016, pp.838-844. (in Japanese) [link]

• Prabakaran Saravanan, Hiroyoshi Tanaka, Shigenori Fujikawa, Aleksandar Tsekov Staykov and Joichi Sugimura, Macroscale Superlubricity of Multilayer Polyethylenimine/Graphene Oxide Coatings in Different Gas Environments, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 8, 40, 2016, pp.27179-27187. [link]

• Takefumi Otsu, Hiroyoshi Tanaka and Joichi Sugimura, Effect of Slip on Permeation of Hydrogen into Steel in Cyclic Contact, Tribology Letters, 63, 1, 2016, 4. [link]

• Kazumi Sakai, Yasuha Tokumo, Yusuke Ayame, Yuji Shitara, Hiroyoshi Tanaka and Joichi Sugimura, Effect of Formulation of Li Greases on Their Flow and Ball Bearing Torque, Tribology Online, 11, 2, 2016, pp.168-173. [link]

• Kazuyuki Yagi, Seiji Kajita, Takashi Izumi, Jun Koyamachi, Mamoru Tohyama, Koji Saito and Joichi Sugimura, Simultaneous Synchrotron X-ray Diffraction, Near-Infrared, and Visible In Situ Observation of Scuffing Process of Steel in Sliding Contact, Tribology Letters, 61, 2, 2016, 19. [link]

• Kazuyuki Yagi and Joichi Sugimura, Balancing Wedge Action in Textured Converging Bearings, Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part J: Journal of Engineering Tribology, 230, 3, 2016, pp.241-256. [link]

2015

• Yuji Onuki and Joichi Suigimura, Experimental Study on Reciprocation Rolling-sliding Contact with Spin, Journal of Japanese Society of Tribologists, 60, 6, 2015, pp.391-398. (in Japanese)

• Yuichiro Tokunaga, Joichi Sugimura and Yuji Yamamoto, Development and Performance Verification in Mechanical Seals with Friction Reduction and Sealing Mechanism - Experimental study, Journal of Japanese Society of Tribologists, 60, 5, 2015, pp.332-341. (in Japanese)

• Zaid Ali Subhi, Kanao Fukuda, Takehiro Morita and Joichi Sugimura, Analysis on the Mechanism of Humidity to Influence the Very Early Stage of Sliding under Different load, Tribology Online, 10, 6, 2015, pp.420-427. [link]

• Zaid Ali Subhi, Kanao Fukuda, Takehiro Morita and Joichi Sugimura, Quantitative Estimation of Adsorbed Water Layer on Austenitic Stainless Steel, Tribology Online, 10, 5, 2015, pp.314-319. [link]

• Kazuyuki Yagi, Hajime Sato and Joichi Sugimura, On the Magnitude of Load-Carrying Capacity of Textured Surfaces in Hydrodynamic Lubrication, Tribology Online, 10, 3, 2015, pp.232-245. [link] [Paper Award of Tribology Online]

• Jing Chen, Hiroyoshi Tanaka and Joichi Sugimura, Experimental Study of Starvation and Flow Behavior in Grease-Lubricated EHD Contact, Tribology Online, 10, 1, 2015, pp.48-55. [link]

• Seiji Kajita, Kazuyuki Yagi, Takashi Izumi, Jun Koyamachi, Mamoru Tohyama, Koji Saito and Joichi Sugimura, In Situ X-Ray Diffraction Study of Phase Transformation of Steel in Scuffing Process, Tribology Letters, 57, 1, 2015, 6. [link]

• Vlad Bogdan Niste, Hiroyoshi Tanaka, Monica Ratoi and Joichi Sugimura, WS2 Nanoadditized Lubricant for Applications Affected by Hydrogen Embrittlement, RSC Advances, 5, 51, 2015, pp.40678-40687. [link]

2014

• Motoyasu Kobayashi, Hiroyoshi Tanaka, Myo Minn, Joichi Sugimura and Atsushi Takahara, Interferometry Study of Aqueous Lubrication on the Surface of Polyelectrolyte Brush, ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 6, 22, 2014, pp.20365-20371. [link]

