Estimation of real contact area of paper-based friction materials for wet clutches by interference method using scanning laser microscope

Toraibarojisuto/Journal of Japanese Society of Tribologists

Volumn 42, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 813-819

  Eguchi, Masao ^a   Niikura, Tomoo ^a   Yamamoto, Takashi ^a  

^a TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Optical interference; Paper based friction materials; Real contact area; Scanning laser microscope

Indexed keywords

EID: 0007439094     PISSN: 09151168     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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