Effects of surface texturing on friction and vibration behaviors of sliding lubricated concentrated point contacts under linear reciprocating motion

► Significant reduction in coefficient of friction is observed with textured surface. ► Higher sliding velocities caused relatively more reduction in friction. ► Texturing caused decrease at the contact temperature at the turning points of motion. ► Overall vibration levels changed marginally in presence of surface texture. ► Contact resonance frequencies and their amplitudes reduce with surface texturing.