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Abstract
The authors have measured the shear strength and friction of a number of polymers. The shear strength measurements were made on thin films of the polymers deposited on hard, smooth substrates. The values of the coefficients of friction obtained from these shear strength measurements have been compared with the values obtained when bulk polymer slides either on itself or on a hard, smooth surface. The results support the view that in the sliding of bulk polymer energy is dissipated within a thin region close to the sliding interface and it is the pressure in the contact which largely governs the magnitude of the interfacial shear strength.
Presented at the 31st Annual Meeting in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, May 10–13, 1976
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Presented at the 31st Annual Meeting in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, May 10–13, 1976