Thinning Films and Tribological Interfaces (Tribology and Interface Engineering)
Publisher: Elsevier Science
Published: August 1, 2000
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 854
ISBN-13: 9780444505316
Subjects: Tribology (friction & lubrication); Tribology; Technology; Technology & Industrial Arts; Science/Mathematics; Engineering - Mechanical; Machinery; Technology / Engineering / Mechanical; Congresses
First sentence: It is now reasonably well established that there are two quite separate contributions to the friction force between two molecularly smooth surfaces undergoing wearless sliding: one associated with the intrinsic adhesion between the two surfaces, the other with the externally applied load.