This book deals with a topic of high importance for the understanding of mechanic systems from nanophysics point of view, especially miniaturized moving components in technical devices. Several new topics have been added to make the new edition even more comprehensive.

Sliding Friction is the first book on this topic 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 Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Klappentext

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 many aerospace components. This book will be useful to physicists, chemists, materials scientists, and engineers who need to understand sliding friction. This second edition covers several new topics including friction on superconductors, simulations of the layering transition, nanoindentation, wear in combustion engines, rolling and sliding of carbon nanotubes, and the friction dynamics of granular materials.

Inhalt

1. Introduction.- 2. Historical Note.- 3. Modern Experimental Methods and Results.- 4. Surface Topography and Surface Contaminants.- 5. Area of Real Contact: Elastic and Plastic Deformations.- 6. Sliding on Clean (Dry) Surfaces.- 7. Sliding on Lubricated Surfaces.- 8. Sliding of Adsorbate Layers.- 9. Boundary Lubrication.- 10. Elastic Interactions and Instability Transitions.- 11. Stress Domains, Relaxation, and Creep.- 12. Lubricated Friction Dynamics.- 13. Dry Friction Dynamics.- 14. Novel Sliding Systems.- 15. Outlook.- References.