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Fundamentals of Friction

Macroscopic and Microscopic Processes

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  • © 1992

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Editors:
  1. I. L. Singer

    1. Tribology Section — Code 6170, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC, USA

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  2. H. M. Pollock

    1. School of Physics and Materials, University of Lancaster, Lancaster, UK

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Part of the book series: NATO Science Series E: (NSSE, volume 220)

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Table of contents (30 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xv
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  2. Scientific and Engineering Perspectives

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-2
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    2. Friction as a Dissipative Process

      • David Tabor
      Pages 3-24

    3. Friction Fluctuations

      • Ernest Rabinowicz
      Pages 25-34

  3. Contact Mechanics, Surfaces and Adhesion

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 35-36
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    2. Contact of Rough Surfaces

      • J. A. Greenwood
      Pages 37-56

    3. Problems with Surface Roughness

      • J. A. Greenwood
      Pages 57-76

    4. Surface Forces and Adhesion

      • H. M. Pollock
      Pages 77-94

    5. Particle-Particle Interaction in Granular Material

      • A. R. Thölén
      Pages 95-110

    6. Models of Friction Based on Contact and Fracture Mechanics

      • Arvin R. Savkoor
      Pages 111-133

  4. Fracture, Deformation and Interface Shear

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 135-136
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    2. Friction Processes in Brittle Fracture

      • Brian Lawn
      Pages 137-165

    3. Friction of Organic Polymers

      • B. J. Briscoe
      Pages 167-182

    4. Friction of Granular Non-Metals

      • M. J. Adams
      Pages 183-207

    5. Deformation and Flow of Metals in Sliding Friction

      • T. H. C. Childs
      Pages 209-225

    6. Mapping of Friction

      • K. L. Johnson
      Pages 227-234

  5. Lubrication by Solids and Tribochemical Films

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 235-236
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    2. Solid Lubrication Processes

      • I. L. Singer
      Pages 237-261

    3. Friction with Colloidal Lubrication

      • Jean-Marie Georges, Denis Mazuyer, Jean-Luc Loubet, Andre Tonck
      Pages 263-286

    4. Effect of Surface Reactivity on Tribological Properties of a Boundary Lubricant

      • R. S. Timsit
      Pages 287-298
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About this book

Fundamentals of Friction, unlike many books on tribology, is devoted to one specific topic: friction. After introductory chapters on scientific and engineering perspectives, the next section contains the necessary background within the areas of contact mechanics, surfaces and adhesion. Then on to fracture, deformation and interface shear, from the macroscopic behavior of materials in frictional contact to microscopic models of uniform and granular interfaces. Lubrication by solids, liquids and gases is presented next, from classical flow properties to the reorganization of monolayers of molecules under normal and shear stresses. A section on new approaches at the nano- and atomic scales covers the physics and chemistry of interfaces, an array of visually exciting simulations, using molecular dynamics, of solids and liquids in sliding contact, and related AFM/STM studies. Following a section on machines and measurements, the final chapter discusses future issues in friction.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Tribology Section — Code 6170, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC, USA

    I. L. Singer

  • School of Physics and Materials, University of Lancaster, Lancaster, UK

    H. M. Pollock

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