Steady-State Sliding Profiles Illustrate the Different Types of Friction (IMAGE)

University of California - Santa Barbara

Steady-State Sliding Profiles Illustrate the Different Types of Friction

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Steady-state sliding profiles illustrate the different types of friction. Smooth sliding (F) illustrates very low friction forces, while the jagged profile of regular stick-slip friction (C), shows how surfaces stick, slide, and then stick again repeatedly.

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