Ebook: Sliding Friction: Physical Principles and Applications

Sliding friction is one of the oldest problems in physics and certainly one of the most important from a practical point of view. The ability to produce durable low-friction surfaces and lubricant fluids has become an important factor in the miniaturization of moving components in many technological devices, e.g. magnetic storage, recording systems, miniature motors, and aerospace components. This book presents a broad overview of friction and an in-depth treatment of several fundamental and related topics. This monograph will be useful to physicists, chemists, materials scientists, and engineers who want to understand sliding friction. The book (or parts of it) could also form the basis for a modern undergraduate or graduate course on tribology. The author has been honored by the Volvo prize (1981), the Walter-Schottky prize (1996), and the John Yarwood Memorial Medal (1998). New topics covered in this second edition include nanoindentation, wear in combustion engines, effects of humidity, rolling and sliding of carbon nanotubes and the friction dynamics of granular materials.

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Sliding friction is one of the oldest problems in physics and certainly one of the most important from a practical point of view. The ability to produce durable low-friction surfaces and lubricant fluids has become an important factor in the miniaturization of moving components in many technological devices, e.g. magnetic storage, recording systems, miniature motors, and aerospace components. This book presents a broad overview of friction and an in-depth treatment of several fundamental and related topics. This monograph will be useful to physicists, chemists, materials scientists, and engineers who want to understand sliding friction. The book (or parts of it) could also form the basis for a modern undergraduate or graduate course on tribology. The author has been honored by the Volvo prize (1981), the Walter-Schottky prize (1996), and the John Yarwood Memorial Medal (1998). New topics covered in this second edition include nanoindentation, wear in combustion engines, effects of humidity, rolling and sliding of carbon nanotubes and the friction dynamics of granular materials.

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Sliding friction is one of the oldest problems in physics and certainly one of the most important from a practical point of view. The ability to produce durable low-friction surfaces and lubricant fluids has become an important factor in the miniaturization of moving components in many technological devices, e.g. magnetic storage, recording systems, miniature motors, and aerospace components. This book presents a broad overview of friction and an in-depth treatment of several fundamental and related topics. This monograph will be useful to physicists, chemists, materials scientists, and engineers who want to understand sliding friction. The book (or parts of it) could also form the basis for a modern undergraduate or graduate course on tribology. The author has been honored by the Volvo prize (1981), the Walter-Schottky prize (1996), and the John Yarwood Memorial Medal (1998). New topics covered in this second edition include nanoindentation, wear in combustion engines, effects of humidity, rolling and sliding of carbon nanotubes and the friction dynamics of granular materials.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages I-XI
Introduction....Pages 1-8
Historical Note....Pages 9-16
Modern Experimental Methods and Results....Pages 17-36
Surface Topography and Surface Contaminants....Pages 37-44
Area of Real Contact: Elastic and Plastic Deformations....Pages 45-91
Sliding on Clean (Dry) Surfaces....Pages 93-100
Sliding on Lubricated Surfaces....Pages 101-170
Sliding of Adsorbate Layers....Pages 171-311
Boundary Lubrication....Pages 313-334
Elastic Interactions and Instability Transitions....Pages 335-362
Stress Domains, Relaxation, and Creep....Pages 363-393
Lubricated Friction Dynamics....Pages 395-413
Dry Friction Dynamics....Pages 415-433
Novel Sliding Systems....Pages 435-496
Outlook....Pages 497-497
Back Matter....Pages 499-516

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Sliding friction is one of the oldest problems in physics and certainly one of the most important from a practical point of view. The ability to produce durable low-friction surfaces and lubricant fluids has become an important factor in the miniaturization of moving components in many technological devices, e.g. magnetic storage, recording systems, miniature motors, and aerospace components. This book presents a broad overview of friction and an in-depth treatment of several fundamental and related topics. This monograph will be useful to physicists, chemists, materials scientists, and engineers who want to understand sliding friction. The book (or parts of it) could also form the basis for a modern undergraduate or graduate course on tribology. The author has been honored by the Volvo prize (1981), the Walter-Schottky prize (1996), and the John Yarwood Memorial Medal (1998). New topics covered in this second edition include nanoindentation, wear in combustion engines, effects of humidity, rolling and sliding of carbon nanotubes and the friction dynamics of granular materials.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages I-XI
Introduction....Pages 1-8
Historical Note....Pages 9-16
Modern Experimental Methods and Results....Pages 17-36
Surface Topography and Surface Contaminants....Pages 37-44
Area of Real Contact: Elastic and Plastic Deformations....Pages 45-91
Sliding on Clean (Dry) Surfaces....Pages 93-100
Sliding on Lubricated Surfaces....Pages 101-170
Sliding of Adsorbate Layers....Pages 171-311
Boundary Lubrication....Pages 313-334
Elastic Interactions and Instability Transitions....Pages 335-362
Stress Domains, Relaxation, and Creep....Pages 363-393
Lubricated Friction Dynamics....Pages 395-413
Dry Friction Dynamics....Pages 415-433
Novel Sliding Systems....Pages 435-496
Outlook....Pages 497-497
Back Matter....Pages 499-516
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