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DYNAMIC FRICTION COEFFICIENT [1 record]

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Record 1 1998-05-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Lubrication Technology
  • Physics of Solids
DEF

The ratio of the frictional force, parallel to the surface of contact, that opposes the motion of a body which is sliding or rolling over another, to the force, normal to the surface of contact, with which the bodies press against each other.

CONT

The coefficient of kinetic friction for smooth metal surfaces ... ranges from 0.15 to 0.5 and is slightly less usually than the coefficient of static or limiting friction.

Key term(s)
  • dynamic friction coefficient

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tribologie
  • Physique des solides
CONT

Frottement de glissement. Si le corps A glisse le long de B, on a un frottement de glissement dont le coefficient X [...] (coefficient de frottement dynamique) est plus petit que Y [coefficient de frottement statique].

Spanish

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