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First experimental results about multi-pass scratch tests at low average contact pressure are presented. Scratch experiments are performed using a specific built-in microvisioscratch device that allows in situ observations of the contact area and of the residual groove during tests. For commercial grade of extruded polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA), evolutions of the apparent friction coefficient are studied as a function of the number of repeated loading cycles, at low mean contact pressure (less than 25 MPa). In parallel, in situ observations of the groove and of damage left on the surface are also reported and initiation of the wear process of amorphous polymeric surfaces is described.
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Pelletier, H., Gauthier, C. & Schirrer, R. Wear Simulation of Polymer Using Multiscratch Test Procedure. Tribol Lett 37, 507–515 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11249-009-9546-z
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