Minnesota Rubber and Plastic released its F-Treat process as an alternative to lubrication and surface coating. F-Treat, an application for elastomers, bonds a low-friction treatment to the surface of ...

SAE International Journal of Materials and Manufacturing, Vol. 9, No. 3 (August 2016), pp. 756-763 (8 pages) ABSTRACT A concept of combining friction stir spot welding (FSSW) and clinching, denoted as ...

describes friction-based surfacing techniques for surface modification to improve resistance to corrosion and wear and change surface chemistry emphasizes industrial applications describes existing ...

Leibniz-Institut für Verbundwerkstoffe (IVW) has been active in the research field of fibre composites for more than 30 years, from the concept to the finished part. During this time, it has also been ...

Irregularities present on a surface are often described as surface roughness or texture. These surface textures such as grooves and dimples impart friction, which is the force between two sliding ...

1.1 What is friction? Take this everyday example: when a coffee mug rests on a flat table, the kinetic frictional force is zero. There is no force trying to move the mug across the table, so there is ...