Sliding experiments using mainly the metals zinc, copper, titanium, and 1020 steel were carried out on a pin-on-disk friction apparatus incorporated in a metallurgical furnace. At room temperatures the results with steel, but not with the other metals, depended markedly on the atmospheric moisture content. As temperatures were raised to 400 C the friction and wear rate of the steel reached a maximum at 100 C and then diminished, while with the other metals the friction remained constant and the wear rate increased. These and other results are discussed in terms of the W/p ratio for the metals, W being the surface energy and p the hardness. It is postulated that materials with low W/p ratios should have favorable friction properties at high temperatures.
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Friction and Wear of Metals to 1000 C
E. P. Kingsbury,
E. P. Kingsbury
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Mass.
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E. Rabinowicz
E. Rabinowicz
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Mass.
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E. P. Kingsbury
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Mass.
E. Rabinowicz
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Mass.
J. Basic Eng. Jun 1959, 81(2): 118-121 (4 pages)
Published Online: June 1, 1959
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July 15, 1958
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Kingsbury, E. P., and Rabinowicz, E. (June 1, 1959). "Friction and Wear of Metals to 1000 C." ASME. J. Basic Eng. June 1959; 81(2): 118–121. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4008386
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