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Experiments on, and a Two-Component Model for, the Behavior of Water Nano-Films on Metals

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 February 2011

Chao Gao
Affiliation:
University of Virginia, Dept. of Materials Science, Charlottesville, VA 22901
D. Kuhlmann-Wilsdorf
Affiliation:
University of Virginia, Dept. of Materials Science, Charlottesville, VA 22901
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Abstract

By means of the hoop apparatus, contact resistance and coefficient of friction of fiber bundles on a solid substrate have been determined in air at different humidities. The results can be explained by a two-component model, comprising (i) a double molecular layer of adsorbed water at contact spots and (ii) a zone about each contact spot within which excess adsorbed moisture which has been squeezed out from the load-bearing area bypasses the spot.

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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1990

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