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This brief introductory article summarizes key findings from experiments and from computer simulations concerning the dramatic changes that commonly occur adjacent to sliding interfaces. We conclude that a wide range of observed features depends on a few basic processes (plastic deformation, interactions with the environment (including the counterface) and mechanical mixing) and that sliding leads to flow patterns similar to those expected in fluid flow.
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The authors are pleased to acknowledge the contributions of J.E. Hammerberg (Los Alamos National Laboratory), M.L. Falk (University of Michigan and Johns Hopkins University, W.K. Kim (University of Michigan), W. Windl (Materials Science and Engineering (MSE), The Ohio State University (OSU)) and recent members of the tribology research group in MSE at OSU, especially X.Y. Fu, T. Kasai, J.H. Wu, H.J. Kim and A. Emge. We are also grateful to the following research sponsors: The National Science Foundation (NSF), U. S. Civilian Research and Development Foundation (CRDF), Dayton Area Graduate Studies Institute (DAGSI), U. S. Department of Energy (DOE/NNSA/SSAA), Los Alamos National Laboratory, Ohio Supercomputer Center and the Michigan Center for Parallel Computing.
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Rigney, D.A., Karthikeyan, S. The Evolution of Tribomaterial During Sliding: A Brief Introduction. Tribol Lett 39, 3–7 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11249-009-9498-3
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