Space tribology

Modern Tribology Handbook: Volume One: Principles of Tribology

Volumn , Issue , 2000, Pages 1159-1186

  Jones, William R ^a   Jansen, Mark J ^b  

^a NASA GLENN RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b AYT Corporation   (United States)

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