The effects of different hand tool blade coatings on force demands when cutting wood

International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 139-146

  Päivinen, Minna ^a   Heinimaa, Tanja ^a  

^a TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Blade coating material; Design; Friction; Hand tool; Materials testing system

Indexed keywords

CHROMIUM; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CUTTING TOOLS; ERGONOMICS; MATERIALS TESTING; POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENES; STEEL;

FORCE DEMANDS;

COATINGS;

ARTICLE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FORCE; FRICTION; LABORATORY; MATERIAL COATING; MATERIALS TESTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WOOD;

EID: 0037627938     PISSN: 01698141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-8141(03)00047-7     Document Type: Article

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