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Experimental Characterization of Micro-Friction on a Mica Surface Using the Lateral Motion and Force Measurement Capability of an Instrumented Indenter

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An experimental characterization of friction forces between asymmetric surfaces in the micro-regime is presented. The lateral motion and force-measurement capability of an instrumented indenter (triboindenter) is characterized and explored for determining friction properties at low velocities. Friction experiments are performed using the triboindenter with high repeatability. It is observed that real-time depth measurements closely follow the Hertzian prediction. Friction spikes with magnitudes depending on the drive velocity input are observed with peak friction force increasing with the dwell time. Anisotropy is observed between surfaces of different materials with stick-slip occurring only at specific relative orientations. Directions for expanding the current range of the triboindenter to obtain data from the nano to the macro scale are also presented.

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Acknowledgments

We are very grateful to Jacob Israelachvili and Kenny Rosenberg for sharing their deep insight into friction and its measurements. Seth Downs and Richard Nay at Hysitron Inc. assisted us in using the triboindenter and advanced instrumentation, and in interpreting the results. Alejandro Bonilla at Asylum helped us obtain the AFM images of the tip on their MFP3D system. This work was supported in part by NSF Award # 0414298.

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    Abhishek Srivastava, Karl J. Astrom & Kimberly L. Turner

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Srivastava, A., Astrom, K.J. & Turner, K.L. Experimental Characterization of Micro-Friction on a Mica Surface Using the Lateral Motion and Force Measurement Capability of an Instrumented Indenter. Tribol Lett 27, 315–322 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11249-007-9236-7

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