• Takefumi Otsu, Hiroyoshi Tanaka and Joichi Sugimura, Effect of Temperature on Growth of Gaseous Cavitation in Point Contact EHL, Journal of Japanese Society of Tribologists, 59, 10, 2014, pp.648-656. (in Japanese)

2013

• Haijian Li, Kazuyuki Yagi and Joichi Sugimura, Role of Wear Particles in Suffing Initiation, Tribology Online, 9, 5, 2013, pp.285-294. [link]

• Kazuyuki Yagi and Joichi Sugimura, Elastohydrodynamic simulation of Rayleigh Step Bearings in Thin Film Hydrodynamic Lubrication, Tribology International, 64, 2013, pp.204-214. [link]

• Kazuyuki Yagi and Joichi Sugimura, Balancing Wedge Action: A Contribution of Textured Surface to Hydrodynamic Pressure Generation, Tribology Letters, 50, 3, 2013, pp.349-364. [link]

• Kazuyuki Yagi and Joichi Sugimura, Elastic deformation in Thin Film Hydrodynamic Lubrication, Tribology International, 59, 2013, pp.170-180. [link]

• Hiroyoshi Tanaka, Tatsuhiko Morofuji, Kakaru Enami, Masaaki Hashimoto and Joichi Sugimura, Effect of Environmental Gas on Surface Initiated Rolling Contact Fatigue, Tribology Online, 8, 1, 2013, pp.90-96. [link] [Paper Award of Tribology Online]

• Kanao Fukuda and Joichi Sugimura, Influences of Trace Water in a Hydrogen Environment on the Tribological Properties of Pure Iron, Tribology Online, 8, 1, 2013, pp.22-27. [link]

• Hirotaka Mizuta and Joichi Sugimura, Numerical Study of the Effect of Lip Surface Roughness on Lubrication of Radial Shaft Seals with a Siple Sinusoidal Model, Tribology Online, 8, 1, 2013, pp.104-110. [link]

• Michita Hokao, Noriyuki Inami, Eri Watanabe, Atsushi Yokouchi and Joichi Sugimura, A Study of the Structure Formed by Thickeners of Greases Using Atomic Force Microscope, Tribology Online, 8, 1, 2013, pp.76-78. [link]

2012

• Koji Miyake, Junki Nishihara, Miki Nakano, Hiroki Mano, Shinya Sasaki and Joichi Sugimura, Effects of Residual Gases on Tribo-Chemical Reaction of Nickel in Hydrogen Gas Atmosphere, Tribology Online, 7, 4, 2012, pp.225-233. [link]

• Takefumi Otsu, Hiroyoshi Tanaka and Joichi Sugimura, Initiation and Growth of Gaseous Cavity in Concentrated Contact in Various Surrounding Gases, Tribology International, 53, 2012, pp.68-75. [link]

• Eri Oikawa, Noriyuki Inami, Michita Hokao, Atsushi Yokouchi and Joichi Sugimura, Bearing Torque Characteristics of Lithium Soap Greases with Some Synthetic Base Oils, Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part J, Journal of Engineering Tribology, 226, 6, 2012, pp.575-583. [link]

• Hioroki Mizuta, Yuki Sato and joichi Sugimura, Relationship between Statistical Parameters of Lip Surface Microtopography and Coefficient of Friction of Radial Shaft Seals, Journal of Japanese Society of Tribologists, 57, 1, pp.52-59. (in Japanese)

• Kazuyuki Yagi, Joichi Sugimura and Philippe Vergne,Rheological Response of Fatty Alcohols in Sliding Elastohydrodynamic Contacts, Tribology International, 49, 2012, pp.58-66. [link]

2011

• Kazuyuki Yagi, Yukito Ebisu, Joichi Sugimura, Seiji Kajita, Toshihide Ohmori and Atsushi Suzuki, In Situ Observation of Wear Process Before and During Scuffing in Sliding Contact, Tribology Letters, 43, 3, 2011, pp.361-368. [link]

• Takefumi Otsu, Hiroyoshi Tanaka, Katsu Ohnishi and Joichi Sugimura, Simple Experiment on Permeation of Hydrogen into Steel in Cyclic Contact, Tribology Online, 6, 7, 2011, pp.311−316. [link]

