Talk:Galling

message: I join Zaereth in complimenting the writer Haraldwallin, who's done most of the work on the article.  What I'd like to ask, however, is if it's possible to reduce the technical level a bit so a layman looking to understand what "galling" is can do so with greater ease.  This doesn't necessarily require re-wording the entire piece. Perhaps the writer who did the bulk of the work (or others, if he/she is no longer available) can provide an opening paragraph which speaks to the layman in simpler language, presenting the general concept for a quick grasp by those who encounter the word in other articles and wonder "what is this?".  The rest of the article can then proceed as it does with greater technicality for those more familiar with the industries in which galling occurs. Cosmo1976 (talk) 13:31, 23 January 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: Thanks for the comment. I have been meaning to do exactly that. It just hasn't come to the top of my list yet. I'm really busy in real life, and most of my wiki-energy is going to creating a readable introduction for the entropy article. However, per your request, I'll try to move this article up the list, and maybe I can get to it within the next month or so. Zaereth (talk) 00:47, 24 January 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Technical Level 

message: The meaning of this phrase is not made clear, and it suggests that a source has been too closely followed.  David R. Ingham (talk) 00:18, 19 October 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: Most of this article, beyond the introduction, is based upon (if not a direct copy of) the author's college thesis. I very much commend them for their work, but the article is still too focused on galling as it occurs in one particular application and, most importantly, between only one kind of metal (stainless steel, which is very susceptible to galling). In such a case, there was probably no need to go into different aspects such as why stacking-fault energy plays such a big role. I plan to work on this article more, and work to change things too. (For example, the style is academic, using first-person narrative and photos as the main focal points, and need to be changed to encyclopedic style.) I don't have much time to work on these thing, but try to get in a little here and a little there when I can. Zaereth (talk) 02:01, 19 October 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  "the present research" in the second to last paragraph 

message: There is an important typo in the ASTM G40 definition of galling.  The page says "Galling is a form of surface damage arising between sliding solids, distinguished by microscopic, usually localize, roughening and creation of protrusions (e.g.: lumps) above the original surface". 
Should be macroscopic instead of microscopic. 
This is an important detail.
Additionally, the "(e.g.: lumps)" is not in the ASTM G40 definition.  I suggest removing it from inside the quotation marks, and adding a separate sentence of explanation of the word "protrusions".
:Thanks for the suggestion. Since you obviously have access to the source, and know exactly which sentence needs to be changed, it would probably be easiest if you simply change it yourself. You are most welcome to do so. Just leave an edit summary in the little box at the bottom, explaining what you're doing and why. (You can simply point people to this discussion on the talk page.) I should point out that "protrusion" and "lump" in this context are completely synonymous. Also, this leaves an inconsistency with some of the other sources. Galling, by the time we typically notice it, is definitely a macroscopic lump or protrusion, but it always begins at the microscopic level, long before it becomes noticeable to the naked eye. I hope that helps. Zaereth (talk) 19:57, 21 April 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  ASTM G40 Galling definition typo