• Hiraku Tanimoto, Hiroyoshi Tanaka and, Joichi Sugimura, Observation of Hydrogen Permeation into Fresh Bearing Steel Surface by Thermal Desorption Spectroscopy, Tribology Online, 6, 7, 2011, pp.291−296. [link]

• Naoshi Izumi, Takehiro Morita and Joichi Sugimura, Fretting Wear of a Bearing Steel in Hydrogen Gas Environment Containing a Trace of Water, Tribology Online, 6, 2, 2011, pp.148−154. [link]

• Kanao Fukuda, Masaaki Hashimoto and Joichi Sugimura, Friction and Wear of Ferrous Materials in a Hydrogen Gas Environment, Tribology Online, 6, 2, 2011, pp.142−147. [link] [Paper Award of Tribology Online]

2010

• Kazuhiro Nakashima, Akira Yamaguchi, Yoshie Kurono, Yoshinori Sawae, Teruo Murakami and Joichi Sugimura, Effect of High-pressure Hydrogen Exposure on Wear of Polytetrafluoroethylene Sliding against Stainless Steel, Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part J, Journal of Engineering Tribology, 224, 3, 2010, pp.285−292. [link]

• Takashi Murakami, Hiroki Mano, Katsuo Kaneda, Masayuki Hata, Shinya Sasaki and Joichi Sugimura, Friction and Wear Properties of Zirconium and Niobium in a Hydrogen Environment, Wear, 268, 5-6, 2010, pp.721−729. [link]

• Kanao Fukuda, Yoshie Kurono, Naoshi Izumi and Joichi Sugimura, Influence of Trace Water and Oxygen in a Hydrogen Environment on Pure Fe Friction and Wear, Tribology Online, 5, 2, 2010, pp.80−86. [link]

• Kanao Fukuda, Masaaki Hashimoto and Joichi Sugimura, Effects of trace impurities in hydrogen environment on tribological properties of steels, Journal of Japanese Society of Tribologists, 55, 1, 2010, pp.53−61. (in Japanese)

2009

• Hiroyoshi Tanaka, Takehiro Morita, Yoshinori Sawae and Joichi Sugimura, Effects of exposure to 40 MPa hydrogen on DLC films, Journal of Japanese Society of Tribologists, 54, 12, 2009, pp.848−856. (in Japanese)

• Hiroyoshi Tanaka, Naoshi Izumi and Joichi Sugimura, Friction and wear of DLC films in hydrogen gas, Journal of Japanese Society of Tribologists, 54, 10, 2009, pp.701−709. (in Japanese)

• Yoshinori Sawae, Akira Yamaguchi, Shunichiro Doi, Kazuhiro Nakashima, Teruo Murakami, Yoshie Kurono and Joichi Sugimura, Wear of unfilled PTFE in gaseous hydrogen, Journal of Japanese Society of Tribologists, 54, 10, 2009, pp.710−718. (in Japanese)

• Naoshi Izumi, Nichiro Mimuro, Takehiro Morita and Joichi Sugimura, Fretting Wear Tests of Steels in Hydrogen Gas Environment, Tribology Online, 4, 5, 2009, pp.109−114. [link]

• Hiroki Mano, Koji Miyake, Miki Nakano, Atsushi Korenaga, Takeshi Murakami, Shinya Sasaki and Joichi Sugimura, Effects of Residual Gas on Tribochemical Reactions of SUJ2 Steel in Vacuum and in Argon Gas Atmosphere,Tribology Online, 4, 5, 2009, pp.103−108. [link]

• Takehiro Morita, Naoshi Izumi, Naoki Matsukuma and Joichi Sugimura, Effects of oxygen concentration on friction and wear of stellite 6B and SUS 316, Journal of Japanese Society of Tribologists, 54, 9, 2009, pp.637−641. (in Japanese)

• Tetsuya Okumura and Joichi Sugimura, Molecular Dynamics Simulation of Gas Molecules Dissolved in Lubricant under Shear, Tribology Online, 4, 4, 2009, pp.92−95. [link]

• Hiroyoshi Tanaka, Yoshinori Sawae, Kanao Fukuda, Shigemasa Yamagami, Takehiro Morita, Naoshi Izumi and Joichi Sugimura, New Experiment System for Sliding Tests in Hydrogen and Surface Analysis with Transfer Vessel, Tribology Online, 4, 4, 2009, pp.82−87. [link]

• Kazuyuki Yagi, Philippe Vergne and Tsunamitsu Nakahara, In Situ Pressure Measurements in Dimpled Elastohydrodynamic Sliding Contacts by Raman Microspectroscopy, Tribology International, 42, 5, 2009, pp.724−730. [link]

• Takefumi Otsu, Hiroyoshi Tanaka, Naoshi Izumi and Joichi Sugimura, Effect of Surrounding Gas on Cavitation in EHL, Tribology Online, 4, 2, 2009, pp.50−54. [award paper of JAST] [link]

2008

• Shinya Nakaoka, Yuki Sato and Joichi Sugimura, Effects of operating parameters on gas transportation of radial lip seals, Journal of Japanese Society of Tribologists, 53, 9, 2008, pp.621−627. (in Japanese)

• Kazuyuki Yagi, Wataru Takedomi, Hiroyoshi Tanaka and Joichi Sugimura, Improvement of Lubrication Performance by Micro Pit Surfaces, Tribology Online, 3, 5, 2008, pp.285−288. [link]

• K. Stadler, N. Izumi, T. Morita, J. Sugimura and B. Piccigallo, Estimation of Cavity Length in EHL Rolling Point Contact, Transactions of the ASME, Journal of Tribology, 130, 3, 2008, 031502 (9 pages). [link]

• Ayako Nakahara, Takehiro Morita, Naoshi Izumi and Joichi Sugimura, Analysis of Transient Changes in Friction Coefficient with Wavelet Transform, Tribology Online, 3, 3, 2008, pp.181−184. [link]

2007

• Hiroshi Shiomi, Sho Makino and Joichi Sugimura, Measurement of oil film thickness and wear of nanometer scale under pure sliding condition with ultra-thin film interferometry, Journal of Japanese Society of Tribologists, 52, 11, 2007, pp.818−826. [award paper of JAST] (in Japanese)

• Masatoshi Kuwajima, Masataka Koishi and Joichi Sugimura, Contact Analysis of Tire Tread Rubber on Flat Surface with Microscopic Roughness, Tire Science and Technology, 34, 4, 2006, pp.237−255. [link]

• Tsunamitsu Nakahara and Kazuyuki Yagi, Influence of Temperature Distributions in EHL Film on Its Thickness under High Slip Ratio Conditions, Tribology International, 40, 4, 2007, pp.632−637. [link]

• Kazuyuki Yagi and Philippe Vergne, Abnormal Film Shapes in Sliding Elastohydrodynamic Contacts Lubricated by Fatty Alcohols, Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part J, Journal of Engineering Tribology, 221, 3, 2007, pp.287−300. [link]

• Joichi Sugimura, Tetsuya Okumura and Yuji Yamamoto, Effects of Transverse Atomic Steps on Bilayer Lubricating Films of Simple Hydrocarbons, Tribology Letters, 25, 2, 2007, pp.117−131. [link]

2006

• Kazuyuki Yagi, Keiji Kyogoku and Tsunamitsu Nakahara, Measurements of Temperature Distributions around Longitudinally Grooved Rough Surfaces in Sliding Elastohydrodynamic Point Contacts, STLE Tribology Transactions, 49, 4, 2006, pp.482−489. [link]

• Kazuyuki Yagi, Keiji Kyogoku and Tsunamitsu Nakahara, Experimental Investigation of Effects of Slip Ratio on Elastohydrodynamic Lubrication Film Related to Temperature Distribution in Oil Films, Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part J, Journal of Engineering Tribology, 220, 4, 2006, pp.353−363. [link]

• Joichi Sugimura, Seigo Gondo, Yuji Yamamoto, Shinya Nakaoka and Yuki Sato, Study on gas pumping characteristics in radial lip seals, Journal of Japanese Society of Tribologists, 51, 12, 2006, pp.906−912. (in Japanese)

• Kazuyuki Yagi and Philippe Vergne, Film Thickness Changes in EHD Sliding Contacts Lubricated by a Fatty Alcohol, Tribology Online, 1, 1, 2006, pp.5−8. [link]

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